Jennette McCurdy has revealed heartbreaking information to People about her relationship with her mother who passed away in 2013 from cancer.

The 29-year-old actor, who is widely known for her role as Sam Puckett in the popular Nickelodeon show iCarly, told the magazine that her mother sexually abused her, People reported.

McCurdy has been candid in the past about having an eating disorder, which she has said was spurred by her mothers influence.

But according to the magazine, McCurdys mom also insisted on performing vaginal and breast exams on her daughter until she was 17, and never let her daughter shower alone.

HuffPost confirmed the information with McCurdys publicist, who had no further comment.

Although People does not quote McCurdy directly on this, the actor who stars in her one-woman show Im Glad My Mom Died and is publishing an upcoming memoir of the same name is quoted saying that it took her years of therapy to dismantle the abuse, which she said was also emotional.

It was only distance from her that allowed me to get healthy, McCurdy told People.