Jenna Ortega is one of those rare young-Hollywood types whose star quality feels like it's from another era, sort of like she was teleported to us from the past.
So in a way it only makes sense she recently went viral for being caught smoking by the paparazzi. Who smokes in 2023 period, let alone Gen Z!
The paparazzi video of Ortega having a smoke break sent fans into a tizzy, many of whom were dismayed to see their favorite star having taken up such an unhealthy habit.
\u201cJenna Ortega seen smoking a cigarette has fans in an uproar \ud83d\udeac\u201d— Daily Loud (@Daily Loud) 1685131716
Though, per her status as a figure with a type of stardom we just don't see much anymore in the streaming and internet era, some of her fans couldn't help but love the old school vibe of the starlet dragging on a cigarette like back in the day.
\u201c@maddiibun @DailyLoud Electric vs Acoustic\u201d— Daily Loud (@Daily Loud) 1685131716
One person definitely not feeling Ortega's habit, however, was her greatest fan of all—her mom Natalie Ortega, who shaded her daughter online with memes trolling her for her smoking habit, as seen below.
\u201cJenna ortega\u2019s mom is sending shots at her own daughter about smoking via her instagram story ain\u2019t no way \ud83d\ude2d\u201d— \u2600\ufe0f (@\u2600\ufe0f) 1685521665
Natalie Ortega took to Instagram to share a number of Stories shading her daughter for her habit. And while she never mentioned her daughter at any point, the message was clear--you're in deep trouble young lady!
One panel of Natalie Ortega's Instagram Story featured the grey-skinned troll Gollum from The Lord of the Rings series with the caption, "don't believe those lies about cigarettes being bad for you, I've been smoking for most of my 20 years and I feel great!"
Subsequent panels included no-context information about lung and oral cancer, "cigarette stench," the habit's impacts on teeth, gum, eye and bone health, and myths about smoking like the frequently repeated and untrue claim that it helps you relax--it actually does the opposite.
Perhaps Natalie Ortega was just posting this stuff just because but it seems like she was sending a message to her daughter that her mom is onto her!
And fans online couldn't help but laugh about Jenna Ortega's mom's perfectly shady response to her smoking.
\u201cBro Jenna Ortegas mom took her daughter smoking SERIOUS (I now respect her mom more than Jenna Ortega)\u201d— Erik (@Erik) 1685543242
\u201cJenna\u2019s mom \ud83d\udc40\n\n\u201d— Jenna Ortega | Fan Page (@Jenna Ortega | Fan Page) 1685547289
\u201cThis is the only call out of Jenna Ortega's smoking that I will except because it's from her mom so it is kinda her business and also I just find it kinda funny lol.\u201d— Powell and Asperger's \u2691\ud83d\udc79\ud83d\udcfc\ud83c\udfa5#DoTheWriteThing (@Powell and Asperger's \u2691\ud83d\udc79\ud83d\udcfc\ud83c\udfa5#DoTheWriteThing) 1685524447
\u201cJenna ortega\u2019s mom posting this on her insta story after the pics of Jenna smoking a cigarette \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d Latina moms r ruthless\u201d— joci \u22c6.\u0cc3\u0fd4*:\uff65 (@joci \u22c6.\u0cc3\u0fd4*:\uff65) 1685575126
\u201cJenna Ortega clicking on her mom\u2019s insta story\u201d— Luke Flux (@Luke Flux) 1685526344
\u201ci can\u2019t believe the internet ratted on Jenna Ortega to her mom lmao\u201d— Andrew Jara (@Andrew Jara) 1685578120
\u201cNot Jenna Ortega\u2019s mom firing shots at her own daughter on Instagram\u201d— Luke Flux (@Luke Flux) 1685522310
\u201cJenna Ortega\u2019s mom is a nurse and Mexican ofc she is exposing her daughter\u201d— I\u2019m tired \u201cnot Reos\u201d (@I\u2019m tired \u201cnot Reos\u201d) 1685572723
\u201c#JennaOrtega not her mom telling her to quit smoking right now on IG in public \ud83d\udc80\u201d— \ud83c\udfa7 Hawkins Residence (@\ud83c\udfa7 Hawkins Residence) 1685532329
\u201cI wonder how far Jenna Ortega Mom can throw the chancla?!\u201d— Joey (@Joey) 1685564038
Natalie Ortega did more than just shade her daughter on Insta, though. She concluded her string of memes and trolls with one about motherhood 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.”
Even when you've rocketed to the A-list, you're still your mom's child. And she WILL cyber-bully you about your smoking habit if she has to!
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