Jennette McCurdy confesses she was jealous of ‘Sam & Cat’ co-star Ariana Grande

• One of the many revelations in Jeannette McCurdy’s new book.
• She was jealous of actress and singer Ariana Grande.
• They both starred in Nickelodeon’s Sam & Cat.

In her controversial new memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, actress and television star Jennette McCurdy confesses that she was jealous of Ariana Grande when they starred together on Nickelodeon’s Sam & Cat.

According to Vive USA, actress Jennette McCurdy, star of the immensely popular Nickelodeon series iCarly, confirmed that she was jealous of her co-star Ariana Grande, and resented her for being able to pursue other career opportunities.

Jennette McCurdy confessed feeling jealous of Ariana Grande

In her book, I’m Glad My Mom Died, which came out on August 9, the 30-year-old actress wrote: ‘I have to turn down movies while Ariana’s off whistle-toning at the Billboard Music Awards? Fuck this,» she wrote, according to the Daily Mail.

In her book, she repeatedly complained that the producers of Sam & Cat did not allow her to record episodes at other times, while Ariana Grande received different, preferential treatment for being an emerging singer.

She resented Ariana Grande’s privileges

Jennette McCurdy, who played «Sam Puckett» on Sam & Cat, also revealed that the straw that broke the camel’s back was when she found out that Ariana Grande had been absent from the series to play charades at Tom Hanks’ house.

“The thing that finally tore me up was when Ariana came in whistling with excitement because she had played with Tom Hanks the night before at his house. That was the moment I broke down,” McCurdy revealed in her book, expressing the helplessness she felt at the time.

Harsh confessions in Jennette McCurdy’s book

According to El Heraldo, this memoir by Jennette McCurdy, which details her toxic relationship with her mother and her tumultuous time at Nickelodeon, was released on Tuesday, August 9. In it, she says that her first audition was at the age of six and it was then that her mother started to control her.

In her book she also describes how she suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders and anxiety. According to the actress, her mother was obsessed with her becoming a television superstar, so she restricted her diet and forced her to weigh herself five times a day.

She also talked about Miranda Cosgrove

On the other hand, Jennette McCurdy said that during iCarly she was forced to drink alcohol and pose in a bikini, according to El Heraldo. She talked about her iCarly co-star, Miranda Cosgrove: “I love Miranda. I always will. She has such a special place in my heart. She helped me grow as a person and heal as a person, I hope I did the same for her. I love her so much.

In the book Jennette McCurdy said that she grew up in a Mormon home where one of the priorities was her belief in God. Because of this, her mother forbade her to be friends with Miranda because she did not believe in God and was even rude to her on set.