Ariana Grande says therapy should be ‘mandatory’ for child stars following docuseries Quiet On Set [Video]

Ariana Grande has said that therapy should be “mandatory” in contracts for all child stars.

The 30-year-old found fame as a teenager on children’s TV channel Nickelodeon, portraying Cat Valentine on Victorious, before she went on to star in a spin-off show called Sam And Cat opposite Jennette McCurdy.

Grande reflected on her time on the shows, after former child actors made allegations of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets in documentary series Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV.

Although she did not mention the series by name, the actress and pop star empathised with the “devastating” allegations which had recently come to light.

Grande said she had a “beautiful” experience on the TV sets, but insisted that the environment around child actors “just needs to be made a lot safer all around”.

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