Jenna Ortega Unveils Velvet Rebellion at Radio Times 2025 • CelebMafia

Jenna Ortega debuts a hauntingly chic silhouette, blending gothic allure with a playful whiplash chic twist, as she graces the Radio Times cover for August 2-8, 2025.

The cover of Radio Times Magazine, dated August 2-8, 2025, hits like a visual thunderclap—Jenna Ortega, poised as Wednesday Addams, commands the frame with an intensity that lingers. Flanked by Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Morticia and Joanna Lumley’s Hester, the trio exudes a dark elegance that feels both timeless and urgent. Ortega’s outfit, a velvety black gown with a structured bodice, whispers of Victorian mourning yet dances with modern edge—crafted, one imagines, by a designer like Thom Browne, known for such gothic reinventions. The fabric’s deep sheen catches the light, amplifying her pose: one hand raised in a defiant peace sign, the other resting with eerie calm.

Accessories elevate the look—subtle yet striking, with rings that glint like tiny talismans, possibly from Bulgari, syncing with the outfit’s somber grandeur. The atmosphere is pure Tim Burton: a graveyard set, moody lighting, and an attitude that dares you to look away. Is this couture’s Blade Runner moment, where gothic romance meets futuristic rebellion?

Culturally, it’s a nod to the Addams Family legacy, reimagined for 2025’s appetite for the macabre. Ortega’s Wednesday, with her braids and schoolgirl uniform, ties back to the series’ record-smashing first season on Netflix, now reborn in Season 2 with Zeta-Jones and Lumley. The styling cohesion is flawless: hair swept into tight plaits, makeup a stark contrast of pale skin and bold lips, all weaving a narrative of youthful defiance rooted in family eccentricity.

Ortega herself calls it “such a gift to revisit a character that’s so meaningful to so many people”—a sentiment echoed in the magazine’s exclusive interviews, where she reflects on the role’s emotional weight. Lumley, meanwhile, brings a seasoned glamour, her Hester a spectral figure in flowing black, hinting at a career built on wit and wigs. Zeta-Jones, as Morticia, channels Marie Antoinette lost in a tech dystopia, her presence both nurturing and otherworldly.

If this is the future, we surrender.

Styled by Law Roach. Jewelry by Bulgari. As Ortega notes in the Radio Times feature, “I didn’t know what I was doing, I’m afraid, before starting to create the character.” Lumley adds a touch of humor: “I’ve never seen such attention to detail and beauty and extravagance.”

So, is this the dawn of a new gothic fashion era—or just Jenna Ortega proving she’s the Addams heir we didn’t know we needed?

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