Jenna Ortega opens up about working with Lady Gaga on ‘Wednesday’: “We couldn’t believe that she actually showed up”

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Jenna Ortega has opened up about working with Lady Gaga on season two of Wednesday.The ‘Abracadabra’ singer was added to the cast of the Netflix show last year – though who she is playing is under wraps for now.Speaking to Film Updates, Wednesday Addams actress Ortega recalled collaborating with Gaga on the series, praising the star as she admitted they “couldn’t believe that she actually showed up”.“She’s so unbelievably cool.

How she still does it, I don’t know,” she said. “Working with her, we couldn’t believe that she actually showed up, even on the day.

I think it was kind of a surreal feeling, but she is such a sweetheart.Jenna Ortega tells us what it was like working with Lady Gaga on ‘WEDNESDAY’ season 2:“She is such a sweetheart, she’s so kind and just an absolutely lovely presence to be around.

And obviously, she’s so immensely talented.” pic.twitter.com/fFl3vZwLw1— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 21, 2025“She’s so kind and just an absolutely lovely presence to be around, and obviously she’s so immensely talented that Tim and I just really had a great time getting to get to know her.”She added: “It was weird, she was kind of like a pipe dream.