JoJo Siwa addresses most frustrating thing people get wrong about her: ‘It’s a lie’

JoJo Siwa has addressed the biggest misconception people have of her.

As a YouTuber, author, influencer, reality TV star and more, JoJo Siwa’s list of accolades is ever-growing. Unfortunately, this has meant that she is no stranger to trolls and online hate.

When asked by Today.com what the biggest misconception about her is, she answered: “That I’m fake.” 

“I think a lot of people think that JoJo is a character, and somebody today actually asked me if I was ever gonna put my character to rest,” she said, referring to another interviewer.

“I was like … ‘She’s been to rest, because she doesn’t exist.’ But I think that a lot of people think that it’s not true.”

With her life being an explosion of glitter, sequins and bows, JoJo understands where the misconception comes from. The star is well-known for her constant smile, leading to assumptions that it’s fabricated.

“I think all the time people think that it’s just not possible … but it is,” she said.

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This year, the rainbows in JoJo Siwa’s world have been more than just on her shiny accessories. 

When asked about her greatest lesson from coming out, she said: “How much I love love … how much I love feeling it, how much I love just like having that version of love in my life.”

After coming out, she was celebrated by activists and allies for setting an example. With a wide-reaching fanbase of both teens and parents via her work with Nickelodeon, her cultural impact is huge. It’s even led to some calling her a ‘gay icon’.

She said this descriptor is “the coolest thing ever”, adding that her own idols are Freddie Mercury and Lady Gaga. “I never thought I’d be called [a gay icon]. I mean, I thought I’d be called gay for sure, but I never thought icon would come after. It’s a really big honor.”

Siwa also opened up about her own hesitance around labels, and her continued journey to find herself.

“I’m dating a girl; that can make me a lesbian. I’ve never really been in love with anybody or found attraction to anybody except for Kylie, and so therefore it could be demisexual. I’ve never minded who I would be with, if it would be a girl, a boy, (someone) trans,” she said. “But then I also think, so that could be pansexual … The l-word isn’t my favorite word, but I like the q-word. I like queer; it’s kind of … I am who I am. But I’m not like, ‘Oh my God. No, I’m not this, you know what I mean?”

Siwa spent much of the year in a relationship with Kylie Prew, who she broke up with following this interview.

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