Why didn’t Jennette McCurdy like working with Ariana Grande?

In 2013, the series “Sam & Cat” debuted on Nickelodeon, a production that featured the reunion between two characters from two other major series from the house, “iCarly” and “Brilhante Victoria”, with Jennette McCurdy It is Ariana Grande returning to his memorable roles as Sam Pucket and Cat Valentine.

With direction from Dan Schneider, the program was a huge success with the public, however, it ended up being canceled after just one season due to problems between the main actresses. The information was confirmed by Jennette through her autobiography, “I’m Glad My Mom Died”.

Disagreements

In the book, Sam Pucket’s interpreter in “iCarly” explains that she didn’t like the “Sam & Cat” experience because Ariana She regularly missed filming due to her musical career commitments, such as shows, awards shows and music recordings, and she was responsible for “holding the line” of the plot.

McCurdy also highlights that the situation made her angry mainly because, at the time, she had also received proposals for other opportunities, however, she was not released by Nickelodeon producers as the producers would not be willing to make an excuse for her character’s absence, in the same way the way they did with Big.

“The week I was told that Ariana wouldn’t be here, and that they were going to write about her absence in this episode by having her character be locked in a box. [Eu pensei] You’re kidding me.”, says the actress in the book. “So I have to turn down movies while Ariana is falsetto at the Billboard Music Awards? Ariana skips work to pursue her music career while I play a snare drum. I’m upset about this. And I’m upset with her. Jealous of her.”

Jennette he also reveals that he stopped liking Cat Valentine’s interpreter the day the actress arrived on the set, stating that, the night before, she had spent the night playing charades at the renowned actor’s house Tom Hanks.

In the book, she says that, from that moment on, “I didn’t like her. I couldn’t like her. I could handle the success of a pop star, but hang out with Sheriff Woody, with Forrest goddamn Gump? This has gone too far. So now, every time she misses work, it feels like a personal attack.”