Jenna Ortega ‘Would Go All Day’ Without Food or Water as a Child Star to Make Sure She Wasn’t ‘In the Way of Anybody’
2 sources·Updated August 12, 2026

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- NZ Herald Entertainment·1h agoJenna Ortega says she went all day without eating or drinking on set as a child star
The 23-year-old says she nearly quit acting before landing Netflix series You.
Read at NZ Herald Entertainment → - Variety·7h agoJenna Ortega ‘Would Go All Day’ Without Food or Water as a Child Star to Make Sure She Wasn’t ‘In the Way of Anybody’
Jenna Ortega recently told Esquire that, as a child actor, she would go entire days without asking for food or water to make sure she was not “in the way of anybody.” “I really had it going for me as a child ‘cause I can’t think of one mistake I made,” Ortega said. “Is that […]
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