JoJo Siwa made a major discovery about her sexuality while competing on “Celebrity Big Brother UK.”
“I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian, but I think you — I think being here, I’ve realized, ‘Oh no, I’m not a lesbian, I’m queer,’” the pro dancer told co-star Danny Beard, a “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” alum.
“I think that’s really cool. I’m switching letters!” she said, referencing the LGBTQIA+ community.
Siwa’s epiphany comes after she and her other housemate Chris Hughes engaged in flirtatious behavior throughout their time on the show, in which celebs move into a house and cut off all outside contact.
The former “Dance Moms” star, who is in a relationship with a person named Kath Ebbs, and the “Love Island” alum, who is heterosexual, have been seen cuddling in bed together on several occasions.
Hughes, 32, also recently asked Siwa, 21, to lick chocolate off his shorts — and she obliged.
The two also shared an intimate moment during a confessional interview, when the “So You Think You Can Dance” judge confessed she is also having realizations about her gender identity.
“You have female, you have male. I’ve met a lot of females, love them, don’t feel like I’m them. [I’ve] met a lot of males, love them, definitely not them,” she explained while the sports presenter sat beside her.
“[I’ve] met a lot of people in my life that are non-binary, and these beautiful, non-binary people are who I feel most like, and it’s — I don’t know — it’s not something that I want to say about myself yet, but it’s something that is confusing.”
JoJo’s mother, Jessalynn Siwa, offered her support to her daughter via TikTok by reposting that moment and writing in the caption, “What you are feeling inside is absolutely okay, you can talk about it whenever you decide. No pressure and no judgement, only love and support always.”
JoJo’s sexuality has been a topic of conversation — and at times contention — during “CBB UK.”
Mickey Rourke was slammed as “homophobic” for saying, “If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore” and telling Hughes he was “going to vote the lesbian out real quick.”
The “Chris & Olivia: Crackin’ On” alum had JoJo’s back at the time, “No, you can’t do that, Mickey.”
When the “Wrestlers” star, 72, continued and called Siwa a “f–g,” Hughes added, “You can’t say that.”
JoJo thanked him for being supportive and broke down in tears over what had occurred.
Rourke was eventually kicked off the show for “further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behavior.”
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