Jennette McCurdy announced a new novel titled «Half His Age»
9 january 2026 в 01:13
Jennette McCurdy is once again preparing to top the bestseller list with the release of her 2026 novel titled «Half His Age». The author of the book «I'm Glad My Mom Died» explores a fictional relationship between a 17-year-old girl and her married creative writing teacher. During her promotional tour, Jennette shared her experience of a relationship with a man in his 30s when she was just 18.
Here’s what we know about Jennette’s novel «Half His Age».
Jennette recalled her toxic relationship during her appearance on the podcast «Call Her Daddy» in 2026.
According to The Sun, Jennette has dated Jesse Carere, Andre Drummond, Paul Glaser, and Graham Patrick Martin. The name of her current boyfriend has not yet been disclosed.
Jennette also did not reveal the name of her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had a sexual relationship when she was 18 and he was in his 30s. However, she discussed her experience in an interview on the «Call Her Daddy» podcast in January 2026, explaining that she met this person while filming «iCarly».
«He showed me movies that he thought I would like. For example, 'Sunshine' which I didn’t like, but I pretended to like it. He played me music that I didn’t like, but I pretended to like it», - Jennette explained. At that time, this man, in his 30s, was in a relationship and living with another woman. Jennette, on the other hand, was raised in a Mormon family and had no sexual experience before meeting him.
«I remember one time he came to my apartment drunk», - Jennette recalled. «At that point, I had already moved out from my mom’s, and it was all very new to me—red flags everywhere. He came over, his shirt had beer stains, and he was slurring his words. At that time, I had never tried alcohol, so I didn’t understand how drunk he was. He was very drunk, but I didn’t know. I didn’t know what one drink was and how strong it could be. He came over very drunk, and we started kissing, and that went on for months».
At some point, this man asked her for oral sex, which Jennette had no experience with. «I didn’t know what semen was», - she explained. «Now it’s funny, but back then it was hard to understand, 'What was that?' … I didn’t know what it was because I was raised in a Mormon family and was homeschooled. I just didn’t know. He explained it to me, and I thought, 'Well, that sounds strange; I’m nervous about it.' He said, 'I'll guide you through it; I’ll help you.'»
«He would say things like, 'I'm a man in my mid-30s, and this is what I need,'» Jennette recalled. «'I respect your boundary that you can’t have sex before marriage, but I have my needs too.' … And he would say, 'I shouldn’t have broken up with her. That was the worst mistake of my life.' He often used the phrase, 'You can’t meet my needs.'»
At the time of publication, the adaptation of the series «I'm Glad My Mom Died» for Apple TV+ does not have a set release date. Jennifer Aniston is expected to play the role of Jennette’s late mother, Debra McCurdy
Here’s what we know about Jennette’s novel «Half His Age».
Jennette recalled her toxic relationship during her appearance on the podcast «Call Her Daddy» in 2026.
According to The Sun, Jennette has dated Jesse Carere, Andre Drummond, Paul Glaser, and Graham Patrick Martin. The name of her current boyfriend has not yet been disclosed.
Jennette also did not reveal the name of her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had a sexual relationship when she was 18 and he was in his 30s. However, she discussed her experience in an interview on the «Call Her Daddy» podcast in January 2026, explaining that she met this person while filming «iCarly».
«He showed me movies that he thought I would like. For example, 'Sunshine' which I didn’t like, but I pretended to like it. He played me music that I didn’t like, but I pretended to like it», - Jennette explained. At that time, this man, in his 30s, was in a relationship and living with another woman. Jennette, on the other hand, was raised in a Mormon family and had no sexual experience before meeting him.
«I remember one time he came to my apartment drunk», - Jennette recalled. «At that point, I had already moved out from my mom’s, and it was all very new to me—red flags everywhere. He came over, his shirt had beer stains, and he was slurring his words. At that time, I had never tried alcohol, so I didn’t understand how drunk he was. He was very drunk, but I didn’t know. I didn’t know what one drink was and how strong it could be. He came over very drunk, and we started kissing, and that went on for months».
At some point, this man asked her for oral sex, which Jennette had no experience with. «I didn’t know what semen was», - she explained. «Now it’s funny, but back then it was hard to understand, 'What was that?' … I didn’t know what it was because I was raised in a Mormon family and was homeschooled. I just didn’t know. He explained it to me, and I thought, 'Well, that sounds strange; I’m nervous about it.' He said, 'I'll guide you through it; I’ll help you.'»
«He would say things like, 'I'm a man in my mid-30s, and this is what I need,'» Jennette recalled. «'I respect your boundary that you can’t have sex before marriage, but I have my needs too.' … And he would say, 'I shouldn’t have broken up with her. That was the worst mistake of my life.' He often used the phrase, 'You can’t meet my needs.'»
At the time of publication, the adaptation of the series «I'm Glad My Mom Died» for Apple TV+ does not have a set release date. Jennifer Aniston is expected to play the role of Jennette’s late mother, Debra McCurdy
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