Nickelodeon star JoJo Siwa — who came out as part of the LGBTQ community in January — will make history as the first "Dancing With the Stars" contestant to be matched with a same-sex partner, ABC announced in a social media post promoting the show’s 30th season. "I am so excited to be a part of ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ Season 30, and to be dancing with a girl," Siwa, 18, said in the promo clip. "I think it’s so cool." JoJo’s partner will be announced during the show’s season premiere.
The American series will be following in the footsteps of its UK equivalent, "Strictly Come Dancing," which, in 2020, allowed Olympic boxer Nicola Adams to be paired with a woman at her request, the BBC reported at the time.
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