- Jenna Ortega says she’s trying to overcome the media training she received as a child star on the Disney Channel.
- The 24 year old Wednesday the actress was in the series Stuck in the middle from 2016 to 2018.
- When people approach her, Ortega always remembers what she was taught at Disney, she said.
Jenna Ortega is redefining her boundaries.
The former child star explained Thursday on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that she went without them for a while.
“When I was young and I was on the Disney Channel, they took us to media training, right?” Ortega explained that he would welcome Josh Horowitz. “And they told us, you know, ‘Every time someone meets you, that’s probably the only time they’re going to interact with you, like it’s a very special moment in their life. So be aware of that.'”
THE Wednesday The star joked: “No pressure!”
“It never left me,” Ortega said. “And sometimes I try to give myself grace and I try to have better boundaries.”
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In the real world, she’s not as open to meeting everyone in all circumstances, which makes perfect sense.
“So maybe if I feel like the situation is not so safe or maybe I don’t want to stop and agree to take a photo with a random adult male,” Ortega said. “Kids and things like that, sure. But it’s a lot. And, again, it’s gentle. Some interactions are so gentle, and others are a little more awkward or aggressive or mean. And it’s hard to know what the balance is. But you…I do what I can.”
THE Shout The franchise alum’s early work included a starring role on the Disney Channel sitcom Stuck in the middleon which she played Harley Diaz for three seasons between 2016 and 2018. Her character was a teenage girl with older and younger siblings.
Ortega also provided the voice of the character Princess Isabel in the Disney animated series. Helen of Avalor. She appeared in the cartoon The greens of big citiesAlso.
Now 24, Ortega is known for her role as Gomez and Morticia Addams’ daughter in the Netflix series. Wednesdayand also for his work in the Shout franchise and for playing Astrid Deetz, the daughter of Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz in Beetle juice Beetle juice. His new film is Taika Waititi’s Klara and the sunwhich opened its doors on Friday.
She explained to Vogue earlier this week that she has quietly struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder since the age of 7, two years before she began acting. Ortega said he practiced a specific routine every morning before going to school.
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“I had to open the sheet a certain way, open the drawer one way and brush my hair slowly,” she said.
Ortega uses therapy, medication and action to cope. She noted that it was helpful to channel all of her energy into her work.
“You have to breathe (when the cameras are rolling),” she said. “It’s another reason why I love my job.”
Watch the full conversation above.
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