At just 24, Jenna Ortega has already embodied an impressive array of characters—from the spooky young Jane to the iconic Wednesday Addams. With her leap into the spotlight, she’s snagged the title of Gen Z’s scream queen. Recently, she took a step back from the limelight, perhaps influenced by the current celestial energies encouraging reflection and inward contemplation. However, Jenna’s journey through fame isn’t just about glitzy roles and accolades; it’s also punctuated by the awkwardness of celebrity encounters. In a heartfelt revelation, she admitted to feeling like a “creep” when complimenting fans on their Halloween costumes inspired by her role in the hit Netflix series, Wednesday. As she navigates this peculiar intersection of fame and personal space, one can’t help but wonder: in a world enamored with celebrity, how do stars maintain their own authenticity while connecting with their fans? For more on Ortega’s thoughts and experiences, check out this fascinating read! LEARN MORE.

From young Jane to Wednesday and Harley Diaz to Tara Carpenter, Jenna Ortega already has a list of characters under her belt at the age of 24.

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Dubbed as Gen Z’s scream queen, the star has recently spoken about having some time away from the limelight and disappearing from our screens for a bit.

But it seems that while she does do that, she won’t be dishing out random compliments to fans of her work in the wild.

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That confession comes as Ortega admits previous instances of praising the fancy dress of viewers of the Netflix series Wednesday left her feeling like a bit of a ‘creep’.

One of her best-known roles, the American actor began starring as Wednesday Addams in the horror comedy show back in 2022, loved by fans of various age groups.

Fans often dress up as characters from the show, such as Wednesday and Enid. (James Gourley/Getty Images for Netflix)

And naturally, the series has influenced Halloween costumes over the years – I mean, the Addams Family has long-been a go-to.

Ortega has been on a press tour in the UK recently for her latest film, Klara and the Sun, which also stars Amy Adams.

While the pair were appearing on Greatest Hits Radio, host Zoe Ball asked the Scream actor if she would ever be ‘tempted to go out as Wednesday’ for the spooky season.

“Not as myself, no,” she was quick to say as she joked ‘let’s get over yourself’.

“It’s a bit too on the nose,” Ortega added.

She then went on to recall a time a few years ago when she was on a walk in Brooklyn, New York, during Halloween and saw a girl dressed as Enid – Wednesday’s roommate in the series, a colourful and bright Wolf girl played by Emma Myers. Basically, Enid is the opposite to her best friend.

“I saw this Enid and I said, ‘oh my God, I love your costume, you look great,’” Ortega recalled.

“And she looked at me like I was a creep.”

Then, the same thing happened again when the star was getting a coffee and came across a ‘six-year-old blonde girl’.

“Her wig was falling off. And I told her, ‘oh, you look so beautiful’. And she looked at me and then ran back to her classmates,” Ortega continued.

“I was like, ‘oh my god, I just scared this girl.’”

Obviously, that was not the star’s intention so nowadays she just tends to ‘leave them be’.

“I’m done in that department,” she added.

Well, fair enough to be honest.

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