From the outside, Jennette McCurdy’s life looked like a Hollywood fairytale.

The show was a hit, running for six seasons and winning McCurdy a bevy of fans.

“It’s tragically hilarious.

Jennette McCurdy smiling

It made me so anxious because my character was constantly eating,” McCurdy toldThe Washington Post.

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Kidding me," McCurdy wrote, perVariety.

Jennette McCurdy & Ariana Grande

“So I have to turn down movies while Ariana’s off whistle-toning at the Billboard Music Awards?

F***.

“And I frequently make the mistake of comparing my career to Ariana’s.

Jennette McCurdy

I can’t help it,” McCurdy explained.

So when “Sam & Cat” was canceled after one season, McCurdy wasmore than fine with it.

McCurdy turned it down, writing that it felt like “hush money.”

“Should I have taken that money?

Even without the “gift,” McCurdy has been able to build up animpressive net worth.

And she hasn’t completely closed the door on a return to acting.

“We’ll see where things are in a few years.”