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\" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">One person who didn’t want <i>Wednesday<\/i> to be <i>quite<\/i> so popular was series lead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/noradominick\/jenna-ortega-met-gala-look-2025-explainer\">Jenna Ortega<\/a> \u2014 at least, according to a new profile.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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\" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The interview comes ahead of the release of Season 2 of the hit Netflix series in August. The success of the first season shouldn’t be understated, as it quickly became <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/news\/netflix-top-10-wednesday-most-popular-1235447465\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of the most popular<\/a> English-language series on Netflix of all time. Though she had been acting since she was a child, beforehand, Jenna was best known for her roles in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/ravenishak\/best-horror-movies\">horror movies<\/a> (or, for the connoisseurs in the room, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/noradominick\/classic-disney-trivia-quiz\">Disney<\/a> series <i>Stuck in the Middle<\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">In a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a64704219\/jenna-ortega-wednesday-interview-2025\/?taid=6836fb5c1f32e2000135a56a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Harper’s Bazaar<\/a>, Jenna said that she initially didn’t want to take on the role due to the time commitment making television takes. “I was getting to this point in my career where I was doing movies and getting in the rooms,\u201d she said. “So I kept telling everyone no. I almost didn\u2019t want to hear what Tim [Burton] had to say, and really like it, and feel like I needed to do it \u2014 which is kind of what happened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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\" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">“To be quite frank, after the show and trying to figure everything out, I was an unhappy person,\u201d she continued<i>.<\/i> \u201cAfter the pressure, the attention \u2014 as somebody who\u2019s quite introverted, that was so intense and so scary.\u201d Thankfully, things have gotten better with Season 2, as Jenna is a producer and the shooting location has moved from Romania to Dublin.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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\" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">However, she is still concerned that the role may affect her future casting as a person in their early 20s. \u201cI\u2019m doing a show I\u2019m going to be doing for years where I play a schoolgirl,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut I\u2019m also a young woman.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">She further echoed Natalie Portman’s thoughts on the difficulties of being a child actor and then a short adult. \u201cI relate to that so immensely, and it\u2019s always been really annoying, because you just don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re being taken seriously,\u201d Jenna explained, noting that there can be pressure on girls to remain frozen at a certain age. \u201cYou know, it\u2019s like how you\u2019re dressed in the schoolgirl costume.\u200a\u2026\u2009There\u2019s just something about it that\u2019s very patronizing. Also, when you\u2019re short, people are already physically looking down on you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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\" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">One thing Jenna does like about the character Wednesday is her honesty. “I mean, God, if you could speak to everybody like Wednesday \u2014 just say what you truly mean \u2014 it would be amazing!\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty funny, when you think about it. She\u2019s an outsider, but now she\u2019s on these mugs, cereal boxes, and T-shirts. You\u2019re just thinking, <i>Oh, man, she would hate this!<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text
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\" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Jenna further emphasized that she’s “grateful” for her audience \u2014 but excited to take on roles that are “older and bolder and different.” You can read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a64704219\/jenna-ortega-wednesday-interview-2025\/?taid=6836fb5c1f32e2000135a56a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashajokic1\/jenna-ortega-wednesday-fame-costume\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenna Ortega Talks Wednesday Fame, Schoolgirl Costume One person who didn’t want Wednesday to be quite so popular was series lead Jenna Ortega \u2014 at least, according to a new profile. The interview comes ahead of the release of Season 2 of the hit Netflix series in August. The success of the first season shouldn’t […] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/jenna-ortega-talks-wednesday-fame-schoolgirl-costume\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-8322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8322"},{"taxonomy":"reaction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reaction?post=8322"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=8322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}