Cheetah GirlsAlum Sabrina Bryan ‘Grateful’ for ‘Protection’ She Had as a Child Star (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

“I think we talk a lot about that on the podcast because it’s different,” Bryan tells PEOPLE in reference to herMagical RewindpodcastwithBoy Meets Worldstar Will Friedle. “When you are growing up in front of the camera also how you’re around all adults, there’s a lot of things that go into it, some amazing, some not great.”

She adds, “And I was always really grateful because I always had a lot of protection around me.”

(L-R) Kiely Williams, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Raven-Symoné on the set of ‘Cheetah Girls’.DISNEY CHANNEL/BOB D’AMICO

DISNEY CHANNEL/BOB D’AMICO

“My parents, one of them was always on set with me and just really kept me away from anything that could be dangerous or put me in a bad place,” Bryan explains. “And I just really got lucky that I had parents that were just always eyes open. The industry is amazing, but you have to always be careful and take care of your kids.”

Sabrina Bryan at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards.Frazer Harrison/Getty

Frazer Harrison/Getty

Sabrina Bryan and her husband Jordan Lundberg at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards.Jesse Grant/Getty

Jesse Grant/Getty

The statement added, “Our highest priorities are the well-being and best interests not just of our employees, casts and crew, but of all children, and we have adopted numerous safeguards over the years to help ensure we are living up to our own high standards and the expectations of our audience.”

In the Max documentary, several Nickelodeon stars, includingDrake Bell, detailed allegations of abuse they experienced while working on Nickelodeon shows.

On Thursday,Melissa Joan Hart, who starred on the Nickelodeon showClarissa Explains It All, appeared on theMeghan McCain Has Entered The Chatpodcastand shared that while she hasn’t seen the docuseries — something she called a “mistake” — she"100 percent" believes the allegationsdespite her own positive experience with the network.

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“I don’t know other people’s experiences. I’m not negating anything anyone else says,” said theSabrina the Teenage Witchstar. “I’ve never been told these people’s stories that are in the documentary or and I have to say I’ve never heard a story from a Nickelodeon star personally.”

“No one’s come to me and talked to me about any of these situations, and that’s not to say anything about anyone’s story,” she continued. “I absolutely trust and believe them 100 percent.”

source: people.com