Lesser-known facts about Wednesday star Jenna Ortega
Discovery
Ortega was discovered by a casting agent from a Facebook video posted by Ortega's mother
Love for the
Macabre
Just like her character Wednesday, Ortega has a morbid fascination with the macabre
New Diet
Ortega was vegan before the production of
Wednesday
, but has since changed her diet and has become a pescatarian
A proud UNAIDS Ambassador
She works closely with UNAIDS to honour her grandfather who died from AIDS
Plugged in 24/7
She loves her noise-cancelling headphones and does not leave her house without it
Who doesn't Love Stranger Things?
Dubbed the ‘new Millie Bobby Brown’, Ortega happens to be a huge fan of
Stranger Things
HER
INSPIRATION
A young Dakota Fanning in the film
Man on Fire
was Ortega’s inspiration to become an actor
Disney Princess
She voiced the first ever Latin American Disney Princess in
Elena of Avalor
Actor by Day, Writer by Night
Despite her age, she is already a published author. Her book is titled
It's All Love
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