Jennifer Garner had the warmest welcome to the Neutrogena family for You and Jane The Virgin star Jenna Ortega.
Ortega, who played Ellie opposite comedian Chris D’Elia in the second season of Netflix hit show You, has been announced as the latest brand ambassador for the skincare company. Garner, who has been making the most of lockdown on socials, has been one of the faces of the American brand since 2007.
Jennifer Garner Welcomes Jenna Ortega To The Neutrogena Club
“Welcome to the Neutrogena family, beautiful girly,” Garner wrote in her story.
“I’m so excited for you,” she also said, tagging Ortega.
The young actress reposted the story, adding “Thank you movie mama!! I love you!!”.
Garner and Ortega will play mother and daughter in an upcoming comedy film titled Yes Day. The movie will be distributed by Netflix and is based on the children’s book of the same name by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. In the book, the protagonist boy wakes up and realizes it’s Yes Day, that is a day when all of his requests, no matter how bizarre, will be greeted with a yes.
Kerry Washington Also Celebrated Jenna Ortega
But Garner wasn’t the only celebrity who had nice words for Ortega moving her first steps as skincare ambassador for Neutrogena.
Little Fires Everywhere star Kerry Washington, who has been an ambassador and creative consultant for the brand since 2013, also posted a story on Instagram featuring Ortega.
“This is EVERYTHING,” Washington wrote, competing on a short Neutrogena clip edited so to make it look like Ortega wears a different outfit as she jumps.
“I’m soooooo happy for you,” she also said.
Jenna Ortega's Upcoming Projects
Ortega was excited to make the big announcement on Instagram on July 21.
“I’ve always been a Neutrogena girl, my family has always been a Neutrogena family, we use their products all the time,” Ortega said as she shared the news with her Instagram followers.
She also pointed out how the brand has been making an effort to include diverse women in their campaigns.
“Also, to be joining a company that embraces such a diverse generation of young women who use their voices to inspire other women, to become one of those faces is a surreal feeling,” she added.
“I cannot be more thrilled,” she then said and revealed her favorite line is the pink grapefruit one.
Yes Day aside, Ortega has three other projects in the works. She will star in Netflix horror The Babysitter: Killer Queen, a sequel to the 2017 movie The Babysitter, where she will star alongside Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne, as well as movies The Fallout and romantic drama set in a pandemic Songbird, both currently filming.