Drake Bell Admits He Felt Pressure After Leaving Nickelodeon

Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell recently opened the pressure that he and his co-star, Josh PeckFeel like young adults responsible after the end of their program in 2007.

Bell, who became famous with productions like “Drifting School” and “Home Improvement”, joined the Nickelodeon family in 1999 when thrown in “The Amanda Show”. After that, the actor went to other programs of the network, such as “All That” and his show with Peck, “Drake & Josh”.

During an interview Candide on Life after his successful television program, which broadcast Four Seasons and 56 episodes from 2004 to 2007, Drake Bell explained that he had found the adaptation to the real real world, since he was not learned on certain subjects when he was younger.

In an interview PEOPLEBell explained that navigating life after the end of his television show in 2007 was a challenge.

At 21, the actor had trouble deciding which direction to take because he had no one who directed him.

“You are pushed to the world, and nobody tells you what to do”, Bell, now 38, said. “You are thrown at the wolves and you expect to make the right decisions, to do the right things without any indication.”

Bell revealed that he and his co-star of “Drake & Josh”, Peck, who also appeared in “The Amanda Show” and “All That” felt necessary to “be good models” for the young viewers who watched them. Therefore, it caused a lot of “stress” for the interpreter, who then explained that he was still finding life for himself.

“You said to yourself,” Whoa, I don’t even know … Do I buy a fabric softener? ” Does this go to the washing machine? You must know everything about taxes, bank accounts, car loans, insurance, mortgage payments, and [rent]. I don’t know what I’m doing! He said.

Although they played in their eponymous program on Nickelodeon Ensemble, Bell and Peck experienced their own challenges as an older. In the past, Bell triggered controversy After revealing that Peck had not invited him to his marriage to Paige O’Brien.

However, he made things happen in a previous interview and said he thought life had embarrassed their friendship before developer They speak “a lot”.

“We both become fathers had a huge impact on our relationship,” he said. “We have a very special place in the hearts of the other. We have an incredible love for each other.

In the investigation discovery documentary in 2024, “Quiet on Set”, old stars of Nickelodeon spoke of their alleged experiences of abuse, racism and ill -treatment on the decorations of Dan Schnveder. The latter is known to create several television shows for popular children, including “Zoey 101”, “Icarly” and, of course, “Drake & Josh”.

Bell was one of the victims who shared their experience, and in an interview, the actor detailed for a moment to the producers where he felt “trapped” and “had no way out”.

“I slept on the sofa where I usually slept. I woke up at [Brian Peck, a convicted sex offender who used to work for the network in the early 2000s] – I opened my eyes, I woke up and he sexually stressed me. I frozen and I was in full shock and I did not know what to do or how to react, and I have no idea how to get out of this situation, ” BellWho was 15 at the time of the incident, said in the documentary.

“The abuses were extended and it was quite brutal. I don’t know how to develop this on the camera, really, “he said. “Why don’t you think about the worst things that someone could do to someone like sexual assault, then I will answer your question. I don’t know how to say it differently.

After the broadcast of the documentary in March 2024, Peck first remained silent, to which many attracted attention, given their previous dispute. However, after noticing the negative decline, Bell told his fans that Peck had contacted him to provide support. He also reminded his subscribers that the processing of information “is very, very difficult”.

“But I just want you to know that he contacted me, and it was very sensitive. But he stood his hand to speak with me and help me work through it. And was really, really great. So I just wanted to let you know that and take it a little easily, “he finished.

A few weeks later, Peck made a public statement and explained that he “contacted Drake in private” after finishing the documentary. He ended up offering his “support” to the survivors “who were courageous enough to share their stories of emotional and physical violence on the sets of Nickelodeon.”