Pop star JoJo Siwa is presently below the watchful eye of the “Celebrity Big Brother” cameras within the U.Ok., and it seems she’s experiencing new awakenings within the present’s home.
Amid high-stakes duties and inevitable drama, the 21-year-old has been confronting deeper truths — significantly round her gender identification. And like all “Big Brother” twist, the revelations got here unexpectedly.
Throughout an emotional second within the present’s confessional room, Siwa broke down in tears as she confided in fellow contestant and “Love Island” alum Chris Hughes.
“Essentially, you have female, you have male. I’ve met a lot of females, love them, don’t feel like them. Met a lot of males, love them, definitely not them,” Siwa stated. “Met a lot of people in my life that are nonbinary, and these beautiful nonbinary people are who I feel the most like and … I don’t know, it’s not something I want to say about myself yet, but it’s something that is confusing and that’s probably why we were talking about it last night.”
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As cameras rolled and housemates lent their help, Siwa had what can solely be described as a breakthrough.
“I feel, like, so queer, do you know what I mean? I think that’s the thing,” she stated. “I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian, and I think being here I’ve realized: ‘Oh, I’m not a lesbian, I’m queer,’ and I think that’s really cool.”
Siwa embraced the fluidity of sexuality after which exclaimed that she’s switching from the L in LGBTQ+ to the Q.
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Earlier throughout her time in the home, the singer was part of an uncomfortable dialog concerning her sexuality. On April 9, Siwa had acquired anti-gay feedback from Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke.
Rourke requested if the singer had a choice for boys or ladies and, when she gave the response of “girls,” he responded: “If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.”
Siwa responded: “I can guarantee I’ll still be gay, and I’ll still be in a very happy relationship.”
Issues took a clumsy twist as Rourke responded, “I’ll tie you up.”
Rourke in the end agreed to depart the present as a result of “use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behavior,” a spokesperson informed The Hollywood Reporter.
