'Wednesday' Star Jenna Ortega Spills The Details Of Her First Day On Set | First Thing With | ELLE

[@jrose3886]

it is so refreshing to have a celebrity that makes awkwards very charming. obsessed with Jenna rn

[@Noname-nz8nl]

Refreshing? Kristen Stewart has been in this industry since last decade tho

[@michelle5073]

she's like a mini aubrey plaza i love it!

[@heyitzyeji]

Sameeee

[@jrose3886]

@@michelle5073 oh yea! love her tooo!

[@jrose3886]

@@thekaren1111 definitely

[@HeyImPissed]

I have nothing against Millie Bobby Brown, but it feels so refreshing seeing someone else at the top of Netflix in stardom, amazing performance from Jenna.

[@steph9123]

Yes, Anya Taylor-Joy is also an amaxing actress

[@najodo5209]

why even bring up millie what???

[@minsunger]

@@najodo5209 millie has been the "netflix girl" for quite awhile now and wednesday surpassed stranger things 4 so i guess that's why they brought millie up

[@dontreadprofilephoto5918]

@@najodo5209 she became too full of herself and became too arrogant. glad someone else took her place.

[@apurvabachute3692]

@@dontreadprofilephoto5918 yeah i think so too. Not hating her, but when she debuted that blond look, she kinda came back with this over-confident, hyper active, cringy quirky attitude especially on talk shows and interviews. It was kinda annoying.

[@Seven-280z]

I hope there will be a season 2, Jenna is the perfect Wednesday

[@sabussy212]

It’s been renewed

[@Caitlin1928]

@@sabussy212 Are you sure? I just did a quick search and didn't see anything official. Although considering how popular Wednesday is already, I have no doubt that it will be renewed.

[@evylrune]

Xavier literally asks her if she would come back at the end of the show.

[@clarkkent1680]

@@sabussy212it’s not renewed yet

[@jibzzzzzzzzzio]

@@evylrune they sequel baited on the last episode, and it had the highest first week (or day i forgor) watch howtory of all of netflix. For sure getting a season 2

[@ellie.taylorsversion]

I don’t know about you all, but I think she owns this character from now on. Whenever I hear the word “Wednesday” I think of her

[@ELLE]

She absolutely killed her role as Wednesday 🖤

[@dude-rk6rc]

no, it will always be christina ricci. All the real addams family fans remeber her as wensday too. plus this is a spin off of wensday and they went over that many times. Even jenna herself said that christina owns it.

[@SpecialAgentSpectre]

@@dude-rk6rc how about the 1960 one?

[@SpecialAgentSpectre]

The og

[@aakano15]

frr

[@officialnicklago]

I love the way she remembers everything. I would not be able to answer like 80% of this questions

[@kimlima1814]

most down to earth interview of a actor treating her job as a job and nothing else, yet keeping clear how happy she is about working with this and having a supportive family around her. Well raised, Jenna. what a cool woman.

[@DOOBISOFT]

The way she talked about her first Splurge wasn’t even for her it was for her sister 🥹 Cheerleading costumes are soooo expensive that’s so sweet

[@MonkeyDGoofy_]

Jenna is such an underrated actress, she's so amazing.

[@soyyertom]

jenna's sister is actually really sweet for letting her go about her day without knowing about her fish, it would have really affected her at work being so young im sure

[@ellie.taylorsversion]

she seems like such a cool and interesting person to hang out with and the way she handles everything so professionally and calm is making her look more stunning than she already is. Love her with all my heart. Probably one of my biggest inspirations yet

[@xerilaun]

Agreeddd

[@shadowx2652]

Interesting

[@iggystardust9236]

Lol "more stunning than she actually is". I know you didn't mean it in a bad way but that sounds so hilarious haha

[@AnnaF33]

@@iggystardust9236 she is not stunning at all ffs😂 yall find everyone who is overrated stunning

[@EyrinsChannel]

This attitude and character will make her go far in this industry. Keep it up, Jenna!

[@fridalitzy]

Her laugh is SO adorable 😭💕✨

[@rosey_colours]

Ikr 💞

[@JennaOrtega-un4ld]

Thank you so much for your tender care and support, I really appreciate it. It helped me to take heart and keep pushing in everything I do. It reminded me that dreams can come true. It proved to me that hope and civility are alive and well. I hope it did for you too. Looking forward to give you the best always....

[@victoriasenyuk4416]

I dont know how soooo many people slept on her before. But she is incredible hard working and so so professional. She is one of my inspirations for a long time. And I happy that her work finally exploded. This gurl was on so many projects. Like with 20 years woooow

[@adxbee]

her answers are so wholesome and she seems very down to earth! love to see it

[@laiba4309]

2:03 She remembered her fan's name..such a sweetheart 🙆❤️

[@Lali218]

She is so well spoken and mature for her age. She was AMAZING on Wednesday 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@naidawoud5019]

she 20

[@alexanderphilip1809]

Its a rare enough thing to see a young actress with humility, maturity and grace in hollywood these days.

[@JoeyWitter]

I’ve watched Jenna since her Disney channel days and I love how she’s growing so I still watch her shows in my teen years. Love her ❣️

[@pixeldreamsph]

Jenna's first heartbreak is her fish unaliving itself. That's just on brand Wednesday vibes.

[@eddiebanxz9965]

I’m so glad she’s finally getting the recognition she deserves . I’ve been obsessed since Scream 5 but even that was late

[@Not.shayyla]

I’ve been obsessed with her since stuck in the middle lol

[@AnnaF33]

She was so bad in Scream😂 her acting was so bad ffs

[@sp_latz]

@@AnnaF33 no it wasn’t 😂

[@_anaaaa]

jenna is so sweet. she had tears in her eyes while talking about her fish...

[@amaani4459]

Love how she was crying and laughing while she’s explaining her fish death! 😆

[@atamagashock]

Jenna is such a breath of fresh air in Hollywood! She absolutely crushed her character. No disrespect to the previous , but Jenna just brought wednesday to life like nobody had done before. I’m 42, so I watched reruns as a kid, saw the movies in the 90s and now watched Wednesday and I’m watching it again with my kids this weekend.

[@padtrickkeys3261]

Agreed 👍

[@AA-qb7ni]

She was honestly born to play Wednesday 🖤🖤 I can't wait for Jenna to continue killing it in Hollywood!!

[@aBBy-pq4tx]

2:27 I wasn’t sure if she was crying at first😂😂😂. Her laugh is infectious

[@irisdemisoleil]

I love how real she is, she definitely has a bright future ahead of her. One of thee California deserts’ talents, extremely proud of her and rooting for her always!! 🤍🤍

[@jonathantowlen6545]

I hope she is always loved and supported by people that truly have her best interest in mind and not their own. She doesn't need guidance on how or what she should be she has it in her to figure that out on her own. Glad she is well known now and landed this big role.

[@JennaOrtega-un4ld]

Thank you so much for your tender care and support, I really appreciate it. It helped me to take heart and keep pushing in everything I do. It reminded me that dreams can come true. It proved to me that hope and civility are alive and well. I hope it did for you too. Looking forward to give you the best always....

[@Omar-js6yf]

She's charming, funny and interesting I bet hanging out with her would be a blast and the perfect casting for a character like wednesday

[@Chihiro_eilish]

Jenna Ortega is very talented.

[@javanng9906]

jenna: my first heartbreak was a betta fish. *tells her story* *starts "crying"* every teen:

[@naomipeterson3321]

Jenna always does such an amazing job🖤

[@Dai1lest]

I haven't really heard alot of Jenna before maybe a little bit of Stuck in the Middle/You, but after watching Wednesday I hope she goes huge and keeps going because she seems so down to earth and is really sweet and straight driven...there is a certain vibe about her can't really put my finger on it but either way her portrayal of Wednesday is just beyond perfect!!

[@shakirashakira1296]

I love how she still remembers the name of the first person who recognized her

[@JMxx6204]

I’d never heard of Jenna until “Wednesday” but she absolutely owned it. Excellent.

[@simplyxenia3340]

That’s surprising actually. Did you grow up watching Disney or no?

[@lifelovepursuit17]

SAME🖤

[@justintimeleave1360]

Same. I’m in my 30s so it’s reasonable not to have seen her disney shows

[@simplyxenia3340]

@@BillyMayDays well Stuck In the Middle tan for years. Just because you watched it doesn’t mean you had to watch it when it first came out.

[@oliviamadison5989]

I can listen to Jenna all day.. she has that voice.. is so friendly and kind and straightforward..

[@aisha9311]

She will be one of the best actresses of the future

[@steph9123]

I agree, her and Millie Bobby Brown, Anya Taylor-Joy, Zendaya and more 🥰

[@kitanajane9796]

she's so humble it's so sweet

[@macroasif]

The plot twist and structure of this series is so well done.All the caracters are perfected.

[@zunairafaiz372]

THE WAY SHE LAUGHS AND TOLD THE STORY ABOUT THE FISH COMITING SUCIDE HAD ME IN TEARS..

[@amaaliitaaa]

still can't belive she's 20

[@letsRegulateSociopaths]

That she will inevitably be the role model for millions of girls is about the most badass thing ever...

[@lexp8980]

I could honestly listen to her talk for a very long time, she has a nice voice and enunciates so well

[@JennaOrtega-un4ld]

Thank you so much for your tender care and support, I really appreciate it. It helped me to take heart and keep pushing in everything I do. It reminded me that dreams can come true. It proved to me that hope and civility are alive and well. I hope it did for you too. Looking forward to give you the best always....

[@hilarykoh]

The way she cried abt her fish as her first heartbreak is so Wednesday of her

[@Shegrowshere]

I can’t wait for Season 2!! She’s literally how I picture Wednesday to be!

[@sundarmaanya.swiftie]

"It was really awkward but only because I make things awkward" *story of my life*

[@GOBLlN]

this girl almost cried again because of her suicidal fish that died when she was 11 year old how i cannot love her more😭😭😭

[@oliviamcgowan4148]

the awkward thing is so me, I feel like I make things awkward or I find myself in awkward situations sometimes and because of that I'm very afraid of one day having to go onto a set with people and actually have to speak to them and then making it this whole awkward thing that it isnt. I relate to so much stuff that Jenna says, awkwardness, being weird etc it's kinda bizarre.

[@oliviamcgowan4148]

but because I relate to Jenna in that way it takes so much stress and overthinking off my shoulders because she is so successful.

[@maxsmith4506]

I can tell you're a bit awkward just from the way you put your comment because it's all over the place 😂

[@oliviamcgowan4148]

@@maxsmith4506 oh-

[@bernardomiel1409]

I could listen to her talk forever.

[@peachieflamee]

I can’t believe she’s only 20! She seems so mature and collected for her age

[@NiKOliDANBURSKi]

She plays Wednesday so well 😊

[@MAXKIDDO8888]

I can honestly say the only reason I’m watching Wednesday is because of her.

[@JennaOrtega-un4ld]

Thank you so much for your tender care and support, I really appreciate it. It helped me to take heart and keep pushing in everything I do. It reminded me that dreams can come true. It proved to me that hope and civility are alive and well. I hope it did for you too. Looking forward to give you the best always....

[@djsany2959]

Thank you Jenna for existing. What a character 🖤

[@Mosaic_Mirror]

Wow she is STUNNING

[@GreatBritishBak3r]

Not Jenna calling out Tim Burton's bbq with no music 😂😂

[@egsantos]

So fresh and so wholesome! Everybody loves Jenna!

[@ActuallyArwen]

I love the questions y’all asked I feel like I learned a lot about her

[@heyhi7762]

jenna was always so cute she’s really come into herself and is soooo pretty and confident

[@RayPaganJr]

Just a beautiful young lady. Love her style and her love for her family. I fell in love with the character portrayed by Christina Ricci and never thought anyone would ever come close to being Wednesday like CR, but Jenna nailed the role and now has a forever fan of her work.

[@Moboclub]

I can say this, I love her.She is unique and divine.

[@sweetro_]

Jenna : has a nightmare about a hand up until age 15 also Jenna: works on a film where a hand is a side character

[@thenomad8123]

I liked wednesday and Jenna's acting the only problem is the show was shorter than I expected i hope there will be season 2

[@jessicaxhansen]

love how this series is called first THING. also love that all she saw was chucky’s hand and dreamt of it every year as well as dreaming of being Wednesday. flash forward and she’s playing Wednesday and her sidekick is a hand 🤣 definitely some foreshadowing or manifesting going on here

[@assetaccountstaxmanager1]

Helloypu Be My Loving Mom ?

[@aalyssastevenson5009]

Jenna you did an amazing job 🫶🏽!

[@douknewcomb9478]

We will be seeing a great deal more of this budding super-star. Smart, quick, compassionate and very easy to look at.

[@JennaOrtega-un4ld]

Thank you so much for your tender care and support, I really appreciate it. It helped me to take heart and keep pushing in everything I do. It reminded me that dreams can come true. It proved to me that hope and civility are alive and well. I hope it did for you too. Looking forward to give you the best always....

[@JennaOrtega-fg5lx]

Thanks again for having me Elle x

[@quinnoak4072]

I think I physically NEED season 2 of Wednesday

[@Jocelyne000]

Yess same

[@SkyBlueRose15]

Jenna is amazing!!! I love her acting 💗

[@selmaclaumarch2504]

Her little laugh was so cute 🥰

[@mei9242]

2:00 the fact that she still remember the name of that fan is amazing

[@aestheticqueen15]

She’s a very great actress and would love to see her in more things for the future

[@albertocabrera6614]

This woman is going to be a powerhouse.

[@MelissaNgai]

So happy for Jenna! She's really talented and interesting to hear from.

[@Murr_3823]

She is so perfect for this role it's amazing I get compared to her so much as well-

[@Chafia-vi5oq]

She’s so talented.. saw her for the first time on “YOU”

[@pinkglitterheart]

She’s so lovely

[@cristastic1149]

literally love her

[@akeilanyokwoyo4955]

The fact that she had a dream about a hand and a hand ended up being a cast member

[@NonymousGames]

I stayed dying laughing when I saw her starting to cry over her fish 😂😂😂 call me a bar person for that, but it was so funny, idk why 😂

[@cdmnumber3fan]

Can’t help but be enamored with her describing herself as awkward lol

[@raina25_]

shes perfect for wednesday. cant wait for season 2

[@dudette7681]

She is Wednesday, that's why this character fits her so much!

[@nannacat3]

I love that she IS from normal family! ❤️

[@nathanthomas388]

It's not Tuesday anymore. The new talent is here. Jenna. Zendaya. Maisie. Letitia. Florence...amazing.

[@em0shorty]

everything about jenna Ortega/wednesday you just love

[@Angel-lz9wp]

When she was talking about her fish 🐟 and started tearing up talking about it I felt so bad

[@rmannayr2129]

JENNA IS A PERFECT MATCH FOR WEDNESDAY!

[@StevenArzola-pv8tw]

Thank you for the interview everything so great explains everything about you it was very informative thank you so much

[@vanillqsxgar]

Shes so perfect! I love her and I love the show wednesday! UR AMAZING JENNA

[@izzyclarke5194]

0:15 little Jenna is so cuteee

[@mamamodotcom]

SHE JUST REALLY GIVE A MILLION PERCENT OF JUSTICE ON THE CHARACTER, ITS LIKE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING SHE IS TOTALLY WEDNESDAY ADDAMS, SHE WAS BORN AS WEDNESDAY ADDAMS FR.

[@tesscuv4046]

the way she's so well outspoken is so captivating

[@TheLiamster]

I love Jenna, she’s my celebrity crush

[@tp17061990]

She was amazing back in You as Ellie and being rocketed like that for Wednesday simply reaffirms that.

[@sitbone3]

Binged watched the series and I was very impressed with her ability to create her character. I worked in the industry for 20 years and there are some actors who are just naturals at it. She’s one of them.

[@JennaOrtega-un4ld]

Thank you so much for your tender care and support, I really appreciate it. It helped me to take heart and keep pushing in everything I do. It reminded me that dreams can come true. It proved to me that hope and civility are alive and well. I hope it did for you too. Looking forward to give you the best always....

[@teodoras.553]

What a wonderful down to earth girl.

[@laiba4309]

I love this woman so much

[@Bamlbo]

Jenna Ortega when I saw her on the show Wednesday, I could've sworn I saw her somewhere before. Now I know it's because she was on my favorite show a while back called Stuck in the Middle.

[@katherinemyers1964]

I love how down to earth she is! I love how she can have fun remembering details from growing up and she enjoys sharing them! She’s awesome! ❤❤❤

[@Foreverfree4444]

It’s crazy how grounded she is at such a young age. Very refreshing in the world we live in today. She’s a great actress and seems like a very lovely person. Wednesday Rocks!!! 😄

[@zrgxdavian2605]

Im so in love with Jenna😩