Jenna Ortega has become the latest celebrity to attract a flood of concerned remarks from fans on social media over her lean frame.

Ortega, best known for playing the titular member of the Addams Family on the Netflix series Wednesday, found herself facing the online scrutiny this week.

The 23-year-old starred in a lighthearted video in which she answered questions about her career, accompanying a new profile in Esquire. 

In the interview, Ortega also recalled going 'all day' without eating or drinking on set as a child star.

However, observers in the comments section found their focus drawn less to her responses than to her strikingly thin figure.

'I already know what the comments are gonna be,' one sighed before others wrote: 'Jen …. Are you okay …,' and: 'sorry if its rude but is she ill? She doesn't look well. :(.'

The Daily Mail has contacted Ortega's representatives for comment. 

During a red carpet event for Wednesday in May, held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for the Netflix festival FYSEE, Ortega was characteristically svelte but her heavily made-up complexion appeared less gaunt than in the new Esquire video. 

Viewers of the clip posted such reactions as: 'Her too ?,' 'i'm so tired of everyone shrinking,' 'Why'd she get so thin?,' and: 'What is going on anyone notice this pattern .. :/ I hope these celebrities will take better care of themselves.' 

'She needs several Ortega brand taco kits, ground beef, refried beans, rice, queso fundido...,' a viewer joked under the YouTube video.

Meanwhile, an X user uploaded a post that amassed over 5,000 likes demanding: 'How and why is no one else alarmed by how thin she is?'

The social media commentator continued: 'Can we stop pretending that this is normal and healthy and that she’s “always been this thin”? Because she hasn’t, it’s deeply concerning and I’m very scared for her wellbeing.' 

Another X user quoted that tweet and wrote in a gentler tone: 'I agree that the change is noticeable, and I completely understand why people are concerned because it really doesn’t seem normal. I just hope she’s okay and has people around her looking out for her. It’s genuinely concerning to see.' 

A third opined: 'Seriously, pretending you didn’t see it once is understandable. But pretending everything is fine when it’s clearly not? That’s denial. They’ve seen it, they know, but pretending is easier than facing reality.' 

'Are they starving her?' still another gasped. 'What happened to Jenna Ortega and why does she look like she just got out of a concentration camp?' 

Some social media users, however, took a different view, such as one who groaned: 'now they’re starting to get on Jenna Ortega’s a** oh lord.'

That fan met with a ripple of agreement in the form of replies like: 'no genuinely it's making me so mad,' and: 'How very shocking that it's actually just to attack women.'

'Not y'all now attacking Jenna Ortega for being skinny, y'all should applied for a job or start studying something relating with nutrition because damn everyone diagnosing about a certain type of body without a degree or PDH,' wrote another. 

'If you are unconfortable with your body then is your problem but stop attacking people's bodies/physical appareances. XOXO.'

In her Esquire, the actress recalled her times on set as a child star, stating, 'As a child, I was so grateful and so excited to be there that my game face was on.'

'I wasn't asking for a sip of water. I would go all day without eating, drinking, whatever, because I wanted so badly to not be in the way of anybody.'

She added, 'Maybe that was my mistake, was not actually looking after myself.'

She explained: 'I was 7 years old when I said I wanted to do this. My parents laughed at me when I told them that I wanted to do it, and then that was kind of the root of everything. The motivation. And I never really stopped, because I’m very stubborn. And then I never questioned it.'

She also added that fellow child star Dakota Fanning was her inspiration, noting how watching another young girl on screen 'felt like wisdom' and had taught her younger self what it was to be an actor.