Ortega Had COVID, Wednesday's Dance Scene Becomes DISgusted

Wakil Ortega (Netflix)

JAKARTA - The newly released Wednesday series last week is being discussed. Starting from the iconic scene to the Wednesday character itself, this Addams family story received a positive response.

One of the things that was talked about a lot was when the Wednesday character played by

It was revealed that the scene was done when Ortega developed symptoms of COVID. Apart from that, he continued the filming process.

"I woke up and it felt strange. I never hurt and when I filmed it wasn't too bad - I felt my body hurt," said

It felt like he was hit by a car and there was a monster in the throat. They gave me medicine in the middle of filming because we were waiting for a positive result," he said.

When he tested for COVID-19, he tested negative but filming made his condition even more difficult. Moreover, the scenes he played will be played alone.

I made the choreography itself! I'm not a dancer and that's clear. I just found out the song a week before filming," he said.

"It's crazy because it was my first day with COVID so it felt bad when filming. I asked again but because we didn't have time, I thought I could do better," explained Ortiz.

The statement became controversial because the production continued even though the main star experienced COVID-19. The production house MGM as Wednesday's creator said the protocol was very much implemented.

"COVID protocol is highly carried out and when positive test results are confirmed, the production side reduces control of the set," said MGM.

Meanwhile, the public was annoyed that the production team was not responsible for the condition of their artist.

She (Jenna Ortega) should have been isolated, not asked to work while she was sick. This is a form of producer and studio indifference," wrote one Twitter user.

"Jenna Ortiz has COVID and appearing without a mask on the set is not something that needs to be exhibited. She is not praised for working when she is sick," said another.

The Wednesday series released on Netflix is the first series to be watched by 400 million in total in a week's release.