Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa has set the record straight on her sexuality after being hit with a brutal dig by Miley Cyrus as her romance with Chris Hughes heats up
JoJo Siwa has addressed speculation about her sexuality after Miley Cyrus’ comments about her romance with Chris Hughes. The Dance Moms star, 22, decided to speak out after Miley made a snarky joke at her relationship.
Singer Miley appeared in a clip to mark World Pride as she spoke from inside a closet and said: “Oh, my God, I haven’t been in here since sixth grade! Enjoy coming out of the closet if this Pride is the time for you. It shouldn’t be a month – it should be a year; it should be infinite.”
However, her positive message took a turn as she quipped: “I’m going back inside to get more pretzels and find JoJo Siwa and bring her back out.” JoJo was far from impressed by the remark and fired back that it wasn’t “what the world, or myself needs to hear any day of the week”.
The Karma hitmaker told her fans she was part of the LGTBQ+ community back in 2021. She initially identified as pansexual before revealing she was a lesbian.
However, in the Celebrity Big Brother house, where she met now-boyfriend Chris, JoJo expressed she thought she is now queer. In an update, JoJo has decided to share that she identifies as queer.
She told E! News: “I think the most beautiful term now is queer. I think queer is an umbrella of, ‘Look, I’m just me’. And I think the most beautiful thing about the LGBTQIA community is love. And that goes both ways.”
JoJo added: “There’s loads of beautiful, different sexualities. Sexuality and queerness is a lovely rainbow that has all different places, and it also has places on this rainbow that we don’t even know exist yet.”
The dancer took time to speak about her romance with Chris and how it plays a role with her sexuality. She admitted she has “never second guessed” how she feels for Chris and insisted “you really help who you fall in love with.”
JoJo explained: “Therefore, I’ve never second guessed my happiness, I’ve never second guessed what I’m feeling. And I think that’s the most beautiful thing. When I think about him, I’m full of pure joy. When I speak about him, I’m full of pure joy.”
She has been spending time with Chris at his home in the Cotswolds as they continue to get to know each other romantically. Speaking to Capital Breakfast presenter Jordan North earlier this week how tight their bond has become, JoJo compared their bond to a house.
She said: “As hectic as life is, and as much as that noise goes on, I feel like Christopher and I discovered this beautiful house together. And this house is earthquake proof, and it’s fireproof, and bulletproof. We discovered this house and found the keys, and we took the keys and locked ourselves in. I feel like that with myself, I feel like that with him.”
Following Miley’s dig at her sexuality, JoJo took to Instagram to share a lengthy post about her admiration for the pop star, showing snaps from her Miley-themed fifth birthday party. She also uploaded images of herself with her idol, as well as a picture of her in a jumper printed with the singer’s face on.
JoJo confessed she “wasn’t sure how I felt about things for a couple of days,” after hearing the comments. However, she has said she doesn’t think the quip was ill intended – simply calling it a not very good joke.
She added: “I messaged Miley light heartedly about it and she replied and said “All love. Always.” Honestly the most beautiful thing I’ve learned in the last 5 years is that love is a gorgeous rainbow. Don’t question yourself, don’t second guess yourself, just love. Love love love love love.”
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