Janet McCurdy and Andre Drummond briefly dated in 2013 and some fans didn’t even realize they were an item.
The 29-year-old actress became famous for portraying Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon series no statement made Which won him four Kids’ Choice Awards.
Andre, who is currently signed to the Brooklyn Nets, has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Connecticut Huskies.
But did you know that Janet and Andre dated years ago? It appears that it took some people years to find out that they were romantically involved.
Janet McCurdy and Andre Drummond dated in 2013
Janet McCurdy and Andre Drummond dated in 2013 but it took nine years for some fans to hear the news.
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At the time of their relationship, Andre was part of the Detroit Pistons, while Janet reprized her role as Sam in the spin-off series Sam and Cato,
The reason being that their brief fling suddenly made headlines because of the reactions shared by fans of the two stars, who knew nothing about their romantic connection.
Another reason is a recent Twitter post titled “Never Forget When Sam Puckett & Andre Drummond” has garnered 66,000 likes and over 3,500 retweets at the time of writing.
Janet addresses their relationship
Janet and Andre’s relationship garnered a lot of attention on social media when the two stars first became romantically involved.
no statement made The star told Nerdist.com (via Hollywood Life) that Andre was the one who “slipped into his DMs” but their relationship didn’t last very long.
“It only lasted like a week, it was really short,” she told the outlet.
The former Disney actress recalled her first kiss and explained the experience in detail.
“My first kiss with him was after we were laser tagging,” she continued. “I was standing in a chair… I went for it. But it wasn’t great. It didn’t go very well. No spark and mouth… The sizes weren’t right.”
But all that is now in the past. Janet is currently unmarried to public knowledge, while Andre is the father of two children, but remains silent when it comes to his personal life.
Brief fling sends fans wild
It’s safe to say that some Twitter users still can’t get their heads up about Janet and Andre’s brief fling and many of them have flooded the site with their thoughts.
“Still wild that Janet McCurdy and Andre Drummond were a thing?” reacted a user.
“Still Can’t Believe That Andre Drummond & Janet McCurdy Used To Date,” Anyone Else wrote,
“Like that relationship made zero sense,” another One commented while a fourth fan couple: “I still wonder what got Andre Drummond and Janet McCurdy together.”
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