Jenna Ortega Gave Rare Comments About How Working Affects Her Relationships

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Jenna Ortega is everywhere right now. She's the star of Wednesday, which is obviously a huge Netflix hit — and she's about to appear in the next installment of the massively popular Scream franchise, Scream VI.

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Obviously, being busy can affect other areas of your personal life — and in a recent interview for Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, Jenna opened up about how acting has affected her ability to date and enter new relationships.

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When asked about dating in general, Jenna replied, "I almost don’t even find myself interested," elaborating on the factors that affect her dating life at large.

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"A part of it is self-esteem," she explained. "I’m not ready to be that vulnerable or trusting with someone."

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Jenna also said that she was in a relationship for several years, but she ultimately had to cut it off because things got "too hectic."

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"It had nothing to do with them, it was just strictly ... I couldn’t manage," she said before continuing that it wouldn't "be fair" to a potential partner in terms of maintaining a work-relationship balance.

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"If there's one thing I'm going to focus on — which is probably something I need to change — it's going to be my work," she admitted.

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You can listen to the entire interview here.