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When one thinks of hit tween shows of the early s, "iCarly" is likely one of the first to come to mind. On screen, McCurdy is quick-witted and sarcastic, and never hesitates to whip out the "butter sock" when someone has wronged herself or her friends. In many instances, she's the comic relief of "iCarly. From her overpowering mother, who essentially forced her into the entertainment industry for the financial perks, to her battles with an eating disorder, alcoholism and OCD, to alleged abuse from Nickelodeon powerhouse Schneider, the former child star didn't have it easy growing up.

Read on for McCurdy's tragic true life story.

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While many actors and actresses dream of stardom from a very young age, begging their parents to take them to auditions, this was not the case for Jennette McCurdy. As a child, she was extremely shy and had no interest in appearing on a TV screen, but she embarked down this unwanted career path because of her mother, Debra McCurdy. Despite her shyness, 6-year-old Jennette allowed her mother to take her to audition after audition, all in an effort to ease the profound tension in the household.

According to Jennette, Debra was emotionally erratic, often experiencing violent outbursts and physically fighting with her husband, Mark McCurdy. Therefore, when Jennette's success in the industry began to blossom and Debra had something to distract her from such incidents, Jennette didn't hesitate to stick with it Debra was certainly happy when her daughter began bringing home some cash for her work.

In her memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died," Jennette revealed that her mom would dip into the earnings for both a salary she served as Jennette's representative and funding for unspecified essentials. When an 8-year-old Jennette had no choice but to relieve herself, Debra was right by her side to clean her afterward. Additionally, throughout childhood and until around the age of 16, Debra gave Jennette showers and performed regular exams of her breasts and vaginal area, allegedly to check for cancer.

During these exams, Jennette tried to focus her thoughts on happy things like Disneyland. Jennette told the Washington Post , "She worked really hard to keep our relationship private. I now see it as conditioning, but at the time I thought, 'Oh, mommy and me have a relationship that's so special.