Jenna Ortega has no shortage of acting and personal accolades (not to mention, over 40 million followers on Instagram). Most recently, the “You” season two star has (begrudgingly) won hearts as the queen of deadpan, Wednesday Addams, in Netflix’s Addams Family revival, “Wednesday.”
Since we’ve been charmed by Ortega for a while now, we set out to uncover some more interesting factoids about her, and it turns out, the soon-to-be “Saturday Night Live” host is even more amazing than we thought.
1. She’s Part of Disney’s First Latina Princess’s Story
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2. She’s the Great Grandaughter of a Mexican Immigrant
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3. Language Was an Important Part of Her Upbringing
4. She Struggles to Prioritize Me-Time
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5. She Began Acting When She Was 9
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6. She Obsesses Over Stranger Things (Just Like Us)
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7. She Isn’t Currently Dating
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Ortega told Elle in her March 2023 interview that “the idea of relationships stresses me out.”
“And also being that vulnerable with someone and having to get to know someone that well and having someone see you for all that you are…” she shared candidly. “My brain knows that I don’t need to think about that right now.”
8. Her Morning Beauty Routine Is Amazingly Minimal
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9. Her Favorite Disney Movie Is “The Lion King”
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