Miranda Cosgrove‘s opening up about a scary experience with a stalker … talking about a man who once lit himself on fire in her front yard — and, she’s still scared of the house because of it.
During an interview with Bustle, Miranda opened up about the man who stalked her about eight years ago … before he ended up lighting himself on fire and shooting himself to death on her lawn.
She says this all happened right after he shot a woman who looked like the actress while she was driving outside her home … and, the whole incident left Cosgrove traumatized.
Miranda told the outlet she wouldn’t really stay in the house where the incident went down for two years following that … and, she made regular trips back and forth to her parents’ place just to feel safe.
She says she got into a relationship with someone who made her feel more comfortable there … but, ultimately, she doesn’t like going to the house alone.
Given her experiences … Cosgrove says she finds Richard Gadd‘s “Baby Reindeer” show super inspiring — saying she’s not sure if she could confront her past trauma like he has.
Of course, Gadd’s show’s courted controversy recently … with a woman claiming she’s the real person behind the character Martha in the show — and, saying it didn’t go down as he claims.
In any case … seems like Miranda’s finally open to talking about the traumatic parts of her life — a really big step, ya gotta say.
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