Jenna Ortega Shocks With Drastic Transformation, Faces ‘Unhealthy, Skinny’ Comments

Jenna Ortega is getting a lot of attention online after her latest appearance. Some viewers said she looked much slimmer, while others felt people were paying too much attention to her body.

The actress recently appeared in Esquire’s “How I Got Here” series. She spoke about her career, her time as a child actor and how she made it in Hollywood. Still, many people online ended up talking about how she looked.

As Ortega talked about her career, some viewers focused on her appearance instead. A few said she looked thinner than she did in past appearances.

One user wrote, “What is happening to this girl, why is she looking like this?”

Another commented, “Why are all Hollywood actresses getting slimmer and thinner, are they on skunk or ?”

A third user said, “Is she going full Ariana grande ... Or they running out of adrenachrome.”

Another person asked, “What is happening in Hollywood? Why is everyone becoming unhealtily skinny?”

One more user wrote, “she took the example of Ariana and she's destroying her beauty for nothing.”

A similar debate happened around Demi Moore at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, when people on social media focused on her appearance. Even Ariana Grande raised concerns recently after her skinny look.

Ortega has not spoken about the comments about her appearance. There is also no statement from her representatives about any health issue.

During her Esquire interview, Ortega did talk about some of her experiences as a child actor. She said she would sometimes go entire days without eating or drinking because she did not want to be a burden on set.

She also opened up about her early worries about taking on Wednesday. Ortega also gave a glimpse of what viewers can expect from the show’s upcoming third season, which she said will take a more mature direction.