Janet McCurdy's 2022 memoir I'm So Glad My Mom Is Dead delves into the struggles she faced while filming Nickelodeon's hit sitcom iCarly , including the 2013 assault she allegedly suffered Abuse from deceased mother. Following the book's release, the actor received an outpouring of support from fans and some of her former colleagues, including the likes of Miranda Cosgrove and Josh Peck. Now, another of McCurdy's iCarly co-stars has shared their reactions nearly a year after the release of her 2022 memoir.
Talk to E! News , Jerry Trainor, who plays Spencer Shay alongside McCurdy on Nickelodeon's "iCarly ," revealed that he read her "heart-wrenching book immediately" after it hit shelves last year. Broken" book. "It was brilliant and funny too. I'm so proud of her for being able to speak her truth," Traynor told the outlet. "She's very strong, very insightful, and you can see in the writing how smart she is. It's something she's been dealing with her whole life, but she's awesome. She's using it and she's even more so because of it powerful."
As previously mentioned, Trainor starred opposite McCurdy in Nickelodeon's hit sitcom from 2007 to 2012, and reprized his role as Spencer Shay in the Paramount+ iCarly reboot (Spencer Shay), which will return for its third season in June. McCurdy was the only original cast member to choose not to return for the show's 2021 revival, and speaking at the time, the actor revealed she had given up on the career.
“I quit my job a few years ago to try my hand at writing and directing — and it went really well,” McCurdy revealed on the Fish Out of Water podcast. "I quit my job a few years ago because I didn't want to do it initially. My mom got me into this industry when I was six years old...I was the main breadwinner in my family." However, speaking to E! News in October 2022 that the "Sam and Cat" star revealed that a comeback to showbiz was still possible.
"I do feel like only by writing this book I was able to get to a place where I thought there might be a way to explore acting without carrying the baggage that I've carried with me for so long," McCurdy explains. "Maybe if I wrote something for myself. I think that might be one of the only ways I could try to explore it again."
