JoJo Siwa Cheered For Her First Tattoo By Raven-Symoné and Wife Miranda
By Afouda Bamidele on August 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT
JoJo Siwa has finally inked her body!
The 20-year-old YouTuber is seemingly closing out the month of July with her first tattoo, and the famous pride couple Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday were on hand to help her through the process.
Raven-Symoné and Wife Miranda Accompany JoJo Siwa For Her First Tattoo
Over the weekend, Maday, the "That's So Raven" star, revealed the news of Siwa’s tattoo on her Instagram Story, sharing a snap of the "Dance Moms" alum on the tattoo table, smiling as she prepared for the tattoo, which appears to be going behind her ear.
"bb's first tattoo," the social media manager wrote across the black-and-white picture featuring a male tattoo artist. Maday also uploaded a three-second clip that showed Siwa, who donned denim shorts and a black shirt, during the tattooing process.
However, the "Kid in a Candy Store" singer wasn't the only one getting tatted as Maday posted a similarly styled photo of her wife in the tattoo chair. "Bb's too many to count tattoo," she penned.
A few days before her excellent friend Maday shared the tattoo updates, the "Boomerang" singer spoke about the public dispute with the "Full House" star Candace Cameron Bure last year.
The 47-year-old actress made headlines with controversial comments about "traditional marriage" while promoting her role as chief creative officer for the conservative-leaning "Great American Family" channel.
She told "The Wall Street Journal" that the network is aiming to keep "traditional marriage" at the core" of its programming. However, Siwa — who is pansexual — opposed the nature of Bure's choice of words.
"It was that she [wanted] to do a movie about that to put down [the] LGBTQIA [community] and that she was going to specifically make movies that had no representation of LGBTQIA," the TV personality recently explained to Nick Viall on his Viall Files podcast.
As expected, the "Punchline" actress' remarks received blowback from other stars, and it prompted her to share a statement on Instagram, claiming that she loved "fiercely and indiscriminately" and had no intentions of offending anyone with her comments.
"I am a devoted Christian. Which means that I believe that every human being bears the image of God," she partly wrote at the time. Not satisfied and shocked by Bure's statement, Siwa released her own, calling those comments "rude and hurtful to a whole community of people."
On that, the "Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition" star mentioned to Viall, "After reading [the article], it gave me a little sense of, 'OK, you and her are never going to agree, you and her are never going to be friends [or] get along," noting, "I'm never going to be able to change her, she's not gonna be able to change me, we can both just live life."
The Omaha native continued, "But I wish she was able to be a little more open, a little more accepting. I'm OK with calling her out in the way that I did." "[The LBGTQIA+ community are] my people, I gotta stand up for [them]," she continued, adding that Bure's comments were "messed up" and implied that those in the LBGTQIA+ community could not also be "good, loving Christians," she added.
JoJo Siwa Says Social Media Was A 'Safe Space' While Coming Out
Siwa first came out in 2021 and has since become a prominent voice for younger members of the LGBTQ+ community. Despite being 17 at the time of her announcement, she was unafraid to embrace her genuine self.
Last month, during an interview with E! News, the "JoJo's Guide to the Sweet Life" author opened up about her coming-out experience and how social media played a significant role in making it a positive experience.
The blonde beauty explained that she found it "easier" to discuss her sexuality online because it housed people who understood and supported her feelings. "Just getting social media for me, it gave me a safe space when I came out," she confessed.
Additionally, the media personality said she "knew that even if everyone around me didn't support me that there was gonna be people online that did." "And I knew that I was gonna find those people, and I was excited about that," the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award noted before adding, "I always told myself it would be easier to come out online than in person. And I do believe that's very true."
