Jenna Ortega Tells Origin Story of Viral Wednesday Dance
It's Wednesday Addams similar you've ne'er seen her before.
Jenna Ortega , who plays the rubric quality connected the Netflix's caller Addams Family spinoff series Wednesday , has debuted an edgy caller look. The brunette histrion traded successful her medium-length locks for a sassy, chopped, layered bob. In a Dec. 16 Instagram station and quality connected The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , the 20-year-old showcases her caller hairstyle portion wearing a metallic, chained waist-trainer implicit a black, semi-sheer, achromatic collared maxi formal with achromatic level pumps.
Ortega, who wears hair extensions braided into 2 braids to alteration into Wednesday connected the show, spoke to Jimmy Fallo n astir however she created her character's now-viral dance to The Cramps ' 1981 song "Goo Goo Muck."
Ortega told Jimmy Fallon she wanted to choreograph the creation herself. "[Burton] was like, 'I cognize you've got it. You've been moving connected it. I'm not adjacent disquieted astir it. I spot you.' And I said, 'Oh, yeah, you know, it's each truthful good,'" the histrion said, before adding, "I had not gone implicit it astatine all."
Ortega besides said Netflix officials told her that her creation was "gonna beryllium a happening connected TikTok." She added, "And past they were right."
See photos of Ortega and different stars' epic hairsbreadth transformations:
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Jenna Ortega
The Wednesday prima debuted a cropped hairsbreadth look connected Instagram successful December 2022.
Khloe Kardashian
After Khloe debuted her caller 'do connected Instagram successful December 2022, captioning her post "Bang Bang," her pal Khadijah Haqq McCray replied, "Shots fired! And I emotion it."
Michelle Pfeiffer
The Grease 2 histrion shared connected Instagram that she was successful request of "a agelong overdue chop," and showcased her sleek blunt bob haircut.
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Patrick Dempsey
After dyeing his hairsbreadth platinum blonde for his relation arsenic racecar operator Piero Taruffi successful Ferrari , the histrion decided to buzz the remainder of his lightened locks to "start fresh," according to his wife Jillian Dempsey . "Change is good! Have you ever buzzed your hair?" she wrote successful a Dec. 11 Instagram post. "Watch @patrickdempsey usage clippers to destruct the dyed hairsbreadth from a quality relation and commencement fresh!"
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Vanessa Hudgens
The Princess Switch prima surely flipped the power connected her look. In a Dec. 13 selfie , Vanessa—long known arsenic a brunette—was seen sporting blonde locks and bleached eyebrows, starring fans to comparison to her look to Lady Gaga .
Maren Morris
Maren closed retired her Humble Quest circuit successful Nashville with a large chop! The state vocalist chopped her hairsbreadth conscionable 1 hr earlier stepping onto the signifier with a lob connected Dec. 2.
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Kim Kardashian
The Kardashians prima debuted a caller honey-colored hairstyle portion enjoying Miami's Art Basel.
Jennifer Garner
The histrion debuted a lob successful the weeks earlier Thanksgiving 2022.
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Robert Downey Jr.
just earlier Halloween 2022, the Iron Man histrion had his 2 youngest sons, Exton and Avri , shave his caput for his relation connected the HBO bid The Sympathizer .
Ariana Grande
The "7 Rings" vocalist showed disconnected her caller blonde look successful an Instagram photograph posted connected Oct. 26.
Dove Cameron
The "Breakfast" vocalist debuted a melodramatic yellowish blunt bob and bangs connected Oct. 18.
Megan Thee Stallion
The rapper is officially a redhead! She debuted the fiery caller 'do astatine the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit connected Oct. 4.
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Kristen Stewart
The A-lister showcased her edgy benignant portion attending the Chanel Paris Fashion Week amusement connected Oct. 4. She debuted a major caller 'do that was a premix betwixt a mullet and a pixie cut.
Bella Hadid
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Blac Chyna
"Anyone tin beryllium assured with a afloat caput of hair," the world TV alum wrote connected Instagram connected Sept. 26, 2022. "But a assured bald pistillate - there's your diamond successful the rough."
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Kirsten Dunst
"We were truthful excited to debut Kirsten‘s shortest haircut successful 17 years," hairstylist Marcus Francis said successful a property merchandise connected Sept. 26. "We decided to support the look classical and chill to lucifer her caller chic length, creating immoderate earthy bends to framework her face." According to the quality expert, the histrion chopped disconnected six inches of hair!
Chase Stokes
You thought Outer Banks had crippled twists? Well, the histrion amazed his fans by revealing successful a Sept. 22 Instagram station that helium said goodbye to his long, wavy hairsbreadth and hullo to a abbreviated cut.
Shay Mitchell
"And we did it," Shay Mitchell posted connected Instagram Stories connected Sept. 21, sharing a close-up video of her fiery reddish hairsbreadth transformation. "Jesus [Guerrero ] talented astatine truthful galore things and present that I cognize helium tin bash colour similar this."
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Patrick Dempsey
The Grey's Anatomy alum debuted platinum blonde hairsbreadth erstwhile helium was honored arsenic a Disney Legend astatine the D23 Expo connected Sept. 9, 2022. According to the actor, helium bleached his hairsbreadth for a relation successful Michael Mann 's Ferrari movie.
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Jason Momoa
The Aquaman star documented his haircut successful a Sept. 5, 2022 video successful which helium spoke to his followers astir cutting single-use plastics retired of their lives.
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Millie Bobby Brown
The Stranger Things histrion unveiled a melodramatic chin-length bob portion attending the 2022 Samsung Galaxy Creators Lounge Event successful New York City connected Aug. 10.
Ireland Baldwin
"Don't archer maine I won't bash thing due to the fact that I will. buzzed by @hairmettle," the model, girl of Alec Baldwin and ex-wife Kim Basinger , wrote connected Instagram successful August 2022.
Her ma commented, "This is my baby… Don't archer her not to bash something……. due to the fact that she will……i'm a witnesser to that and person been for galore years… Simply beautiful."
Her uncle Billy Baldwin wrote, "Wow… emotion it !!!"
Halle Berry
After sporting blonde highlights, the Monster Ball prima dyed her people curly hairsbreadth purple and attended an August 2022 boxing match, wherever she debuted her knockout style.
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Doja Cat
The "Say So" vocalist debuted her marque caller buzzcut during an Aug. 4 Instagram Live. "I consciousness similar I was ne'er expected to person hairsbreadth anyway," she shared. "I don't similar having hair. I ne'er liked having hair."
Karol G
"Two weeks of being successful emotion with seeing myself in the reflector and not being capable to amusement it," Karol G wrote on an Aug. 1 Instagram station to unveil her fiery caller 'do. "So, erstwhile you spot maine successful the streets and say: 'EaAaaa Maria BebEee that reddish hairsbreadth looks gorgeous connected you.'"
Maisie Williams
Winter is coming (well, successful a fewer months anyway) but the Game of Thrones star's caller 'do is here. Williams revealed her fresh buzzcut connected Instagram successful July 2022.
KJ Apa
The Riverdale prima stunned fans erstwhile helium shaved disconnected his signature reddish hairsbreadth successful July 2022.
Lily James
After spending astir of the twelvemonth sporting acheronian hair, Lily James showed disconnected her blonde locks successful a bid of Instagram Stories shared successful July 2022.
Zayn Malik
The One Direction alum debuted his pinkish hairsbreadth connected Instagram successful a July 2022 selfie.
Kourtney Kardashian
The world prima shared a selfie of herself with bangs to Instagram successful July. Although, the look was lone temporary.
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