JoJo Siwa has candidly revealed that Jenna Dewan and Demi Lovato played a major role in her "very first gay awakening".
On Wednesday, July 14, the 18-year-old entertainer appeared as a guest on the latest episode of Demi Lovato's podcast, 4D With Demi Lovato, where she opened up to the singer about coming out, her love life, and her "very first gay awakening".
Speaking to Lovato, JoJo said: "Everything about it was just so natural, it was just meant to be. I've been figuring out my 'gay awakenings' recently. I think I realized that my very first gay awakening was Jenna Dewan's performance on Lip Sync Battle."
The show Lip Sync Battle saw Dewan, who was married to Channing Tatum at the time, mime the words to her former husband's Magic Mike performance...
Check out the full 4D With Demi Lovato episode here:JoJo also credited Lovato as well as one of the singer's dancers with solidifying her gay awakening.
The former Dance Moms star added: "I think that was one of them, but then I remember - do you remember your dancer, her name is Jojo Gomez, and you did 'Cool for the Summer' together? I remember seeing that and just being a little too interested."
It turns out that Demi also felt that the song played an important part in their own coming out as it allowed them to hint at their sexuality without having to be upfront about it.
"I didn't come out until 2017," said the former Disney star. "But 'Cool for the Summer' was like 2015. So that to me, it was my way of saying, ‘I’m not ready to come out but…'"
Demi came out as pansexual in March during an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan.
The singer told Joe: "I also don't know if I'm going to end up with a guy, so I can't really see myself maybe getting pregnant. I'm so fluid now - and a part of the reason why I am so fluid is because I was super closeted off."
In May, they came out as non-binary in an Instagram post, in which they said: "I am proud to let you know that I identify as non-binary and will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them moving forward."
JoJo came out in January - although did not specify her exact sexual orientation. She is currently dating Kylie Prew, per Cosmopolitan.
