JoJo Siwa has revealed she no longer identifies as a lesbian.
The Dance Moms star, 21, is currently appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK and has been raising eyebrows over her ‘flirty’ friendship with housemate Chris Hughes, 32.
Now JoJo has opened up about her sexuality having previously told housemates ‘I like girls’, in a conversation that led to homophobic remarks from Mickey Rourke, 72.
During Tuesday night’s livestream, following a triple eviction that saw Patsy Palmer, Ella Rae Wise and Angellica Bell given the boot, JoJo was seen confiding in RuPaul’s Drag Race star, Danny Beard.
During a private chat in the bedroom, she confessed: ‘I feel so queer,’ as Danny responded: ‘I’m queer!’
JoJo, who is in a relationship with influencer Kath Ebbs – 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.’
JoJo Siwa has admitted to RuPaul’s Drag Race star Danny Beard that she no longer identifies as a lesbian after coming to terms with her sexuality during her stint on Celebrity Big Brother
The Dance Moms star, 21, has been raising eyebrows over her ‘flirty’ friendship with housemate Chris Hughes , 32, during her time in the house
JoJo’s partner Kath Ebbs has been cruelly taunted online, with trolls accusing the dancer of cheating with Chris. The pair began dating in November last year (pictured in March)
JoJo continued: ‘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.’
After hugging, Danny – who identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them – quipped: ‘And you know what British people love more than anything? To queue!’
The term queer is typically described as an ‘umbrella term’ for people who consider their sexuality to be something other than heterosexual.
LGBTQ charity Stonewall define it as ‘a term used by those wanting to reject specific labels of sexual orientation and/or gender identity’.
JoJo came out as pansexual in 2021 but has described herself as gay in recent interviews.
Speaking on Paul C Brunson’s podcast, We Need To Talk, shortly before entering the Big Brother house she was asked about her ‘journey’ with sexuality.
She responded: ‘One I’m still on for sure. I never thought twice about anything.’
During her time on Celebrity Big Brother she has formed a close bond with Love Island star Chris – with their friendship becoming a hot topic of discussion among viewers as well as their fellow housemates.
She told Danny during Tuesday night’s livestream: ‘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’
During her time on Celebrity Big Brother she has formed a close bond with Love Island star Chris – with their friendship becoming a hot topic of discussion among viewers
The pair have been seen cuddling in bed at night, being affectionate with one another and Chris even admitted he wanted to kiss her.
As a result, JoJo’s partner Kath has been cruelly taunted online, with trolls accusing the dancer of cheating with Chris.
The pair began dating in November last year.
Kath – who identifies as non-binary and uses she/they pronouns – has since disabled comments on her Instagram posts.
JoJo previously gushed over the pair’s relationship, saying on the We Need To Talk podcast: ‘I have the most amazing, beautiful partner, they are incredible human being who I don’t know how I snagged them at all.’
‘With Kath, I just trust them beyond trust.’
She added her dream is to, ‘have babies, I just want to be a mum… I’ve had a very maternal instinct for a very long time since I was 12.’
JoJo also opened up about her journey with her sexuality.
She shared: ‘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.”
‘And 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.’
JoJo came out as pansexual in 2021 but has described herself as gay in recent interviews
JoJo continued: ‘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.’
JoJo went on to explain: ‘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.”
Speaking about coming out publicly in 2021, she revealed: ‘Elton John called me, got my phone number and called me… He just wanted to say how proud he was of me and congratulations.
‘I thought it was all positive… and then I scrolled, and I was like, holy s***. And my thought wasn’t whoa, people are being so mean to me. it was whoa, people are really homophobic, still.’
JoJo’s time in the house got off to a traumatic start when she was the subject of a horrific homophobic tirade from since-removed housemate Mickey Rourke
JoJo’s time in the house got off to a traumatic start when she was the subject of a horrific homophobic tirade from since-removed housemate Mickey.
He caused outrage when he branded JoJo a ‘f*g’ and insinuated he would be able to ‘make her straight’ during their time in the house, before threatening to ‘tie her up’.
Discussing her sexuality, Mickey asked the influencer: ‘Do you like girls or boys?’ to which she replied: ‘Me? Girls. My partner is non-binary.’
Doubling down on his claims he would be able to change her sexuality, Mickey then insists: ‘If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.’
JoJo then replied: ‘I can guarantee I’ll still be gay and I’ll still be in a very happy relationship.’
Later in the garden, Mickey asked Chris if everyone had to vote one another out of the house, with the Wrestler star stating: ‘I’m going to vote the lesbian out real quick.’
JoJo overheard and hit back: ‘That’s homophobic, if that was your reasoning’, as Chris defended her by interjecting: ‘You can’t do that Mickey’.
Undeterred, Mickey continued: ‘I need a fag’ before gesturing to JoJo and adding: ‘I’m not talking to you.’
Chris once again hits back saying, ‘Mickey, you can’t say that’, to which he replied: ‘I know. I was talking about a cigarette.
While JoJo was left visibly upset by the exchanged as Chris comforted her, Mickey was then called to the Diary Room and issued a warning.
He was later removed from the house after making inappropriate sexual comments towards Ella Rae Wise and squaring up to Chris and branding him a ‘c***’.
Celebrity Big Brother airs on ITV2 and is available to stream on ITVX
CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2025: MEET THE LINEUP!
MICKEY ROURKE – REMOVED
AGE: 72
FAMOUS FOR: The actor and former pro boxer is one of the show’s biggest ever signings and after public feuds with Robert De Niro, two marriages and a string of high profile relationships, he will be bringing plenty of drama.
DALEY THOMPSON – EVICTED
AGE: 66
FAMOUS FOR: The double Olympic gold-medallist is considered one of Britain’s greatest athletes. He broke the decathlon world record four times.
PATSY PALMER – EVICTED
AGE: 52
FAMOUS FOR: It’s an open secret that Patsy is leaving EastEnders, with the actress enjoying a wild leaving party this month. The Bianca Jackson star posted a snap of her character on Instagram with the caption: ‘Bye bye B, always grateful to see her again.’
DONNA PRESTON
AGE: 38
FAMOUS FOR: While Donna has featured in several TV shows and movies, the comedy star is known for hosting Apocalypse and for the role of a circus Compere in 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. She plays Den in Coronation Street, has featured in Pants On Fire in 2019 and even wrote and co-produced BBC Three’s Comedy Threesomes.
CHESNEY HAWKES
AGE: 53
FAMOUS FOR: The singer topped the charts for five weeks in 1991 with his hit The One And Only, before making a string of acting and TV appearances. His arrival on CBB has been described by a TV source as ‘perfect timing’, as he’s just released a comeback album
ANGELLICA BELL – EVICTED
AGE: 49
FAMOUS FOR: The TV presenter is said to have landed a staggering five-figure deal to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. Fans will be keen to see if the CBBC legend spills all on her untimely exit from The Martin Lewis Show – which left fans baffled back in 2023. Angellica currently co-presents Hits Radio while Fleur East is on maternity leave.
DANNY BEARD
AGE: 32
FAMOUS FOR: The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner – whose real name is Daniel Curtis – has signed up as a late entry. Danny previously made headlines after swearing on Big Brother’s Late & Live last March whilst doing an impression of housemate Louis Walsh. The incident saw the guest say the word ‘c***’ before immediately apologising after being informed they weren’t allowed to say that on the show.
CHRIS HUGHES
AGE: 32
FAMOUS FOR: After shooting to fame on Love Island in 2017, Chris went on to become a sports presenter and regularly hosts the horse racing coverage on ITV.
JOJO SIWA
AGE: 21
FAMOUS FOR: The American singer, who shot to stardom on reality show Dance Moms, is expected to draw a big American audience. The hitmaker has made a name for herself in the U.S. pop charts and is known for her outlandish looks and being a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community.
TRISHA GODDARD – EVICTED
AGE: 67
FAMOUS FOR: The talk show host regularly presented on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and then shifted to Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010. Trisha has been suffering horrible side effects of her chemotherapy – but has bravely battled on.
JACK P. SHEPHERD
AGE: 37
FAMOUS FOR: The actor has played David Platt in Corrie since 2000 and is following in his pal Colson Smith’s footsteps by taking part in the popular reality show. He has won a string of awards for the role including Best Actor at the British Soap Awards.
ELLA RAE WISE – EVICTED
AGE: 24
FAMOUS FOR: Producers have been keen to land the TV personality, who previously dated Pete Wicks and has had an on-off romance with Dan Edgar. Bosses are hoping the TOWIE star might reveal all about some of her other famous exes.
MICHAEL FABRICANT – EVICTED
AGE: 74
FAMOUS FOR: The former Conservative politician is understood to have signed a lucrative six-figure deal to take part after political stars were banned from the broadcaster’s other reality show, I’m A Celeb. He served as MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire from 1992 until his defeat in 2024 as well as vice-chairman of the party under David Cameron. But he is perhaps best known for his blond mop for which he has been widely ridiculed but previously denied is a wig.
