Celebrity · Posted 3 minutes ago “I Felt Like A Caricature Of Myself”: Jenna Ortega Recalled The “Hard” Backlash Over Her Comments About Rewriting “Wednesday” Lines “You’re never going to please everybody, and as someone who naturally was a people pleaser, that was really hard for me to understand.” by Ellen Durney BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail Jenna Ortega has reflected on all the controversy over her comments about rewriting lines on Wednesday . Gilbert Flores / Variety via Getty Images As I’m sure you know, 21-year-old Jenna starred as the titular character in Netflix’s Addams Family spin-off series, Wednesday .
©Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection The show’s first season — which centers on Wednesday Addams as she navigates life at Nevermore Academy — hit Netflix in November 2022 and quickly became one of the streamer’s most successful shows ever. Notably, it broke Netflix’s record for the most hours viewed in a week for any English-language TV show, with 341.23 million hours watched in its first week alone.
Despite Wednesday ’s major success, Jenna revealed last year that she had concerns about the show’s writing while they were making it in 2021 — admitting that she even felt compelled to step in and change lines. ©Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection “I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on Wednesday because it’s so easy to fall into [the teen] category.