Jennette McCurdy will appear on Jada Pinkett Smith's Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk, next week, to discuss her bombshell memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died.
After detailing the 'intense' emotional and physical abuse she suffered at the hands of her late mother, Debbie, in her new book, the 30-year-old iCarly alum has agreed to discuss the horrific allegations with Jada, 50, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris.
In a press release for the upcoming episode, airing on September 7, fans can expect to see the former Nickelodeon star 'bravely' open up about 'the decades of torment, exploitation and manipulation inflicted by her very own mother' after 'years of suffering in silence.'
Open book: Jennette McCurdy will appear on Jada Pinkett Smith's Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk, next week, to discuss her bombshell memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died
The actress, who lost her mom to cancer in 2013, previously detailed her childhood trauma and her path to healing in her one-woman dark comedy show 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' and her upcoming memoir of the same name.
'I did not know how to find my identity without my mom,' McCurdy, 29, told People. 'And I'm not going to lie. It was very hard to get here. But now, I'm at a place in my life that I never would have thought was possible. And I finally feel free.'
Growing up in Southern California, she witnessed physical fights between her parents, Debbie and Mark. She recalled how her mother's outbursts would often turn violent.
Telling all: After detailing the 'intense' emotional and physical abuse she suffered at the hands of her late mother, Debbie, in her new book, the 30-year-old iCarly alum has agreed to discuss the horrific allegations with Jada, 50, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris
Hard to hear: In a press release for the upcoming episode, airing on September 7, fans can expect to see the former Nickelodeon star 'bravely' open up about 'the decades of torment, exploitation and manipulation inflicted by her very own mother' after 'years of suffering in silence'
Emmy Award-winning program: The Red Table Talk features candid conversations with Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow, and mother Adrienne
'My earliest memories of childhood were of heaviness, and chaos,' she explained. 'My mom's emotions were so erratic that it was like walking a tightrope every day. The mood fluctuations were daily.'
As the youngest of four children and her parents' only daughter, McCurdy said her mother fixated on her and pushed her into acting by the time she was six.
'My mom had always dreamt of being a famous actor and she became obsessed with making me a star,' she shared, admitting she was 'cripplingly shy' but felt pressured to go on auditions and book work.
Speaking up: The actress, who lost her mom to cancer in 2013, previously detailed her childhood trauma and her path to healing in her one-woman dark comedy show 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' and her upcoming memoir of the same name
'I felt like my job was to keep the peace,' said McCurdy, whose acting career financially supported her family. 'And I wanted to make my mom happy.'
Debbie's focus included McCurdy's appearance, and she started bleaching her only daughter's hair and whitening her teeth when she was 10. A year later, she taught McCurdy how to restrict calories and aided her disordered eating.
When she landed her big break as Sam Puckett on iCarly at the age of 14, she was already struggling with anorexia. While she was starring on the Nickelodeon show, her mother insisted on performing vaginal and breast exams on her and wouldn't let her shower alone. This went on until she was 17.
Candid: Jennette McCurdy, 29, opened up about her late mother Debbie's physical and emotional abuse in a new interview with People magazine
Debbie battled breast cancer for 17 years after being diagnosed when her daughter was a young child. She went into remission, but the cancer returned and spread to her brain in 2010.
McCurdy, who was 21 when Debbie died in 2013, said she was 'so repressed and delayed developmentally' because of her mother's control she rebelled after she passed away.
She started having sex, experimenting with alcohol, and binge eating, after which she would make herself throw up. For years, she struggled with a dependency on alcohol and bulimia. McCurdy credits her recovery from her eating disorders in 2018 to therapy.
Looking back: The former actress recalled how her mother became 'obsessed' with making her a star when she was a child, even though she was 'cripplingly shy'
Lessons learned: The child star was 11 when her mother introduced her to counting calories, which fueled her future eating disorders
'I know if my mom were alive, I'd still have an eating disorder,' she said. 'It was only distance from her that allowed me to get healthy.'
Earlier this year, she confirmed that she had quit acting was 'embarrassed' by her past sitcom work.
'It's a risk to change your life, but I made it my mission,' said McCurdy, who has shifted her focus to writing and directing.
The former child star has been candidly sharing her story in her one-woman show 'I'm Glad My Mom Died,' which recently wrapped.
'It's thought-provoking,' she said of the show. 'But even though it may seem black and white, there's a fullness to my narrative. Life can be dark — and messy. Nobody has a perfect life.'
Healing: McCurdy, who has quit acting, detailed her traumatic childhood in her one-woman dark comedy show 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' (seen in 2019)
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