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Ryan LaBee

Jenna Ortega Keeps Getting Asked About Wednesday Romance Ahead Of Season 2. ‘To Be Fair...'

Wednesday standing with her arms crossed across her chest in Season 2 of Wednesday.

The highly anticipated second season of Wednesday is about to drop on the Netflix streaming schedule this week, and as a massive fan of the first season, I couldn't be more excited. But like many fans, I found the love interest in the first season a bit off for the character. Jenna Ortega, the star of the show, keeps getting asked about the romance stuff as we head into the new season. She thinks that, "to be fair," she played it a little differently than some people might have seen it... and she has a point.

In a new interview clip posted to Entertainment Tonight's official Instagram account, the interviewer asks how “enjoyable” it was for the actress to focus on the titular character's personal struggles instead of boys this season. Ortega pushed back a bit on this notion, sharing that she didn’t see her performance in season one as focusing on boys. Instead, she explained:

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