Jenna Ortega says she ‘would go all day’ without food or water when she was a child actor

Jenna Ortega is opening up about the pressures she faced growing up in Hollywood, revealing that as a child actor she sometimes went entire days without asking for food or water because she feared being “in the way.”

“I was so grateful and so excited to be there that my game face was on. I wasn’t asking for one sip of water,” the actress said of her start as a child actor.

Jenna Ortega reveals she wouldn't eat or drink on set as a child star  USA Today

The actress, who had roles in "Jane the Virgin," "Stuck in the Middle" and more shows as a kid, told Esquire she didn't want to get "in the way."

Jenna Ortega has said that, as a child actor, she would go entire days on set without asking for food or water because she wanted to avoid being “in the way of anybody”. Speaking in with Esquire, Ortega reflected on what she called “rookie mistakes” and the pressure she felt to be low-maintenance at work.…

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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