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Jenna Ortega reveals why she thinks Midweek Addams is a gay icon

1 December 2022, 12:34 | Updated: 3 March 2023, xv:16

Jenna Ortega explains how her Midweek Addams is unlike from the others

"She'southward somebody who embraces her differences and isn't out to please anybody. And I feel like that'due south a actually, really powerful thing to encounter."

Jenna Ortega has opened upwards almost her portrayal of Wednesday Addams and why she thinks that Wednesday is a gay icon.

Ever since The Addams Family picture franchise debuted dorsum in 1991, many LGBTQ+ viewers take resonated with Wednesday Addams. Christina Ricci's brilliant portrayal of the gothic, death-obsessed teenager cemented Wednesday'due south status as a gay icon. Since then, she's been depicted by the likes of Chloe Grace Moretz and at present Jenna Ortega in Netflix'due south Wednesday.

Following the release of Wednesday, Jenna has discussed Midweek'south ongoing popularity among the queer community.

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Jenna Ortega reveals why she thinks Wednesday Addams is a gay icon. Picture: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage, Netflix

When asked by Gayety why she thinks Wed is seen as a gay icon, Jenna said: "I think because she'southward a badass. She'due south cool, she'south got a prissy sense of style, but she'due south somebody who embraces her differences and isn't out to please anybody. I feel like that's a actually, actually powerful thing to see. I feel similar people want to see powerful women with powerful women." Can I get an amen?!

On top of that many viewers have long speculated that Midweek as a character may actually be queer or asexual herself. The new Wednesday series gives Wed two male person honey interests (Xavier and Tyler) merely she doesn't seem particularly interested in either of them. She reluctantly dates Tyler and avoids Xavier almost all season long.

In fact, Jenna herself doubts that Wednesday will date Xavier in flavour 2. Speaking to MTV News, Jenna said: "Now that Tyler's off the table, I feel like she's off of boys for a while. I experience like her and Xavier are only getting to a safe place. I think at that place'south an opportunity in that location for a actually sweetness platonic relationship."

She then added: "Because I don't think information technology'south shown often plenty, men and women having safe platonic relationships that don't become romantic and are just 18-carat, almost sibling like relationships. I retrieve that'd be wonderful to see."

Wednesday and Tyler date in the first season of the Netflix show — Wednesday and Tyler date in the beginning season of the Netflix testify. Picture: Netflix

Fans have even theorised that a line in episode 1 suggests that Wednesday may be bisexual. At the boondocks carnival in Jericho, Wednesday tells Xavier (Percy Hynes White) that she's waiting for someone. Xavier asks: "Who's the lucky guy?... Or daughter?" Keeping vague about her sexuality, Wednesday replies: "What does it affair to y'all?"

There's also speculation that there might exist a romantic connection between Wednesday and her roommate Enid. However, despite the many Wenid shippers, the series is yet to explore that human relationship in any concrete romantic fashion.

Elsewhere, Jenna spoke to Gayety about playing Wednesday as a Latina extra. She said: "I'm but so excited that young Latinos finally have that representation. I hope that they're encouraged and inspired past that."