2023-06-09 14:24:14
Jenna Ortega cried while discussing social media pressures in a recent interview.
While talking to Elle Fanning for the series Actors on Actors from Variety, the actress of Scream talked regarding the intensity that imposes on a young actress in Hollywood. The 20-year-old star, who has been acting since she was a child, noticed a “very obvious change” in her life within days of debuting her Netflix series, Wednesdayin November.
Elle Fanning, who was also a child star, said social media might “get toxic,” which Jenna Ortega immediately agreed with.
“Yeah, it’s getting ugly. When I was younger, they used to do media training for us, basic Disney mode or something, where they said, “You’re going to post three times a day. That’s how you build your followersengagement, promote our show”… You would go to an audition or a meeting, and they would say to you, “How many followers ?” said Jenna Ortega.
The Wednesday Addams singer went on to confess that she got “really nervous” regarding being herself on social media following her popularity skyrocketed. “Since the show, I’ve been really nervous regarding poster, to say anything, or even to be myself because I feel like…,” she continued, to which Elle Fanning replied, “That might be wrong. interpreter. ” ” Yeah. Because I naturally tend to be sarcastic or curt, she added. It is very easy for me to find myself in difficulty. I want people to be able to get to know the people behind the camera and realize that people should never be put on a pedestal. »
In tears, Jenna Ortega explained, “And the more I was exposed to the world, the more people were feeding off of it and enjoying it. They see your vulnerability and twist it in ways you don’t always expect… It’s so weird. Sorry, I didn’t mean to cry like that. »
The star of Fallout said she still struggled to manage her online presence because it was “very easy to feel like you’re losing control”.
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