Making their bows on ‘DWTS’: Jojo Siwa and the show’s first same-sex pairing

JoJo Siwa, shown in 2019, will be part of the first same-sex pairing on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.” JoJo Siwa, the perky, blond teen from Iowa with 60.5 million social media followers and 3.6 billion YouTube views, will compete on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars” — and she’ll be in the long-running series’ first same-sex pairing. “I always just say ‘gay’ because it just kind of covers it, or ‘queer’ because I think the keyword is cool.” “Dancing With the Stars” has featured famous actors, athletes, astronauts and former governors, ambassadors and presidential press secretaries, but not many who can match Siwa’s placement among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. The organization had previously named Siwa to its second annual 20 Under 20 List — described by the organization as “a collection of 20 young LGBTQ people who are accelerating acceptance of LGBTQ people while shaping the future of media and activism.” The U.K. counterpart to “DWTS,” a show called “Strictly Come Dancing,” featured its first same-sex pairing in 2020. she is 6” For her part, during the Television Critics Academy virtual summer press tour, Siwa, said being in the show’s first same-sex pairing was “cool.