Jenna Ortega’s younger sister Aliyah reacts to concern over her weight

Jenna Ortega’s younger sister Aliyah Ortega has hublicly reacted to the widespread concern over the star’s weight loss.The Wednesday producer-star, turning 24 next month, had shocked fans with her gaunt appearance in an Esquire video posted Tuesday where she admitted to disordered eating as a child actress.The 22-year-old influencer was responding to an Instagram post from Ortega super-fan Amrita Singh pleading with trolls to ‘leave her alone’ and stop making ‘assumptions about her health.”She doesn’t owe anyone an explanation her life is her life, and her body belongs to her,’ the 36-year-old Guyanese DJ wrote.’She has every right to make whatever decisions she feels are best for herself without being judged, discriminated against, or subjected to unnecessary speculation. We don’t know what she may be going through, and we shouldn’t assume anything based on appearances or a few comments from an interview.’Aliyah took to the comments section and wrote: ‘!!!’ Jenna Ortega’s younger sister Aliyah Ortega publicly reacted to the widespread concern over her weight loss on Wednesday (posted in 2024)That same day, the youngest of the Emmy Award nominee’s four siblings posted a TikTok of herself lip-syncing along to a song by Ariana Grande, who has also not responded to criticism over her shrinking figure.’I love that I can [come] home to the Coachella Valley,’ Ortega told People of her family back in 2017.’And see my family and friends who have been with me from day one. It’s nice to have them by my side, always.’The Cali-born, Mexican-Puerto Rican beauty has repeatedly admitted to suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, which medical researchers have linked to eating disorders.’I have pretty intense OCD, so I’ve had the exact same routine for seven years,’ Ortega told Vogue last year.’I count to a certain number in the shower. I put my clothes on in a certain order. If I’m having a bad day and I don’t know why, it’s because I put the wrong sock on the wrong foot. I’m very aware of stuff like that. And while it may come across as silly, and I can acknowledge that, it also brings me some sort of comfort.’The Daily Mail has reached out to the Gen-Z scream queen’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.Ortega is gearing up to portray a muscular ‘prodigious’ gymnast trying out for the Olympics and clashing with her coach (Rose Byrne) in Mary Bronstein’s film Nasty hitting theaters next year.Warner Bros. Clockwork ‘is rolling cameras this fall’ on the project. 2026 vs. 2025: The Wednesday producer-star – turning 24 next month – had shocked fans with her gaunt appearance in an Esquire video posted Tuesday where she admitted to disordered eating as a child actress The 22-year-old influencer was responding to an Instagram post from Ortega super-fan Amrita Singh (pictured October 17) pleading with trolls to ‘leave her alone’ and stop making ‘assumptions about her health’ Aliyah took to the comments section and wrote: ‘!!!’ That same day, the youngest of the Emmy Award nominee’s four siblings posted a TikTok of herself lip-syncing along to a song by Ariana Grande, who has also not responded to criticism over her shrinking figure ‘I love that I can [come] home to the Coachella Valley,’ Ortega told People of her family back in 2017. ‘And see my family and friends who have been with me from day one. It’s nice to have them by my side, always’ The Gen-Z scream queen is gearing up to portray a muscular ‘prodigious’ gymnast trying out for the Olympics and clashing with her coach (Rose Byrne) in Mary Bronstein’s film Nasty hitting theaters next year[embedded content] But first, audiences can catch Ortega as the titular obsolete companion android in Taika Waititi’s dystopian sci-fi flick Klara and the Sun, which hits US/UK theaters October 23But first, audiences can catch the two-time Actor Award nominee as the titular obsolete companion android in Taika Waititi’s dystopian sci-fi flick Klara and the Sun, which hits US/UK theaters October 23.The big-screen adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel will also star Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy, Steve Buscemi and Natasha Lyonne.Ortega executive produced and reprised her unblinking, deadpan role as the Nevermore Academy student in the upcoming third season of Netflix’s Wednesday.The Dior Beauty brand ambassador’s other upcoming roles include Cathy Yan’s Miami Art Basel-inspired comedy thriller The Gallerist, J. J. Abrams’s science fantasy film The Great Beyond, Leos Carax’s seventh feature film Lily May B, David O. Russell’s pool flick Shutout and a remake of Barbet Schroeder’s 1992 thriller Single White Female.Worryingly, the last two films Ortega produced and starred in – Hurry Up Tomorrow and Death of a Unicorn – received absolutely dismal reviews and bombed at the box office.