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Wednesday doll hair flip trend: Why TikTokers are mistreating Addams Family plush toy and how Jenna Ortega has reacted
Watch the video to see the Wednesday actress in her first role on Days Of Our Lives - she was just 10 years old
ACTRESS Jenna Ortega has urged fans to stop mistreating the Addams Family plush toy.
Retail stores that stock the Wednesday Addams dolls are in disarray after TikTokers tampered with the stock.
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Hitting back
Fans of The Addams Family have been leaving plush toy characters of Wednesday dolls without hair.
The viral trend for balding has got so widespread that one department store even put a poster up saying: “Do not flip Wednesday’s hair, you will be asked to leave”.
The trend has gained so much popularity that the actress felt compelled to take to social media to step in.
Jenna Ortega who plays Wednesday commented on one video saying: “Please don’t”.
Fans were left amused in the comments, and brands including Fanta, Play-Doh, and La Roche Posay joined in on the joke.
Skincare company La Roche Posay wrote: “The way the dolls look like they were over it too”.
Another fan commented: “That’s not Wednesday, that’s Thursday”.
However, this isn't the first Wednesday-inspired trend on TikTok.
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The hair-flip trend was preceded by the Wednesday dance, which was popular when the program premiered on Netflix in 2022.
Fans, including Kim Kardashian, recreated Wednesday's dance moves from the Rave'N Dance at Nevermore Academy.
Wednesday cast- Who stars in Netflix series
Jenna
Jenna Marie Ortega is an American actress.
Born on September 27, 2002, she started her career from a young age and was noticed after her mother posted a video of nine-year-old Jenna performing.
A casting director watched the video and signed her to an agency.
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Jenna starred on the popular soap, Days Of Our Lives in 2013 when she was just 10 years old.
Jenna went on to pursue a role in acting and first received recognition for her role as a younger version of Jane in the comedy-drama series Jane The Virgin.
Netflix Wednesday
Wednesday is a coming of age story that premiered on November 16, 2022, and was released on Netflix on November 2023.
The series gained predominantly positive reviews from critics, who praised Jenna's performance.
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Within three weeks of release, it became the second most watched English language Netflix series, and went on to win four Primetime Emmy awards.
In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2025.
The show was originally filmed in Romania, but the show began filming the second series in Ireland in May 2024.
Wednesday on screen
The character Wednesday, was first brought to viewers attention in the TV series The Addams Family from 1964-1966, after starting life as a cartoon in comics.
Wednesday was played by Lisa Loring, who reprised the role in the 1977 movie Halloween with the New Addams Family.
In 1991, The Addams Family returned as a film with Anjelica Huston as Morticia Addams, and Christina Ricci as Wednesday.
A second film, Addams Family Values, was released in 1993 with the same cast.
Christina joined the 2022 cast of Wednesday - but as red-haired Mrs. Thornhill, a botanical sciences teacher.
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From 1998-1999, The New Addams Family hit TV screens, this time with Nicole Fugere in the role of Wednesday.
She also played the part of Wednesday in the TV movie Addams Family Reunion.
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