JoJo Siwa says 'she's no longer a lesbian' as she shares sexuality update on Celebrity Big Brother
23 April 2025, 11:46
- Celebrity Big Brother's JoJo Siwa revealed that she 'no longer feels like a lesbian'
- The Dance Moms star, 21, has grown close to 'flirty' Love Islander Chris Hughes, 32
- JoJo is currently in a relationship with 27-year-old influencer, actor and LGBTQ+ advocate Kath Ebbs
- Read more: Celebrity Big Brother: What is going on between JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes?
JoJo Siwa explained that her Celebrity Big Brother experience has made her question her preferred LGBTQ+ label.
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Celebrity Big Brother's JoJo Siwa has revealed that she not longer identifies as a lesbian.
The Dance Moms star, 21, opened up about her chosen LGBTQ+ label in a candid conversation with drag queen Danny Beard, 32, saying she had experienced a revelation about her sexuality while in the house.
Having previously explained that she only 'liked girls', the US singer, who is continuing to cause controversy with her super-close friendship with Chris Hughes, 32, explained that her feelings had changed in recent weeks.
Confiding in her non-binary friend, she talked about her recent journey of self-discovery as the two chatted in the bedroom, which was caught on Tuesday night's CBB livestream.
JoJo Siwa reveals she's not a lesbian anymore
"I feel so queer," JoJo told the RuPaul's Drag Race star, to which he responded in solidarity: "I'm queer!"
She continued: "I've never - I think I've always told myself, I'm a lesbian. I think you - I think being here - I've realised I am not a lesbian, I’m queer."
"And I think that's really cool, I'm switching letters! I've dropped the L and I've gone to the Q baby! That's what I love about sexuality."
Once she had explained her change of heart, JoJo reached out to hug her friend Danny, who uses the pronouns they/them in and out of the drag world.
He joked: "And you know what British people love more than anything? To queue!"
JoJo is currently dating non-binary Australian influencer Kath Ebbs, who she labelled her "girlfriend" in January this year.
The Karma singer has previously talked publicly about her sexuality, engaging in a deep and meaningful conversation with celebrity therapist Paul C Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk.
When asked about her LGBTQ+ journey, she explained it was "one I'm still on for sure".
Delving into her past, she revealed how she met her first-ever girlfriend and knew that she was "gay" before she did.
JoJo explained: "I remember having a best friend, and I was 16, and we met on a cruise ship. I asked her, 'So when did you know you were gay?'
"And she was 15 at the time. And she said, 'Oh, I'm not. I have a boyfriend.' And I was like, 'Dude, no way.'
"She showed me a picture of her boyfriend, and she was the first girl that I ever met and I was like, 'lesbian'. Never met any girl like that, but I knew she was. Anyways, we became best friends.
"Six months later, she comes to me, and she's like, 'Hey, I think I have to tell you something.' It was June, so it was Pride Month.
"She says, 'I think you were right,' and I was like, 'that you're gay?' She was like, 'Yeah, I think I might mostly like girls,' and I was like, 'Yeah, I know.'
"Which is exactly what you're not supposed to do to somebody. You're not supposed to put that pressure and not supposed to assume anything. But I fully did.
"And two months later, she became my first girlfriend."
Before making it official with her first love, JoJo confessed the relationship was an eye-opening part of her own experience.
She added: "At this point I'm straight and she asked me 'do you have a crush on anybody right now, will you tell me who it is' and I said 'no' and we played this game the whole week, she'd keep asking me.
"And she said 'will you just tell me if it's a boy or a girl' and she was the first person that I said 'I have a crush on a girl'.
"And she said 'I knew it, I knew you were gay too, that's why you cared so much about me being gay.'
"My mum said, 'Do you like her as a friend or as more than a friend' and I can't lie to save my life so I said 'more than a friend, and my mum was like 'I figured'."
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