Watch: What Jenna Ortega Called the “Patronizing” Part of Playing Wednesday Addams
Wednesday’s new look is full of “whoa.”
Indeed, as Jenna Ortega took the red carpet at the Netflix series’ season two premiere in London July 30, she had onlookers shouting the word in response to her new bleached eyebrows.
At the event, the 22-year-old debuted a pair of light-blond eyebrows that matched the color of her sleeveless, sheer snakeskin dress and gave the illusion that she didn’t have any brows at all.
Jenna—who posed on the carpet alongside her season two costars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Fred Armisen and Emma Myers—complemented the look with a maroon lip and her dark hair draped back in a loose ponytail.
It’s unclear if the nearly invisible eyebrow look is a permanent change for the Scream actress, who sported her usual dark-hued brows while promoting the upcoming Wednesday season at Netflix’s Tudum event in May. However, Jenna has made it clear that she’s fully on board with switching up her appearance to hone in on the unsettling feeling that her character Wednesday Addams is meant to evoke.
“I definitely feel like I have a bit more Gothic taste than I did when I was a teenager,” Jenna told Harper’s Bazaar in May. “I’ve always been into dark things or been fascinated by them, but I was a Disney kid, and the whole thing is being bubbly and kind and overly sweet.”
And while her new appearance may be turning heads, Jenna is used to engaging with conflicting emotions, especially when it comes to the tension of playing the titular teen character as someone in her 20s.
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“It’s like how you’re dressed in the schoolgirl costume,” she continued. “There’s just something about it that’s very patronizing. Also, when you’re short, people are already physically looking down on you.”
Noting that boys can often “get away with more,” she added of the pressures of public expectation, “But girls, if they don’t stay as this perfect image of how they were first introduced to you, then it’s ‘Ah, something’s wrong. She’s changed. She sold her soul.’“
But Jenna is a strong advocate for authentic representation.
“You’re watching these women at the most pivotal times in their lives,” she said, “they’re experimenting because that’s what you do.”
Read on for other stars’ shocking hairstyle transformations over the years.
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In July 2025, the actor shaved off his beard for the first time in six years to film Dune: Part Three, which required him to rock a clean shaven look to reprise his role of Duncan Idaho.
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The American Idol winner debuted a shorter hairdo in a July 2025 The Voice promo, trading her signature blonde waves for a shorter, darker bob style.
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The actor debuted a bearded look, which he sports on season two of The Terminal List, in June 2025.
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The Stranger Things star changed up his trademark shaggy hairstyle in May 2025 by debuting a buzzcut at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Marvel actor said goodbye to Bucky Barnes’ signature long hair in April 2025, showing off a shaved head at the Los Angeles premiere of Thunderbolts*.
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In March 2025, the “Karma” singer debuted her rainbow mohawk at the GLAAD Media Awards.
In a March 2025 TikTok video, the model called this ‘do with shaggy bangs the “worst haircut of my life.”
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The Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup star debuted a short bob in March 2025, more than two months after giving birth to her and fiancé Ken Urker‘s first child, daughter Aurora Urker.
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The formerly blond Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star debuted a red bob on Watch What Happens Live in January 2025.
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The model debuted lighter locks in September 2024, a month after giving birth to her and Justin Bieber‘s first baby, son Jack Blues Bieber.
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The Emily in Paris star debuted her dramatic transformation at the world premiere of her new horror movie, MAXXXINE, in June 2024.
“Changing my hair always brings out different sides of my personality and I love playing around,” Lily told Vogue. “This cut and color feels bolder and yet somehow lighter. And completely more me—right now.”
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While attending Chanel’s Tribeca Film Festival Artists dinner in June 2024, Katie debuted a subtle, yet striking transformation of rich caramel balayage highlights that were blended throughout her brunette tresses.
The Kardashians star debuted a platinum blonde look and a bob haircut after rocking waist-length strands for quite some time.
“Did someone say they missed king kylie,” Kylie teased in the caption of her June 8 Instagram post, to which her sister Khloe Kardashian cheekily replied, “I did! I did!!!!!!”
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The former Bravo star debuted a platinum blonde look during 2024 Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture.
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The Heads of State star debuted a drastic haircut—a shoulder-grazing bob—while attending a Bulgari event in Rome i May 2024.
In May 2024, the actress chopped her hair into a bob that many fans on social media said reminded them of one of the looks she sported as Mary Camden on the ’90s series 7th Heaven.
The Transformers actress returned to her dark brown tresses and debuted a sassy bob in May 2024, a month after she dyed her hair blue to enter what she dubbed her “Jedi era.”
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At age 17, the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith debuted a new lob hairstyle overnight during 2024 Kentucky Derby weekend, which she attended with dad Larry Birkhead.
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The singer debuted a lighter, shorter ‘do in April 2024.
The Fashion Police alum debuted a blonde bombshell hair transformation May 8.
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Back to blonde: Kim debuted a new platinum ‘do in April 2024.
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The Fenty Beauty founder debuted a bright blonde hair transformation April 17 while celebrating her latest Fenty x Puma collection in London.
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The model debuted a bleach blonde pixie cut at the FRAME event April 4.
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The Jennifer’s Body star traded in her bubblegum pink tresses for a baby blue bob, which she debuted April 2.
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Less than a month afer chopping her hair into a long bob, Zendaya debuted a honey blonde transformation at the Challengers premiere March 26.
The Great star ushered in spring with a fresh cut, as she debuted a long bob March 25.
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The Mean Girls alum swapped out her signature blonde hair for a dark brunette transformation on March 18.
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The Selling Sunset star looked completely unrecognizable after debuting a dramatic blonde transformation March 16.
The Fashion Police alum ditched her signature purple hair after six years, tinting it an icy silver in March 2024.
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The Dune actress debuted a shoulder-grazing bob at Essence‘s Black Women in Hollywood Awards March 7.
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