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Ariana Grande career timeline: Meteoric rise from teenage breakthrough to global superstardom amid public scrutiny

Ariana Grande has been in the media spotlight for over 20 years

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Ariana Grande: A timeline of her life in the spotlight

The 33-year-old rocketed to fame in her teenage years.

Evening Standard

Half His Age: Jennette McCurdy’s novel is an uncomfortable take on a new genre – literary abuse

Knowledge is power, so the saying goes – and where there is power, there is abuse. At 18, former child star Jennette McCurdy commenced a secret romance with a 32-year-old co-worker on the set of Nickelodeon’s iCarly. While McCurdy stops short of calling it abuse, she has since described the…

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The 26 books you must read in 2026, curated by an unapologetic literary obsessive

From the source material to on-screen epics, Stephen King’s latest, tales of Medieval women and more, Saskia Kemsley presents the must-read titles to add to your 2026 reading stack

Evening Standard

Jennette McCurdy Goes Nuclear On Hollywood Over Her ‘I’m Glad My Mum Died’ TV Show

At a recent event, McCurdy shared a not-so-positive update on the TV adaptation of her memoir, ripping into the “guys on yachts making decisions based on last quarter's earnings".

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Jennette McCurdy on the Power of Finally Letting Yourself Be Angry

The 'Half His Age' author chats with editor-in-chief Nikki Ogunnake on "Nice Talk".

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The 13 Books I Cannot Wait To Read This Year, From Buzzy Debuts to New Stories From Firm Favourites

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Jennette McCurdy lets her freak flag fly with angry autofiction debut Half His Age

The author of I’m Glad My Mom Died transfers her ire to adult men who groom teenage girls

Evening Standard

Half His Age author Jennette McCurdy: ‘Do we ever grow out of wanting to feel special?’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Her wry, revealing memoir 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' spent a year and a half on the ‘New York Times’ bestseller list, and now Jennifer Aniston is set to star in a screen adaptation. As she releases her daring debut novel ‘Half His Age’, Jennette McCurdy tells…

The Independent UK

Jeanette McCurdy’s new book cover wants to make you squirm

Provocative design can be powerful.

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Jennette McCurdy celebrates new book with noiseless confetti after extreme reaction went viral

Jennette McCurdy celebrated the release of her new book with silent confetti cannons after she went viral in 2024 for her extreme reaction to a party popper.

The Independent UK

Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy – the follow-up to I’m Glad My Mom Died

Family trauma shapes a student’s affair with her teacher in this bleak and funny fiction debut from the American memoirist

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Jennette McCurdy Half His Age review: Her debut novel is inspired by her own ‘creepy’ age-gap relationship

Half His Age follows a 17-year-old student’s affair with her creative writing teacher

The Independent UK

“Twisted”: Jennette McCurdy Opens Up About “Addictive” Relationship With Much‑Older Man As A Teen

“There were phrases like, 'I’m a mid-30s man and this is something I need. I’m respectful of your boundary, but I also have needs of my own.'"

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Ex-Nickelodeon star opens up about ‘twisted’ age-gap relationship that started on set and inspired debut novel

‘iCarly’ star Jennette McCurdy’s new novel ‘Half His Age’ will be published January 20

The Independent UK

16 books to have on your radar in 2026

THE LIST: No guarantees, of course, but Annabel Nugent thinks these hot titles will be some of next year’s best

Marie Claire

Spotify’s 2025 Wrapped Reveals The Memoirs You’ve Most Loved This Year

Spotify’s 2025 Wrapped is in, and listeners can’t get enough of memoirs that cut straight to the bone—in the top 10 this year is 'I’m Glad My Mom Died', proving that brutally honest stories are the ones we can’t put down.

The Independent UK

From The Housemaid to Hamnet, these are the book to screen adaptations I’m genuinely excited for

From Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet to Frieda McFadden’s The Housemaid, don’t miss these movies at the cinema

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What Brooklyn Beckham needs to know about estrangement: Breaking up with a parent is sometimes the right choice

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As the eldest son of the Beckham clan publicly declares that he has no wish to reconcile with his family, Helen Coffey investigates why going no-comms is sometimes the healthiest option, and why we need to destigmatise estrangement in a society that deifies family

International Business Times UK

Miranda Cosgrove Confirms 'iCarly' Movie in the Works: Everything We Know So Far

Miranda Cosgrove has confirmed an 'iCarly' movie is in active development and slated to film in early 2026; she says the feature will wrap the reboot's cliff-hanger and feature a major role for Carly and Spencer's mother.

International Business Times UK

Jennifer Aniston to Star as Narcissistic Mother in Apple TV+ Series Inspired by McCurdy Memoir

Jennifer Aniston will portray a controlling mother in a new Apple TV+ series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's bestselling memoir, 'I'm Glad My Mom Died.'

The Independent UK

This Friends actor is set to star in I’m Glad My Mom Died – read the book behind the series

Apple TV is making a 10-episode adaptation of the bestselling memoir

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Jennifer Aniston To Star In TV Adaptation Of Jennette McCurdy’s I’m Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy's memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, is being turned into an Apply TV+ Series starring Jennifer Anistion.

The Independent UK

Jennifer Aniston lands role in adaptation of best-selling memoir

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Friends star cast as Jennette McCurdy’s abusive mother in I’m Glad My Mom Died adaptation

The bestselling memoir is being adapted into a television series for Apple TV+

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