Jojo Siwa on spontaneous coming out announcement: ‘I don't want it to be such a big thing’

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February 4, 2021 at 3:51 a.m.

Former “Dance Moms” star Jojo Siwa appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Wednesday, where she discussed her recent coming out and her girlfriend.

“I was like, I don't really mind, it is true,” said Siwa. “I do have the most amazing, wonderful, perfect most beautiful girlfriend in the whole world, it's not something I'm ashamed of, I just haven't shown the internet yet.”

Siwa also revealed that her coming out announcement was a spur of the moment decision. She made the announcement on Twitter while on FaceTime with her unnamed girlfriend.

“I don't want it to be such a big thing,” said Siwa. “Like, what am I going to do, have a coming out party? No, it's just who I am...I was on the phone - spontaneous.”

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JOJO SIWA: I was doing TikToks with the people who are in the Pride House. That's like what their TikTok house is called is the Pride House. And I love them. And I was like, I think this TikTok that we're doing to "Ain't It Fun--" I was like, I think this is going to out me.

KYLIE MAR: Former "Dance Mom" star JoJo Siwa appeared on "The Tonight Show" Wednesday, where she discussed her recent coming out announcement, as well as her girlfriend.

JOJO SIWA: I was like, I don't really mind because it is true. I do have the most amazing, wonderful, perfect, most beautiful girlfriend in the whole world. It's not something I'm ashamed of. I just haven't shown the internet yet.

KYLIE MAR: Jojo made the announcement on Twitter. And she admitted that she didn't actually give it much thought.

JOJO SIWA: I don't want it to have to be such a big thing. Like, what am I going to do? Like, have a coming out party? No. It's just who I am. And so after I posted it, I was just kind of like, all right, I'll do it. Like, I was just on the phone spontaneous.

KYLIE MAR: JoJo's spontaneous announcement was met with support from celebrities and fans, but she didn't know that at the time. So it was a big risk.

JOJO SIWA: Technically, that was a really big risk that I took posting that, but I was like, but honestly-- and she was like, why, because you could have lost everything? And I was like, yeah. 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.

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