Since its broadcast at the end of November, the series Wednesday made Jenna Ortega an internet star. The actress who plays the role of the daughter of the Addams family went viral on TikTok thanks to a dance scene in the fourth episode of the show, co-directed by Tim Burton.
In it, young Wednesday dances in a rather silly fashion at her school dance in the title Goo Goo Muck of The Cramps. This choreography, imagined by the actress, has been taken up massively on social networks where Internet users have fun reproducing it in her smallest gestures.
Interviewed by the media NMEJenna Ortega returned behind the scenes of the series and explains in particular that she had Covid at the time of filming this dance scene.
“It was horrible filming. My body ached. I felt like I had been hit by a car. They gave me medication between takes, ”explains the actress.
delayed success
The producer of the series. WednesdayHowever, it specifies that at the time of filming, Jenna Ortega had not yet tested positive for Covid. He also says a “very strict” protocol was put in place once the actress tested positive.
The actress was then forced to leave the shoot during her isolation. Upon her return, she confesses that she wanted to reproduce her dance scene, a request that she was refused due to lack of time.
“I asked to do it again, but we didn’t have time. I think I probably could have done it a little better,” he says.
Since its release, Wednesday, the Addams Family spin-off series had the best start in Netflix history for an English-language show. Thanks to its popularity, this choreographed passage has notably allowed for a resurgence in the popularity of the title. Goo Goo Muck by The Cramps, playing in the background.
Released in 1981, this song is now ranked 26th among the most “viral” titles of the moment in the world on Spotify. Used by netizens on TikTok to reproduce the Wednesday dance, the song bloody mary by Lady Gaga, is also experiencing the same belated success, eleven years after its release.
Source: BFM TV
