Jennette McCurdy recalls losing her virginity as a teenager

The Nickelodeon star dissected a very uncomfortable scenario in her love life where she found herself romantically involved with someone significantly outside of her age range.

Jennette McCurdy rose to fame on Nickelodeon when she starred in the hit series “iCarly.”

The actress revealed to Alex Cooper on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that a relationship she formed with a 30-year-old man when she was just 18 inspired her new novel “Half Her Age.” McCurdy’s book was based on the life of a 17-year-old, Waldo, who was in a romantic relationship with his teacher, Mr. Korgy.

She explained that they had a relationship on one of the sets she worked on. According to her, “I was just working,” she revealed. “I think I was 18 at the time he started working on the show. I think so. I’m not sure. It’s possible I was younger, but I was most likely 18.”

She remembers them staying on set while everyone else was gone and bonding over her favorite movie and music before things progressed until he came to her apartment.

The star revealed that she had been living away from her mother for a while, and one day he came to her house drunk with beer stains all over his shirt, which was definitely a “red flag everywhere” in hindsight.

McCurdy went on to say that they ended up kissing several times after she explained to him that she didn’t want sex before marriage because of her affiliation with her Mormon roots.

The TV star recalled she always felt strange vibes from the wives of the man’s friends whenever they met, and in hindsight she concluded that it was because they knew he was doing the wrong thing.

McCurdy noted that her lack of interest in men in her age group gave the older man even more influence and, although he was in a relationship at the time, he still pursued her. She also talked about how he would force her to indulge his fantasies because she wasn’t ready to have sex at that time.

Although her mother was very ill at the time, McCurdy shared that she lied her way out of their apartment just to spend time with her then-boyfriend in a hotel room. During one of their hotel visits, she revealed that he had asked her for oral sex, a request that really confused him. According to her:

“I don’t know what it is because I was raised Mormon and because I was homeschooled. He explains to me what it is and I’m like, “That looks type of weird. I’m nervous to do this.‘ He says, ‘I’ll walk you through this.'”

She described it as a difficult entry point to any real form of sexual activity, as she felt the constant pressure to be who her previous girlfriend was, even though she was absolutely lacking in experience.

“There were lines like, ‘I have to know that my needs are going to be met. That’s something that – I’m a man in my 30s – and it’s something that I’m used to, and it’s something that I have to know,'” McCurdy added.

The author’s book is quite open about her life, and in 2023, she revisits a scary moment when she almost became a mother. The explosion reported that McCurdy revealed on her podcast that she was taking acne medication from a dermatologist, which required her to have frequent blood tests.

She said she was ordered to follow several guidelines regarding the drug, one of which was to never become pregnant while using the drug and to always have blood tests every month.

Then, one faithful day, when she called to reschedule her dermatologist appointment, she received a very upsetting call regarding the possibility of pregnancy due to the test result. The news immediately brought her to her knees and she rushed to the dermatologist’s office, where things improved.

It was eventually confirmed to be a false negative due to fluctuating hormone levels caused by the drug. She took a second test to confirm and noted that she left the office with a vital lesson, which was to stop treatment for her mental health.

The media personality, however, left room for the possibility that she might change her mind about parenting in a few years. As stated The explosionMcCurdy stressed that his current form wants in no way anything to do with a child.

The author also admitted that despite her strong determination, she has seen herself change a lot throughout her life, and the last thing she wants to face is regret for not having planned for her future self to get pregnant.

McCurdy noted that her decision to freeze her eggs is driven by the fact that she doesn’t want to live a life of regrets. However, learning about the process of extracting and freezing eggs left her horrified, according to her:

“I heard that my body is going to feel like I’m pregnant. I’m going to have difficulties, emotions, mood swings and hormonal changes twenty times greater than a normal period,” expressed the star. McCurdy admitted, however, that she was trying to weigh her options and that it remained complex. In his words:

“I felt confronted with aging, with who I am today, with who I might be one day, and with everything I don’t know about my future self. I was just confronted with all these realities of life that, frankly, I didn’t feel prepared for – and I still am not.”