Although, the series is receiving backlash after it was revealed that the actress had COVID-19 during filming.
that she had COVID-19 during the filming of this pivotal scene. Social media users have noted how dangerous it was for production to allow her to film while COVID-positive.“It’s crazy because it was my first day with COVID so it was awful to film,” the actress said. “Yeah, I woke up and — it’s weird, I never get sick and when I do it’s not very bad — I had the body aches.
Jenna added that she asked to “redo” the scene, but was told there wasn’t enough time to do so. According to, the series’ production team claimed that “strict COVID protocols were followed and once the positive test was confirmed production removed Jenna from set.”Leah Campano is an assistant editor at Seventeen, where she covers pop culture, entertainment news, health, and politics.
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