The 17-year-old singer, dancer, actress, and YouTube celebrity, has come out as gay, after leaving clues on social media in the past days.
JoJo Siwa first implied at her coming out in a TikTok
video posted to her over 31 million followers on Thursday.
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| Photo: Courtesy of JoJo Siwa | Instagram |
In the video, she dances to “Born This Way,” a
smash hit by Lady Gaga generally considered as an LGBTQ
anthem. The said video of Siwa has gathered more than 4.5 million likes
and 25 million views. So far, this is JoJo Siwa’s most popular video on the app.
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| Photo: Courtesy of JoJo Siwa | Instagram |
There are more than 260,000 comments on the video, with
several comments came from prominent YouTube influencers such as Bretman Rock ,
Colleen Ballinger, James Charles, Nikkie de Jager and more, who congratulated
Siwa and praised her for coming out.
Praise and positive
reactions poured in for JoJo Siwa on Twitter, who became a trending topic on
Friday afternoon.
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| Photo: Courtesy of JoJo Siwa | Instagram |
Siwa posted an Instagram photo of herself wearing a rainbow Gucci track jacket on Thursday, with thousands of comments from fans, including musician Luke Eisner, Paris Hilton and other celebrities, praising her.
She posted as well a perfect message, sharing a photo of herself wearing a shirt that reads "Best. Gay. Cousin. Ever." and said her cousin got the shirt for her.
JoJo Siwa became popular on the Lifetime reality series “Dance Moms” and soon even became known with her eccentric fashion, accessories and music aimed at a young audience. She is also the youngest contestant ever on Fox’s “The Masked Singer.”