Jenna Ortega thought she had a childhood crush on Barack Obama - but she just wanted his job
Jenna Ortega wrote letters to former US President Barack Obama aged six, and she later realised her interest was not romantic, but a desire to follow in his footsteps before she ultimately became an actress.
Jenna Ortega thought she had a childhood crush on former US President Barack Obama - until she later realised she wanted his job.
The 64-year-old politician was inaugurated in January 2009, and the Obama administration fuelled a six-year-old Jenna's desire to follow in Barack's footsteps, long before she became a successful actress.
Appearing on the latest episode of the Big Bro with Kid Cudi podcast, the Wednesday star, 23, revealed: "When I was younger, I wanted to do everything, and I thought I was going to do everything.
"When I was six, I was really into politics, and Obama got inaugurated."
Jenna even reached out to democrat Barack - who was re-elected in November 2012 for his second term from 2013 until 2017, when he was replaced as president by 79-year-old republican Donald Trump.
She continued: "I would write him letters, 'Hey! Love your work. Can I come to the White House.' And he never responded."
As a youngster, Jenna always thought she fancied Barack - but later learned she just wanted to be President of the United States.
The Scream VI cast member admitted: "I used to think it was a crush of some sort, but I just wanted his job. I wanted to go to the White House to get an understanding of OK, the Oval Office is going to be my space. I need to familiarise myself with codes and whatnot.
"Yeah, he never responded to me."
