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Jennifer Aniston and Jennette McCurdy share a bond over their similar experiences with difficult mothers, which influenced Aniston's decision to star in and produce the Apple TV+ series 'I'm Glad My Mom Died,' based on McCurdy's memoir about her relationship with her abusive mother.
Jennifer Aniston will star as a fictionalized version of Jennette McCurdy’s mother in a TV adaptation of McCurdy's memoir, sharing similar experiences of having a difficult relationship with her own mother, which drew her to the project.
Jennifer Aniston will star and executive produce the series adaptation of Jennette McCurdy’s bestselling memoir 'I’m Glad My Mom Died,' which explores her troubled childhood as a child actor and her relationship with her mother, set to air on Apple TV+.
Jennifer Aniston will star in and executive produce a new dramedy series at Apple TV+ based on Jennette McCurdy’s memoir 'I’m Glad My Mom Died,' which explores her relationship with her abusive mother and her recovery, with McCurdy and Ari Katcher serving as co-showrunners.
Jennifer Aniston will star and executive produce a new Apple TV+ dramedy series inspired by Jennette McCurdy’s memoir 'I’m Glad My Mom Died,' which explores her struggles as a former child actor and her relationship with her overbearing mother. The series will consist of 10 episodes and is created by McCurdy and Ari Katcher.
Actress Jennette McCurdy revealed in an interview on "The Louis Theroux Podcast" that her mother would shower her until she was 17 or 18, performing breast and vaginal exams under the guise of checking for cancer. McCurdy also shared that her mother introduced her to calorie restriction at age 11, leading to an eating disorder. She described their relationship as deeply entangled, with her mother's worth tied to her staying young. McCurdy's mother passed away in 2013, and the actress considers herself fully recovered from her eating disorder.