JoJo Candidly Admits She's 'Been on Both Sides of the Coin' with Infidelity: 'I've Seen the Cost' (Exclusive)

• Joanna “JoJo” Levesque has published her first memoir, Through influenceSeptember 17
• The singer and author goes deep in the book about her many romantic relationships, some of which ended due to infidelity
• “I’ve been on both sides of the coin of being hurt and hurting someone,” she candidly tells PEOPLE about past relationships

Joanna “JoJo” Levesque knows how it feels to have her heart broken. She also knows how it feels to break someone else’s heart.

In his new memoir, Through influenceout now, the 33-year-old singer-author writes candidly about the various romantic relationships in her life, some of which ended due to infidelity — with Levesque admittedly being on “both sides of the coin,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively.

“I’m so sad that I hurt people, even in writing [the memoir]I said, ‘Wow, I see how the pain I’ve endured has made me inflict pain on my relationships,'” says Levesque, who talks about personal and professional struggles in the book, from child stardom to addiction and more.

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Book cover of ‘Over the Influence’ by Joanna “JoJo” Levesque.

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The singer adds, “But it’s part of my story and I think it’s empowering to talk about it all — the good, the bad, the disgusting, the embarrassing, the embarrassing. It’s better to do it than to pretend.”

Levesque says she was first cheated on by a teenage boyfriend. Since then, she has experienced several infidelities and admits that she has been unfaithful in several relationships.

At times when this has happened to her in the past, she’s found herself “running for the hills,” she says, ready to simply dismiss someone as a “cheater” and be done with it. “But obviously I you want to be seen in a different light,” she admits, adding that it takes work to prove yourself as a trustworthy partner.

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Joanna “JoJo” Levesque in Inglewood in March 2024.

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“You can’t just say you want to change. You have to change so much in the way you do things and the situations you put yourself in,” says Levesque, who abstained from sex while filming 2020. Good to know album after she cheated on her ex-boyfriend.

“I can confidently say that I am no longer someone who engages in such behavior, and I never will, because I have seen the cost,” she adds. “I never want to hurt someone I love again.”

IN Through influencethe “Too Little Too Late” musician also writes about connecting with an ex-fiancé over both being unfaithful in past relationships, feeling ashamed, and wanting to move forward with honesty.

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While planning her future wedding, Levesque writes, she discovered that her then-fiancé (who is not named in the book) was in a relationship with another woman. Hoping to find a way forward, Levesque says her ex tried to prove his commitment to her by going to couples counseling, but she ended up calling off the engagement.

“I wanted to be thoughtful and classy, ​​and I wanted to take the high road. I didn’t want to put too much out there, but I wanted to be honest but still respectful,” Levesque — who has been publicly romantically linked to Freddy Adu, Jeremiah McConico and Dexter Darden — talks about including details of her past relationships in her book.

Despite the rocky end of her engagement, Levesque still feels the relationship was a “great experience” in her life. “I think my ex is a wonderful person, and I also believe that breaking off the engagement allowed me to unlock a new chapter in my life that I’m really grateful for,” says the performer, who has since moved from Los Angeles to New York. York City and made her Broadway debut as Satine in the Moulin Rouge! Musical.

Joanna “JoJo” Levesque in Hollywood in February 2024.

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Levesque also reveals that she kept the engagement ring on until she was done with the first run Moulin Rouge! last year, and that she even considered pawning the jewelry before deciding to return it to her ex.

“I really had to sit with myself and journal and ask myself what kind of woman I want to be,” she says, stressing that she doesn’t have “any hatred in my heart” for her ex-fiancé. “I’ve been on both sides of the coin of being hurt and hurting somebody, and I just wanted to leave it at the top.”

Looking ahead, Levesque continues to have a positive outlook on romance. “I’m still looking forward to having a partner and a family, but I’m in no rush,” he explains. “I’d rather be alone now, learn how to really love myself and take care of myself and those around me.”

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