JoJo Siwa has revealed that he has a girlfriend when he reflected on his departure as a member of the LGBTQ + community while chatting with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday.
The 17-year-old YouTube and TikTok star jumped on her “wonderful, perfect, prettier” partner and said it was her other half who encouraged her to go out publicly by posting her photo in the category “Better.” Gai. So. Always.’ shirt.
She added that while she believed it was “a risk” to go out, she knew more people would accept it than not, and was delighted to be able to “share what makes her happiest with the world.”
“I’m so happy I can share what makes me happiest”: 17-year-old JoJo Siwa revealed he had a girlfriend as he reflected on going out in an interview on Wednesday
Leaving, Jojo told Jimmy, “He was the craziest in history, literally everyone and his brother called me, texted me, sent me Instagram messages, they made me a tweet.
“It was the biggest love I think I’ve ever received, and the funniest part was that it was the last piece of me that the world hadn’t seen yet and that was really amazing.”
Asked if she planned to go out publicly, JoJo stated that when she was doing her TikTok dance video with her friends at the Pride House, she quickly realized that “I would go out.”
“I don’t care, because it’s true,” he said. “I have the most wonderful, wonderful, perfect, most beautiful girlfriend in the whole world. It’s not something that embarrasses me, it’s something I haven’t shown on the Internet yet.”
Supporting: JoJo rushed over her “wonderful, perfect, most beautiful” partner and said he encouraged her to go out publicly by posting her photo on “Best”. Gai. So. Always.’ shirt
Gushing: JoJo said of his partner, “I have the most amazing, wonderful, perfect, most beautiful bride in the whole world, it’s not something to be ashamed of.”
JoJo continued, “So they posted it and people started commenting on me” that’s what comes out, what’s that? “I thought, you know what? I can wrap them up and provoke them a little bit, or I can confirm it because it’s true, or I can’t do anything about it and leave it there.
“I thought I just wanted to do a TikTok to be born that way, because yes it’s true right away and it’s okay. So I did this TikTok at Born This Way and everyone was like ‘woah, this is their way out, this is the time “.
Continuing to talk about the photo taken with the “best gay cousin” t-shirt, he added, “I was on FaceTime with my girlfriend, this is after I posted the TikTok Born This Way and we were just talking about love coming in, and we were both like technically, I haven’t confirmed it yet.
“And so it was like I wanted to post this photo to my real Instagram story and she was like ‘do it’ and I was’ okay ‘and I did it.’
Reaction: When he left, Jojo told Jimmy, “He was the craziest thing in history, literally everyone and his brother called me, they texted me, they texted me on Instagram, they made me a tweet “
Decision: He went on to talk about the photo and added, “I was on FaceTime with my girlfriend … and we were both technically, I haven’t confirmed it yet.”
Discussing how he felt when he left, he admitted that “it can be a scary thing” as he told Jimmy, “Some people won’t be able to accept it right now, but so many people will be able to make you accept it right now.
“And I say there are even a million people who don’t accept it, there are 100 million, so keep that in mind.”
She continued, “So after posting it I was like ‘well done’ back to FaceTime with her … I was talking to her and it was like you knew what I realized? What risk was there?
“And he asked me why and I said,‘ Technically it was a big risk to post this … but if I lost everything I created to be myself and to love who I want to love, I don’t want to.
“If I can’t love who I want to love, that’s one of the most important things to me.”
In her corner: “So I wanted to post this photo to my real Instagram story and she was like‘ do it ’and I was‘ okay ’and I did it,” JoJo added
Staying Positive: JoJo admitted it was “a scary thing” to leave, but said, “Some people won’t be able to accept it right now, but so many people will be able to do it.”
JoJo then stated, “About ten minutes before I went out to do this interview today, I was back on the phone with my little girl and I started crying.
She’s like, “What’s wrong with you?” I say to myself, “I’m very happy because now I can share what makes me happiest with the world and makes my heart so happy.”
After their heartfelt talk, Jojo and Jimmy enjoyed a dance battle against each other that saw them perform, among many others, a “flying ponycopter” dance.
JoJo caused the commotion by posting a photo of herself with a “Better.” Gai. So. Always.’ T-shirt on their Instagram stories.
The YouTube sensation thanked her cousin for the piece that showed off her black and blue t-shirt on Friday to her social media followers.
JoJo had cleared up any confusion about Saturday’s outing when she confirmed she was a member of the LGBTQ + community, but said she wasn’t ready to put a label on her sexuality yet.
“I’ve thought about that and the reason I’m not prepared to say that answer is because I don’t really know that answer,” Jojo explained.
She said, “I always believed that my person would just be my person. If that person was a boy, fantastic! And if that person was a girl, fantastic! I think I’m very happy. I think in life you know when you know your person, I really know ”.
Out and proud: JoJo stated, “It was a very big risk to post this … but if I lost everything I created to be myself and to love who I want to love, I don’t want it.”
Fun: After their heartfelt talk, Jojo and Jimmy enjoyed a dance battle against each other that saw them perform, among many others, a “flying ponycopter” dance.
One person asked about her breakup with Mark Bontempo in November 2020, but downplayed the possibility that it was related to her sexuality.
“People in life break down,” he said. “Teen people break up, you have a boyfriend or you have a girlfriend when you’re six and you break up with them, you’re not there forever.”
“I was a teenager, I’m still a teenager, but I think I’m pretty happy now. I’m pretty good now.
Clarifying things: JoJo had confirmed that he was part of the LGBTQ + community in a hyperactive video he posted on his Instagram on Saturday
Taking her time: Asked how she labeled herself, she said, “I’ve thought about it and the reason I’m not prepared to say that answer is because I don’t really know it.”