Wednesday star Jenny Ortega didn’t actually ask Christina Ricci for advice on Addams Family spin-off: ‘I didn’t want to rip her off’

Wednesday Addams is back for a spin-off series (Picture: Netflix/Backgrid)Despite having Christina Ricci on the set of her new show Wednesday, Jenny Ortega chose not to ask any advice of the actress who originally played the role.Back in 1991 Christina, was cast as the daughter of Gomez and Morticia in The Addams Family movie, a role which she would go on to reprise in 1993’s Addams Family Values.The character, a teenager totally obsessed with death, inspired the new Netflix series Wednesd