JENNA Ortega is a popular actress known for her roles in the CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin, Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle, and Netflix’s Wednesday.
As she continues to grow her career in the entertainment industry, fans want to know more about her family.
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Who is Jenna Ortega’s mom Natalie?
Jenna was born on September 27, 2002, to Natalie and Edward Ortega.
Outside of being known as Jenna’s mom, Natalie is known for her career as a nurse.
“Wife mama nana nurse,” her Instagram bio reads.
Natalie often stays out of the spotlight but has grown a large following on social media thanks to her daughter’s success.
She is often seen posting pictures of Jenna and her other children to over 105,000 followers.
“Two of my girls wearing very different outfits and doing very different things in life. Both came from me, and both raised by me. I’m equally proud of both of them and love them very much,” Natalie captioned a side-by-side picture of Jenna and her other daughter Mia, who also works in the medical industry.
In interviews, Jenna has stated that her parents have no interest in the film industry but revealed that they still support her career in any way they can.
“I have a very supportive family and they sacrificed a lot so that I could do what I do,” Jenna said in a 2022 interview.
“Another thing I love about them is that they don’t care at all about what I do. They have no interest whatsoever in this world or in the film industry.
“I could come home from work with cool people, prominent people, people I looked up to, and they weren’t interested,” Jenna continued.
“They were like, ‘hey, you didn’t do the dishes before you left, so you’re going to have to do them all week.’”
How many kids does Natalie Ortega have?
While Jenna might be the most famous Ortega family member, she is certainly not the only one.
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Over the years, Jenna’s parents have welcomed five additional kids, including Isaac (b. 1998), Mariah (b. 1999), Mia (b. 2000), and twins Markus and Aaliyah (b. 2004).
Jenna is the middle child having been born in 2002, and while some people hate being the middle child, the Wednesday star revealed that it’s not so bad.
“There are a lot of misconceptions on being the middle child; it’s actually pretty cool,” Jenna said during a 2016 interview with Mama’s Mission.
“Your younger and older brothers and sisters feel that they can confide in you. If someone is going to miss an event, it’s usually the middle child — which causes the parents to feel guilty and try to make it up in other ways.
“Middle children get away with more stuff in general,” she added.
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Why is Natalie Ortega trending?
In May 2023, pictures of Jenna smoking cigarettes went viral and sparked criticism from fans.
Jenna’s mother also seemed to voice her opinion on her daughter’s new habit in a series of pictures posted on her Instagram story.
In one post, Natalie posted a meme of Gollum from The Lord Of The Rings that had the caption: “Don’t believe those lies about cigarettes being bad for you. I’ve been smoking for most my 21 years and I feel great!”
In another post, she shared a screenshot of a medical article on lung cancer that says it is the “top cancer killer of men and women in the U.S.,” along with a sticker that says “facts.”
Natalie then posted a picture of a quote that read: “A mother is always a mother. She never stops worrying about her children, even when they are all grown up and have children of their own.”
At this time, Jenna has not addressed Natalie’s posts, but several of her fans chimed in and praised her for speaking out.
“Bro Jenna Ortegas mom took her daughter smoking SERIOUS (I now respect her mom more than Jenna Ortega),” one person wrote on Twitter.
“This is the most mom s*** I have ever seen in my life and I’m here for it,” another person wrote on Reddit.
“Honestly after reading so many horror stories from child stars about their parents encouraging them to drink and do drugs from a very young age, it’s pretty wholesome seeing the mother of 20-something-year-old former child star go full Not Mad, Just Disappointed Mother over finding out her kid smokes,” a third said.
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