United Kingdom, April 10 -- Jenna Ortega felt "so scared" when she took a break from acting.

The Wednesday star, 23, took several months off this year and she initially worried about how she would fill her days without a job but she learned how to "entertain" herself and embraced "real domestic stuff ... like cooking" during her downtime.

During an appearance on Kid Cudi's Big Bro podcast, she explained: "I was so scared. I was so scared. I remember the first few weeks I thought: 'OK, I don't really know what to do with my hands. Maybe I should, like, pick up a hobby?'"

However, Jenna was able to embrace her time off and she enjoyed being able to cook after spending so much time away from home while working.

She explained: "I learned ...