Photo: Netflix; Lady Gaga/TikTok
Art recently imitated life forJenna Ortega.
TheWednesdayactress, 20, spoke withVarietyTuesday on theGolden Globes2023 red carpet, where she was asked aboutLady Gagaherself recreating the viralTikTokdance set to her song “Bloody Mary,” based on a dance Ortega does as the titular character in the hitNetflixshow.
“A long time ago, I worked with a hairdresser who used to work with [Gaga],” Ortega said. “And I had just seenLady Gagain Boston, in concert, a couple years before, and she had made me a video saying, ‘Hey, Jenna, I heard you’re a fan.’ It was a really, really sweet video.”
And while the actress “doubt(s)” Gaga “even remembers or has any idea who I was back then,” she admitted of the dance, “to see her do that now, it was kind of one of those moments that youacknowledge [how] life changes really fast, and it’s really crazy.”
In the show, the dance takes place in episode 4 and is set to The Cramps' 1981 song “Goo Goo Muck” — perfect for Ortega’s Addams family character.
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WithTim Burtonattached as executive producer and a number of A-list stars includingCatherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán and former big-screen Wednesday AddamsChristina Ricci, the show had been highly anticipated sinceit was first announced in 2021.
Wednesday, which dropped in November, is now officially one of Netflix’s most popular series of all time, as the first English-language show tosurpass 400 million viewing hoursin a single week.
Jenna Ortega.Amy Sussman/Getty
On Jan. 6, creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar confirmedthe show has been renewedfor season 2 in an interview with Tudum.
“It’s been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world,” they said in a statement. “Thrilled tocontinue Wednesday’s tortuous journey into season two.”
“We can’t wait to dive head first into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Just need to make sure Wednesday hasn’t emptied the pool first,” they added.
Asked what role she’d want Gaga to have if the actress and singer were to appear in season 2, OrtegatoldVarietyon Tuesday, “I think Mrs. Thornhill (Ricci) and Wednesday had this weird kind of mentor relationship or kind of understood each other in a certain way, so ifLady Gagawere to be a part, I think they would have to be two monsters than understand each other.”
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source: people.com
