This week, Jennette McCurdy published her book titled "I'm Glad My Mom Died," which discusses
her time spent working in the entertainment industry as a child star. So naturally,
Jennette rose to prominence thanks to her role as Sam Puckett on iCarly, in which she appeared
in all six seasons and a spinoff series. However, when the opportunity arose for a new beginning,
she famously declined the offer. Jennette explains in her book why
she decided not to participate in the iCarly remake and recalls how she told her co-star,
Miranda Cosgrove, about her decision. That said, it also appears that Cosgrove has revealed why
she decided how Nickelodeon treated McCurdy during her time there. On "iCarly," they simultaneously
played characters that were opposites, best friends, and hosts of a web program.
And even though they no longer consider themselves on working terms together
on the show, Jennette McCurdy and Miranda Cosgrove remain good friends in real life.
"I love Miranda to pieces," McCurdy, who played the grumpy sidekick Sam on "iCarly,"
told "Entertainment Tonight" this week. "I always will. She has and will always have
such a special place in my heart. She helped me grow as a person and heal as a person,
and I hope I did the same for her. I love her so much." She shared the same sentiment in her book:
"My friendship with Miranda has been a source of camaraderie and emotional support." In short, she
called their relationship "different and special." The character of Sam Puckett, which McCurdy played
on the Nickelodeon sitcom "iCarly" and its spinoff series "Sam & Cat," developed by TV producer Dan
Schneider, helped propel McCurdy to popularity. The diva has described her negative experiences
working as a network star. But on the other hand, she went into detail about how she
formed a long-lasting connection with Cosgrove, who played the role of her closest friend Carly
Shay on the show. McCurdy was anxious about how her relationship with Cosgrove would evolve once
the successful program, "iCarly," ended after it aired for six seasons between 2007 and 2012.
During that time, McCurdy revealed that she had struggled with anorexia and bulimia. And because
of it, she confided herself in Cosgrove about her "food troubles." This fact is due to the closeness
between the two actresses back then. McCurdy also mentioned that Cosgrove was with her when
she first met her biological father and that he transported her to the hospital when her mother
was ill. McCurdy also said Cosgrove was there for her when she discovered her mom had cancer.
"She's known for quite a while— since way early in my recovery when a couple of people suggested that
I tell a few trusted friends," McCurdy recalled. "Since then, Miranda's been very supportive."
According to McCurdy, she was overcome with emotion on the final day of filming "iCarly"
with Miranda because she feared their friendship would fade away once the production ended.
"Miranda's crying. I'm crying. We're both crying. And we can't stop crying," McCurdy recalled. "For
me, it's not the fact that "iCarly's finally ending. It's not that today is the last day
ever taping 'iCarly.'" The actress expressed that she was happy to be at least saying farewell to
this project. McCurdy says, "It makes me feel like I'm living in the 'Groundhog Day' movie
every day, doing the same thing repeatedly." "The reason I'm crying is that I have no idea
what will become of my eventual friendship with Miranda," she said. "Over the years
we've spent together, we've gotten so close. Like sisters, but without the passive-aggression and
occasional weird tensions. I have my judgments around my female friends being petty and catty
and backstabby and stuff like that, but that couldn't be further from the truth with Miranda."
McCurdy said they had to blow their noses beforehand when it came time to film their
last scene together. "The sadness took both of us over," she recalled. "We just
held each other and cried." In her memoir, McCurdy said
that she and Cosgrove's friendship became "stronger since 'iCarly' ended," with the
pair hanging out "three or four times a week." Despite that, it seemed that McCurdy kept many
things from Cosgrove, and she didn't know everything that happened behind
the scenes. Despite the strong relationship between the two, Cosgrove recently stated in
an interview with The New York Times that she had no idea what her buddy was going through.
"When you're young, you're so in your head," Cosgrove said of her co-star,
who played her character Carly Shay's bubbly best friend, Sam Puckett.
"You can't imagine people around you having much harder struggles." But, she also added,
"You don't expect things like that from the person in the room who's making everyone laugh."
McCurdy stated in her book that she and her co-star "drifted apart" in recent years,
but Cosgrove reached out to her about joining Paramount+'s "iCarly" revival series,
which aired on the streamer in 2021. McCurdy wrote that she and her co-star "drifted apart"
in more recent years. So when it came time for a new show reboot, McCurdy declined the option to
start over. McCurdy explains in her book why she decided not to participate in the iCarly remake,
and she also recalls how she told her co-star, Miranda Cosgrove, about her decision.
"I'm not doing the reboot, Miranda," Jennette claims to have told her. "There's simply
nothing you can say to convince me." And, to McCurdy's recollection,
she said about Cosgrove: "She tells me she thinks the reboot could be a new opportunity for all
of us in the cast to 'get back out there.' Maybe get some other opportunities from it."
In an additional attempt to persuade Jennette to participate in the show,
Miranda stated, "it's very excellent money." Still, Jennette believed that "there
[were] things more important than money." "'My happiness and mental health fall under
that category,'" she remembered telling her. "'There's that moment of silence. It's one of
those hidden moments where it felt like I didn't say too little or too much. I feel like I truly
represented myself, and there's nothing I would change about the way I said it. In the end, I feel
proud.' We finally wrap up our conversation, promising to keep in touch, and hang up."
After the first two seasons of the reimagined version of iCarly, it would appear that Jennette
has not altered her mind about appearing on the program. However, she has stated that
she is "open to the concept" of returning to acting in general later in the future.
"I am shocked to say — have you ever had one of those thoughts where it's like, 'Oh,
where did that come from? Why is all of this happening?" she told Entertainment Tonight,
explaining how she had a random thought about returning to showbiz one day. "I had that maybe
a couple of months back where I thought, 'You know what? There might be some way for
me to act from a place that feels healing and empowered, maybe write something for myself.'"
She also added, "I don't know what that looks like. I haven't gone very far. But I definitely
want to focus on writing and directing. But I'm honestly open to the idea of acting." She added,
"It would feel like growth to me because I'd have walked away from it so definitively in my past,
which felt extremely important to me at the time. But I'm just in a different place altogether now."
Even though McCurdy has made it quite apparent that she won't be acting again in the foreseeable
future, Cosgrove has pointed out that the option will always be there if McCurdy changes her mind.
The former cast member of Drake & Josh stated, "if she ever wanted to come back, of course,
the door would always be open." "But in my opinion, she is engaging in many of the exciting
activities that she desires to participate in." But that’s not all the tea we’re serving today.
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