Jenna Ortega wins hearts as she stands up for Winona Ryder against photographers' demands at Venice

VENICE, ITALY: Jenna Ortega isn't letting anyone mess with her 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' co-star Winona Ryder.

During a photocall alongside Catherine O'Hara at the 81st Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, August 28, the 21-year-old showcased the genuine bond she shares with the 52-year-old actress.

Jenna Ortega encourages Winona Ryder to ignore photographers' demands

In a clip shared by Entertainment Tonight, photographers can be seen repeatedly urging Winona Ryder to remove her sunglasses despite her apparent discomfort. At that very moment, Jenna Ortega stepped in with quiet confidence, reassuring her co-star that she didn't need to comply with the requests. 

"No, you don’t have to," said Ortega, making it clear that she had her back. 

Fans have been treated to plenty of Ortega and Ryder at the Venice Film Festival, where they’ve been busy promoting the highly anticipated 'Beetlejuice' sequel.

In the Tim Burton film, Ryder reprises her role as Lydia Deetz, while Ortega steps into the quirky world as her daughter, Astrid Deetz. It will also feature the return of Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice and O'Hara as Delia Deetz.

Apart from Ortega, other new additions include Willem Dafoe as Wolf Jackson, a ghost detective, Monica Bellucci as Dolores, Beetlejuice's wife, Justin Theroux as Rory, and Burn Gorman as a town reverend.

Embracing their on-screen personas, both actresses, especially Ortega, have fully embraced the goth aesthetic reminiscent of their characters.

At the movie’s premiere on Wednesday, Ortega paid homage to Lydia’s iconic red wedding dress from the 1988 film, dazzling in a Dior Haute Couture two-piece ensemble that captured the spirit of the character.

Meanwhile, Ryder exuded classic elegance in a Chanel tuxedo gown featuring a floor-skimming skirt. 

'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' is set to be theatrically released on September 6. 

Jenna Ortega wins fans' hearts as she stands up for Winona Ryder

Fans took to the comments section of the ET Instagram post to express their admiration for Jenna Ortega. Many celebrated her gesture, praising her for standing by her co-star and reinforcing their on-screen and off-screen bond.

One commented, "That's a great friend," and another said, "It’s my favorite thing ever when women support fellow women ❤️👏👏👏❤️."

A person noted, "Jenna for the W. Winona is a Queen and wear them sunglasses if she wants❤️." Someone else noted, "Just love Jenna so much ❤️."

"Love this. Winona is known to have terrible anxiety in front of photographers like this, so Jenna is literally helping her so much here," expressed a fan, while one more shared, "Jenna is awesome ❤️ I love Winona Ryder. She is so sweet."

"Queeeen. And Jenna saying you Dony have to. Ooof 🥹🥹 I stan this behaviour," wrote another person, gushing over Ortega. 

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