The experience of being a child star is clearly not what I thought it was.
This week, Jennette McCurdy made headlines after opening up about the trauma she developed from growing up in Hollywood.
Writing in her new memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died, the former iCarly star speaks at length about some of what she dealt with after finding success as a teen — and the lingering effects it’s had on her life.
Here’s some other times that former child stars have spoken out about the trauma of child stardom.
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