McCurdy said that at the time she wasn’t bothered by her mom’s “suggestions” and thought “that she was actually helping me” stay thin so she could get acting roles. She said that her mom would regularly compare her body to those of other girls, “portion out my meals for me” and “help me count calories.” In it, she wrote that her disordered eating began at age 11. In 2019 - after extensive therapy and being in recovery from anorexia and bulimia for two years - the former child star was much more candid about how her mother’s emotional abuse affected her in a HuffPost Personal piece. My mother, the constant optimist and effervescent, sprightly woman I know her to be, is caged along with this hideous beast they call cancer.” “She wakes up every day hurting and goes to sleep hurting even more. “I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for my mother to tolerate all she has gone through and continues to go through - the pain, the worry and the battle,” McCurdy wrote at the time. In 2011, she wrote an essay for The Wall Street Journal in which she expressed admiration for her mother, who was diagnosed with cancer after a 15 year remission. McCurdy has written about her mother for major publications over the years - and her attitude toward her has shifted over time. “I felt like my job was to keep the peace. “My mom had always dreamt of being a famous actor and she became obsessed with making me a star,” said McCurdy, adding: McCurdy described her childhood to People as “heaviness, and chaos” due to her mom’s emotions that were “so erratic that it was like walking a tightrope every day.” (Photo: Kevork Djansezian via Getty Images) Jennette McCurdy and her “iCarly” co-stars celebrate winning “Favorite TV Show” during Nickelodeon's Annual Kids' Choice Awards in 2011.
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