JoJo Siwa 'Pledged' Not to Share Dating Life Publicly After Bad Breakup. That All Changed with 'Special' New Girlfriend

• JoJo Siwa is currently dating an ex So you think you can dancee contestant Dakayla Wilson
• She initially kept quiet about the news – and admits she managed to keep two previous relationships a secret
• “I love the girl. She loves me and we are having a good time,” said Siwa

JoJo Siwa opens up about a particularly awkward aspect of being a public figure.

The 21-year-old singer and dancer appeared on a panel during Rhode Island Comic Con on Friday, Nov. 1, moderated by PEOPLE’s Dory Jackson. While there, Siwa spoke about various aspects of her personal life and career, including dating in the public eye.

Siwa, who is dating her ex So you think you can dance contestant Dakayla Wilson, was asked how she chooses what she shares publicly about her private life.

JoJo Siwa attends the New York premiere of “Dance Moms: The Reunion” in April 2024 in New York City.

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“You know, it’s interesting. My mom always told me, ‘The whole world doesn’t have to know everything. JoJo. You can keep some things private.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, yeah, totally,'” the Dance moms said the star. “Secrets are hard to keep. They’re so hard to keep. When you’re so excited about something… I was kind of born to share my life with the world, and I’m OK with that and I enjoy it.”

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The “Guilty Pleasure” singer noted that “as far as relationships and stuff, it really — for me — depends on the other person.”

“I mean, I started out in a great relationship. When I first came out, I was in a really, really good relationship,” she explained. “We were young. I mean, I was 17 and she was 16. Odds are—sorry if someone’s 17 or 16—but odds are your relationship isn’t going to work at that age. And if you’re older than that, or if you’re 17 and 16 years old and you see them and they think they’re going to get married, you can laugh about it because we all know that sometimes it doesn’t work out, some high school cute people practice, there is a very small percentage, but it was very cute, typical.”

JoJo Siwa attends the red carpet for Fox’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” at the Fox Studio Lot on September 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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“But after that, I had a public relationship with someone else that wasn’t the best—it seemed like the best, but it wasn’t the best. And then, after it ended, it really wasn’t the best. And it scared me not to speak publicly about relationships,” she admitted then. “It wasn’t anything that the world really did. It was more what was going on between the two of us. And I was like, you know what? Lemme I just don’t. So that’s when I swore I wasn’t going to share the relationship anymore.”

“And I was good. I was in one serious relationship, but like two love relationships, and nobody knew about either of them. So I’ll accept that. Congratulations,” she added.

However, everything changed for Siwa after meeting Wilson (19).

(L-R) JoJo Siwa; Dakayla Wilson.

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“Just three months ago I got into a relationship with an amazing girl and it was interesting,” she said. “It was okay for me to go out in public with her. She feels special and we’re in a very comfortable place. I’ve never been in this place where I’m in a relationship with her before.”

Siwa added: “I’m so young too. I’m 21. She’s also young. She’s only 19. We’re both still figuring life out and I think I’ve accepted that. I’ve accepted that we’re both figuring life out. We’re not perfect but we love the girl and we have a good time.

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Siwa became a household name after appearing on Lifetime Dance moms like a child. She joined in 2015 for the fifth season.

After her time on the reality show, Siwa found success after signing with Nickelodeon. She has starred in many shows and television movies for the network, including Thundermans and School of work.

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JoJo Siwa performs at the 2024 LA Pride in the Park at Los Angeles Historical Park in June 2024 in Los Angeles.

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She also launched a successful music career, which has since expanded into adult music with “Karma” and “Guilty Pleasure”.

Siwa already made headlines in January 2021 after coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. She went public with her relationship with Wilson in August, sharing a video on her Instagram Stories of the pair at a dance class.

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As for whether her public status makes her feel like she needs to be a role model, Siwa said during a Rhode Island Comic Con panel that she thinks “it’s something that other people put on me.”

“I never necessarily think to myself, ‘I’m a role model. I have to do this.’ I think other people might look at me and say, ‘Oh, you’re a role model,'” she said. “I don’t want to live my life like I’m a role model. I have to be a role model. Or you look at me because I’m a role model, so I have to act like a role model. I want to live my life and be a good person.”

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