"The Next Ariana Grande": Fans Sound the Alarm Over Jenna Ortega’s Alarming Thinness
16:42 12 August, 202623-year-old Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has become the new focus of concern in Hollywood. The actress's appearance in a new interview with Esquire magazine, dedicated to discussing her meteoric rise to fame and work with Tim Burton, sparked a wave of anxious discussions on social media. Instead of focusing on the actress's creative achievements, netizens turned their close attention to her excessive thinness, comparing her to Ariana Grande, who also regularly faces criticism for weight loss.
"Where are this girl's parents?": Shocking Fan Reactions
Footage from Jenna’s interview instantly went viral on social media. Users on X (formerly Twitter) expressed open concern for the young star's health: "The next Ariana Grande... I am genuinely worried about what is happening with this Ortega girl. People, where are her parents? I hope she is taking care of herself." "Yeah, I'm shocked too. The situation is starting to look scary."
Such comments reflect growing societal tension against the backdrop of Hollywood standards returning to a "skinny" aesthetic and the popularity of weight-loss drugs (such as GLP-1). Although Jenna has never claimed to use such products or have weight issues, the public has once again started talking about the return of dangerous beauty standards that the industry seemed to be moving away from.
Childhood Trauma on Set and the Price of Success
Special attention in the interview was drawn to Ortega's recollections of the beginning of her career. The actress shared how, as a child, she had a panic-inducing fear of being a burden to adults on film sets, causing her to completely ignore her body's basic needs: "I didn't even ask for a sip of water," Jenna confessed. "I could go the entire day without eating, drinking, or anything else because I wanted so badly not to get in anyone's way."
Looking back, the actress admitted that it was a mistake and that she "didn't take care of [herself] at all" back then. Against the backdrop of modern discussions about her figure, these words sounded especially alarming to fans, forcing them to raise the topic once again of the heavy burden borne by child actors growing up under the crosshairs of ruthless cameras and social media.