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Jenna Ortega says Disney Channel media training ruined her boundaries with fans

The Independent·Ellie Muir·about 18 hours ago
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Jenna Ortega has admitted that her Disney Channel media training gave her a warped sense of her personal boundaries – and she’s had to work hard to improve them.

The 24-year-old former child star told the Happy Sad Confused podcast: “When I was young, and I was on Disney Channel, they took us to media training, right?”

“And they told us, you know, ‘Every time someone meets you, it’s probably the only time they’re ever going to interact with you, like that’s a very special moment in their lives. So just be aware of that.’”

“No pressure!” the Wednesday star joked.

“That has never left me,” Ortega said. “And sometimes I try to give myself grace, and I’m trying to have better boundaries.”

Jenna Ortega began acting on the Disney show ‘Stuck in the Middle’ aged 13.…

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