The former US actress Jennette McCurdy writes in an autobiographical book about the troubled relationship with her narcissistic mother, child casting and her eating disorders. And why she sometimes misses her mother despite everything.
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when her mother Debra dragged her to an audition for the first time. She is actually shy and feels uncomfortable on stage. But she would do anything to please her mother, a woman who reacts with tears or rage when she doesn’t get what she wants. So over the next few years, Jennette obediently goes to acting and dance classes, memorizes seventeen-page texts, and will soon be able to cry on command. She does her homework on the set and is taught by her mother. She is convinced: “You’re going to be a movie star, Nettie, I just know it, you’re going to be a star.” So Jennette works her way up from extra to series star.