Jenna Ortega Reflects on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Experience, Shares BTS Photos in Mesh Number

The ‘Wednesday’ actress hosted the show on March 11 with musical guest The 1975.
Jenna Ortega.

Jenna Ortega.


Jenna Ortega hosted Saturday Night Live last month and we’re all still talking about her wonderful performance.

The Wednesday actress posted some unreleased behind-the-scenes photos from the March 11 episode featuring musical guest The 1975 on Instagram. 

“Backstage at snl. Such a cool experience,” Ortega captioned the April 5 carousel she shared with her 40.7 million IG followers. “I’m just feeling really grateful towards everyone who played a part in making it happen, the funny people in New York, my beautiful hmu team. Crazy time.”

The 20-year-old sat on the top part of a black leather couch in her dressing room. In perfect The Addams Family-fashion, she wore a stylish all-black number, including a mesh long sleeve top covered in tiny polka dots and teeny tiny black shorts. 

She threw a black cape blazer overtop and added a pop of color with a red flower. Underneath, Ortega donned sheer black tights and platform heels. The You star’s hair was tossed up into a messy bun with her signature bangs and some extra face-framing pieces left loose.

The latter two slides of the post featured Ortega with her glam team, including stylist Enrique Melendez, hair guru David Stanwell and makeup artist Vincent Oquendo.

“Gratitude never gets old,” mom Natalie Ortega commented. “I love you mucho mucho ❤️.”

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Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.