Jennette McCurdy may not be acting anymore, but she's come a long way from her Nickelodeon days. See the star's transformation in photos.

Jennette McCurdy isn't afraid to admit life isn't perfect. From 2007 to 2014, McCurdy portrayed the sassy Sam Puckett on Nickelodeon's hit shows iCarly and Sam & Cat. At the time, her "perfect" child-star image was all that her fans saw, and no one…

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Every now and then, Jennette McCurdy imagines what could have been if her mother were still alive. “I have this fantasy of her apologizing to me and accepting me and hugging me,” says the former teen star, who shot to fame on Nickelodeon’s iCarly and its spinoff Sam and Cat. “But then I remind myself that she was abusive and controlling, and if she were still here, nothing would be different.”

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