More than two years after coming out as gay at the age of 17 years old, the 'Dance Moms' star declares that she still doesn't care about the things she lost.
- Oct 31, 2023
AceShowbiz - JoJo Siwa claimed that she doesn't regret losing many fans following her shocking revelation about her sexuality. On her new podcast "JoJo Siwa Now", the former "Dance Moms" star opened up about losing "a lot" after coming out as gay at the age of 17 years old.
In the Monday, October 30 episode of the podcast, the 20-year-old star recalled, "I came out when I was 17 but I didn't understand at the time what a big deal that was." She went on to say, "I didn't understand why that was scary."
"I remember I was on the phone with my girlfriend at the time," JoJo recounted. "And I was like, 'I think I want to come out to the world,' and she was like, 'OK, do it.' So then I posted this picture and threw it on my Instagram Story, and that's how I confirmed it."
The "Special Forces" star admitted that she "didn't think twice about it." She continued, "Of course there was a lot of positivity and love and acceptance." Still, she pointed out that "there was a lot of negativity and I did lose a lot."
About her response to the negative impacts, JoJo stated, "I didn't care, and I still don't care [about] the things I lost and the people that I lost and if I lost a chunk of fans." On the reason why, she simply said, "Because it's who I am."
JoJo further elaborated, "I created my career off of being genuine and if you didn't like me because on January whatever I was straight and January the next day I was gay, then you're not meant to like me anyways. I just try to really, really be genuine, really be who I am."
Elsewhere in the podcast episode, JoJo noted that joining other cast members on "Dancing with the Stars" for the show's first-ever same-sex couple back in 2021 "meant a lot" to her. In addition, she shared that it became a "massive life-changer."
JoJo came out as gay back in 2017. She shared a photo of her wearing a black shirt with blue "Best. Gay. Cousin. Ever" graphics on it. Later on, she confirmed that she is gay during an interview on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon".
JoJo told host Jimmy Fallon at that time, "But if I lost everything that I've created because of being myself and because of loving who I want to love I don't want it. That's not what I want if I can't love who I want to love."
