JoJo Siwa, 17, appears to come out after wearing ‘Best Gay Cousin Ever’ T-shirt

JoJo Siwa appeared to come out after wearing a ‘Best. Gay. Cousin. Ever.’ T-shirt on her Instagram Stories.

The YouTube sensation, 17, thanked her cousin for the garment as she showed off the black and blue T-shirt to her social media followers on Friday.

Soon after posting the photo, JoJo became a trending topic on Twitter as fans posted their support for the teen. 

‘Thanks for the shirt cousin’: JoJo Siwa appeared to come out after wearing a ‘Best. Gay. Cousin. Ever.’ T-shirt on her Instagram Stories

In the snap, JoJo wore a sparkly pink bow in her hair as she gazed down at the shirt with a smile on her face.

‘Thanks for the shirt cousin @wandawandawanda,’ JoJo wrote in the photo.

JoJo did not address the T-shirt in subsequent posts, which included video of her confidently walking around her house to the Ariana Grande song, Step on Up.  

The post comes after JoJo shared a TikTok video of herself lip-syncing to the Lady Gaga smash hit, Born This Way. 

Showing their support: Soon after posting the photo, JoJo became a trending topic on Twitter as fans posted their support for the teen

Showing their support: Soon after posting the photo, JoJo became a trending topic on Twitter as fans posted their support for the teen

The teen shared the clip with her 31.1 million followers on the platform, beaming as she mouthed the lyrics to the LGBTQ+ anthem.

JoJo, who is a self-confessed huge fan of Gaga, also sported her signature rainbow accessories, in keeping with the song’s message. 

JoJo – real name Joelle Joanie Siwa – filmed the short clip in her room, with flashing rainbow lights in the background.

Sing it: Siwa shared a fun TikTok video on Wednesday as she lip-synced along to Lady Gaga smash hit Born This Way

Sing it: Siwa shared a fun TikTok video on Wednesday as she lip-synced along to Lady Gaga smash hit Born This Way

The singer and dancer, who shot to fame on reality show Dance Moms, mimed the lyrics, ‘no matter gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgender,’ in the short clip.

TikTok star Kent Boyd also shared a clip of JoJo visiting the famous Pride House LA in Los Angeles – a TikTok house dedicated to LGBTQ+ creators. 

JoJo danced to the Paramore song, Ain’t It Fun, alongside Mollee Gray, Garrett Clayton and others in front of a rainbow-colored wall, with Boyd captioning the video, ‘Now [you’re] one of us!’ 

Gaga fan: The YouTube sensation, 17, shared the clip with her 31.1 million followers on the platform, beaming as she mouthed the lyrics to the LGBTQ+ anthem

Gaga fan: The YouTube sensation, 17, shared the clip with her 31.1 million followers on the platform, beaming as she mouthed the lyrics to the LGBTQ+ anthem

Siwa first gained prominence for her appearances on the Lifetime dance show Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, after which she was featured in seasons five and six of Dance Moms.

In 2016, she released her debut single Boomerang, which went on to be certified as double platinum by the RIAA due to its immense popularity.

The singer was later seen in numerous productions from Nickelodeon, including the 2018 made-for-TV movie Blurt and the musical comedy series School Of Rock, which was based off of the 2003 movie of the same name.

Pride: TikTok star Kent Boyd also shared a clip of JoJo visiting the famous Pride House LA in Los Angeles - a TikTok house dedicated to LGBTQ+ creators

Pride: TikTok star Kent Boyd also shared a clip of JoJo visiting the famous Pride House LA in Los Angeles – a TikTok house dedicated to LGBTQ+ creators

In September, Siwa was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of the world, with her large online following being a contributing factor to her designation. 

Back in June, JoJo spoke about her romance with Mark Bontempo, the younger brother of social media star Madison Bontempo. in an interview with Seventeen magazine.

At the time of the interview, she didn’t reveal the identity of her beau, only introducing him in a TikTok video in August.

Fun day: JoJo danced to the Paramore song, Ain't It Fun, alongside Mollee Gray, Garrett Clayton and others in front of a rainbow-colored wall

Fun day: JoJo danced to the Paramore song, Ain’t It Fun, alongside Mollee Gray, Garrett Clayton and others in front of a rainbow-colored wall

She told Seventeen that it was up to him whether or not he wanted to go public with their relationship. ‘I’m really in the public light and the thing is is like, I don’t care,’ she explained. ‘That’s a side of my life that I can keep public or I can keep private.’ 

‘Honestly he’s a dream… Really, truly unreal and I’m so happy.’ 

By November though JoJo confirmed the six-month romance was over, defending Mark from online criticism in an Instagram comment posted on November 15.

Jojo wrote, ‘…Mark doesn’t deserve hateful things like this. He deserves to have people support him. You have NO idea about mark and I’s relationship. how much fun it was. how happy we both were, and how happy we both are. We decided it’s best for us to not be in a relationship…. that’s all.’ 

'Meet Mark': Back in June, JoJo spoke about her romance with Mark Bontempo, the younger brother of social media star Madison Bontempo. The couple split in November

‘Meet Mark’: Back in June, JoJo spoke about her romance with Mark Bontempo, the younger brother of social media star Madison Bontempo. The couple split in November