Jenna Dewan reacts to JoJo Siwa revealing she played an important role in her ‘gay awakening’

JoJo Siwa recently credited actress Jenna Dewan for playing an important role in her ‘gay awakening.’

And now, clearly touch by the sentiment, Dewan has responded by sharing her very own TikTok reaction video, which is side-by-side with Siwa’s original clip showing her dancing and rapping her confessional.

The Step Up star added the sweet caption, ‘[JoJo] i have never been more honored,’ along with a trio of kissing and rainbow emojis, which prompted the 19-year-old to chime in and comment, ‘ICONNNNNN FOREVERRRRRR.’

‘Honored’: Jenna Dewan, 41, reacted to JoJo Siwa’s shout-out in ‘One Thing About Me’ TikTok video, where she credited the actress and dancer for helping her discover her sexuality

Their mutual love fest began when the 19-year-old Dance Moms alum revealed how she knew she was gay while participating in the viral ‘One Thing About Me’ TikTok trend.

In her video, she did a freestyle rap of her ‘gay awakening story’ involving Dewan.

‘She did a really great Magic Mike number,’ the Nebraska native rapped, referencing the actress and dancer’s re-enactment of her then-husband Channing Tatum’s performance of Ginuwine’s ‘Pony’ on a 2016 episode of Lip Sync Battle. 

It’s at this point in Dewan’s response video, which was shot in the passenger seat of a car, that she transitioned from a beaming smile to outright laughter at the mention of her name and her Lip Sync Battle dance.

‘Flattered: Jojo i have never been more honored,’ the Step Up star shared in the caption of her reaction video she shared on TikTok

High praise: The 19-year-old responded to Dewan’s comment, writing, ‘ICONNNNNN FOREVERRRRRR’

Glowing: Dewan’s was in awe of the teen’s rap about how she discovered she was gay

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Bashful: The Rookie star seemed to be genuinely ‘honored’ when she heard the teen mention of her name and her Lip Sync Battle dance

‘I pretty much watched it every day,’ Siwa said, before referencing her younger self, ‘Little me, well, she didn’t know she was gay.’

Obviously, flattered with the shout-out in Siwa’s rap, Dewan would then give the teenager a virtual high-five.

The So You Think You Can Dance judge also gave a shout-out to Demi Lovato, sharing that the singer’s song, Cool for the Summer, a steamy track about having a summer fling with another woman, played an integral role in understanding her sexuality as a young gay woman.

‘I really really liked it and listened to it all the time,’ Siwa rapped, ‘I didn’t know what it meant back then but now that I’m much older and I understand, I know what it means.’

Lovin’ it: The Step Up star laughed out loud a couple of times during Siwa’s rap

Take that: Flattered with the shout-out in Siwa’s rap, Dewan gave teenager a virtual high-five

The boisterous teen has previously explained Lovato’s impact on her sexual orientation and even admitted it during an interview on the singer’s YouTube show 4D in 2021.

Siwa explained that a dancer in her 2015 music video for her hit Cool For The Summer also made her realize that she might have feelings for women.

‘Do you remember your dancer?’ she asked. ‘Her name is JoJo Gomez and you did Cool For The Summer together… I remember seeing that and just being a little too interested.’

Self-realization: The Nebraska native  also revealed how she realized she was gay after she found herself dodging the advances of men who ‘wanted to have sex with her’

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Lovato, who uses they/them pronouns, also reflected on the clip as they said it was their way of revealing their bisexuality without confirming it.  

‘When I did Cool For The Summer, that song for me was actually my way of sharing with the world without confirming that I was bisexual. Because like I said, I didn’t come out until 2017,’ the pop star added.

‘But ‘Cool for the Summer’ was like 2014, 2015. So, like, that to me, it was my way of saying, “I’m not ready to come out but…”‘

Life lessons: The YouTube and TikTok star described the moment she questioned her sexuality as a 12-year-old and said she was ‘grossed out by men’

Coming out: Siwa came out as part of the LGBTQ community in 2021 and began dating TikToker Avery Cyrus last month, declaring she’s the ‘happiest girl’

Along with revealing the celebrities who helped her question her sexuality, which began at the age of 12, Siwa also shared about the moment she realized she was gay during her first date with a man

Ultimately she would embrace her true self, in terms of her sexuality, a few years later. 

‘A man was my first date and he wanted to have sex with me and I did not want to, never wanted to, grossed out by the thought of it and immediately knew, men are not my thing,’ the megastar explained in her video. 

Although she didn’t name the man who made her realize she was gay, many users speculated he could be Matty B, who was rumored to be dating Siwa in 2015. 

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Her ‘gay awakening’: The 19-year-old added that she came to the conclusion men weren’t her ‘thing’ after listening to Demi Lovato’s song Cool for the Summer

Eye appeal: The social media influencer credit Dewan with helping her realize her sexuality when she watched Dewan on a 2016 episode of Lip Sync Battle

Siwa came out as part of the LGBTQ community in 2021 and revealed she had been dating then girlfriend Kylie Prew. 

The two parted ways in November of 2021 and  has since started dating TikToker Avery Cyrus, 22. 

The two hard launched their relationship last month, where Siwa declared she was the ‘happiest girl’, and wreaked havoc on social media.

Many fans fumed at the thought of Avery moving on from previous girlfriend, Soph Mosca, whom she dated for two years, so quickly. 

Some social media users have been upset that the couple has flaunted their relationship, despite Avery’s ex being a fellow TikToker and the pair breaking up just one month prior to JoJo and Avery making things official.  

Despite the hate filled comments, the couple seems to be happier than ever as they regularly share photos of the themselves cuddling, going on date nights and traveling together. 

Living her new life: Prior to dating Avery, JoJo dated Kylie Prew but the two parted ways in November of 2021

Backlash: Siwa hard launched her relationship with Avery last month but some fans weren’t so happy with her flaunting it

Reaction: Some fans fumed at the thought of Avery moving on from previous girlfriend, Soph Mosca, – whom she dated for two years – so quickly