There’s a lot of love in theiCarlyfamily.Jennette McCurdyexplained why she still adoresMiranda Cosgrove10 years after the show ended on Nickelodeon.“I love Miranda to pieces. I always will,” McCurdy, 30, toldEntertainment Tonight. “She has 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. And I just love her so much.“These days, she noted, “We totally still keep in touch — not as often as we used to. We used to be attached at the hip. So it was very much that kind of relationship throughout, honestly, probably until our mid-20s. But now … we’re all ‘growed up’ in our different directions. But I’m always rooting for her.“McCurdy’s reflection on Cosgrove, 29, comes as the former child star shares her thoughts on the industry and her abusive upbringing in her memoirI’m Glad My Mom Died. In it, McCurdy details her mother’s controlling nature — which resulted in aneating disorderfor McCurdy — as well as some of the darker behind the scenes events at Nickelodeon.In the book, McCurdy praises Cosgrove for being a kind friend during the most difficult years of McCurdy’s life.For more on Jennette McCurdy, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“The last I heard from her she said she was so excited to read it and sent a very supportive text about reading the book,” McCurdy said of Cosgrove.She added, “I can’t wait for her to read the book. I think she’ll laugh a lot. I think she’ll relatea lot.“EverettMcCurdy previouslytold PEOPLEabout a time she showed up at Cosgrove’s home drunk — and ended up in an emergency situation when she tried to purge as a result of her eating disorder.“I got to her place and she let me in and puts on a show and I go in her bathroom and I wake up three hours later and she had been pounding on the door asking if I was okay and there was no response,” McCurdy said. “She couldn’t get in, I locked the door and she was sitting there terrified, couldn’t sleep because she was worried about me.“She added, “[Miranda] was an angel. I could not have gotten through my late teens and early 20s without her friendship. It moves me to think of how much she was there for me.“Jeanette McCurdy, Miranda Cosgrove.Brian Kimsley; Karwai Tang/WireImageiCarlyaired on Nickelodeon between 2007 at 2012.A rebootfor the show aired on Paramount+ in 2021 without McCurdy’s involvement. McCurdy also spent one season on the Nick spin-offSam & Catand shared bits of her feud with costarAriana Grandein the memoir.McCurdy has formally quit acting and turns her attention now to writing, comedy and her podcastEmpty Inside. Cosgrove has spoken about McCurdy’s recent revelations, tellingThe New York Times: “You don’t expect things like that from the person in the room who’s making everyone laugh.”
There’s a lot of love in theiCarlyfamily.
Jennette McCurdyexplained why she still adoresMiranda Cosgrove10 years after the show ended on Nickelodeon.
“I love Miranda to pieces. I always will,” McCurdy, 30, toldEntertainment Tonight. “She has 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. And I just love her so much.”
These days, she noted, “We totally still keep in touch — not as often as we used to. We used to be attached at the hip. So it was very much that kind of relationship throughout, honestly, probably until our mid-20s. But now … we’re all ‘growed up’ in our different directions. But I’m always rooting for her.”
McCurdy’s reflection on Cosgrove, 29, comes as the former child star shares her thoughts on the industry and her abusive upbringing in her memoirI’m Glad My Mom Died. In it, McCurdy details her mother’s controlling nature — which resulted in aneating disorderfor McCurdy — as well as some of the darker behind the scenes events at Nickelodeon.
In the book, McCurdy praises Cosgrove for being a kind friend during the most difficult years of McCurdy’s life.
For more on Jennette McCurdy, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“The last I heard from her she said she was so excited to read it and sent a very supportive text about reading the book,” McCurdy said of Cosgrove.
She added, “I can’t wait for her to read the book. I think she’ll laugh a lot. I think she’ll relatea lot.”
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McCurdy previouslytold PEOPLEabout a time she showed up at Cosgrove’s home drunk — and ended up in an emergency situation when she tried to purge as a result of her eating disorder.
“I got to her place and she let me in and puts on a show and I go in her bathroom and I wake up three hours later and she had been pounding on the door asking if I was okay and there was no response,” McCurdy said. “She couldn’t get in, I locked the door and she was sitting there terrified, couldn’t sleep because she was worried about me.”
She added, “[Miranda] was an angel. I could not have gotten through my late teens and early 20s without her friendship. It moves me to think of how much she was there for me.”
Jeanette McCurdy, Miranda Cosgrove.Brian Kimsley; Karwai Tang/WireImage
iCarlyaired on Nickelodeon between 2007 at 2012.A rebootfor the show aired on Paramount+ in 2021 without McCurdy’s involvement. McCurdy also spent one season on the Nick spin-offSam & Catand shared bits of her feud with costarAriana Grandein the memoir.
McCurdy has formally quit acting and turns her attention now to writing, comedy and her podcastEmpty Inside. Cosgrove has spoken about McCurdy’s recent revelations, tellingThe New York Times: “You don’t expect things like that from the person in the room who’s making everyone laugh.”
source: people.com
