Jenna Ortega says that, when she was a child actor, she would sometimes go an entire day without eating or drinking on set. In an interview with Esquire, she describes doing this so she would not take up others’ time or attention, saying she did not want to be “in the way of anybody.”
The outlets report Ortega’s account as part of her reflections on her early acting experience. Variety focuses on her specific explanation for the behavior and notes she believes she made few mistakes as a child actor. The Daily Mail also highlights the “all day” without food or water detail, framing it around her motivation to avoid disrupting the production. Both reports attribute the comments to Ortega’s interview and do not add independent verification of the circumstances beyond her statements.
