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Jennette McCurdy reveals she doesn’t want to have children but froze her eggs
The author of “I’m glad my mom died” appeared on the Wednesday, January 7th episode of “Call Her Daddy,” where she opened up about her family and romantic relationships. The former Nickelodeon star spoke out about his alleged abuse with his late mother, Debra, throughout his childhood.
As the interview came to a close, host Alex Cooper asked the 33-year-old actress, “How did your childhood influence your thoughts on motherhood?”
McCurdy replied bluntly, “If that’s what you’re asking, I don’t want kids,” and quickly turned the question to Cooper, 31.
The podcast host explained that she didn’t want children throughout her 20s, but then changed her mind. The iCarly alum interjected, “That’s interesting, because most people know,” and added, “I feel like most people knew early on and stuck with it.”
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McCurdy went on to clarify, “I know I don’t want kids at this point in my life. I do want to have kids someday.”
Later, she revealed that she underwent egg freezing surgery in September 2025. “Because I don’t know if I’ll change my mind,” she said.
McCurdy said she and her boyfriend were “talking about it” and that neither of them actually wanted children, but that they were “open to changing[their minds]and being in the process together.”
“I didn’t want to change my mind after 10 years, but it’s already too late,” she added.
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McCurdy also detailed the process of freezing her eggs, explaining that when she first considered freezing her eggs, her doctor found it “gross” and “horrifying.” But about a year and a half later, in the summer of 2025, she started reconsidering the idea.
“I went to see another doctor and they seemed more comfortable with me. I felt much safer in that environment, so I thought, ‘Okay, let’s give it a try.'”
She confessed that she thought the process was going to be “terrible” as she had been “warned that she could have big mood swings and be very emotional.”
“For me, it wasn’t like that,” she said. “It was really easy to understand and simple.”
She said a nurse helped her throughout the process and came to her home every night, admitting that “it would have been more stressful” if she had done it herself.
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