Tom, JoJo, Jessalyn and Jayden Siwa celebrate JoJo’s Sweet 16 Birthday in 2019.Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty
Amy Sussman/Getty
JoJo Siwais very close with her parents,Jessalynn Siwaand Tom Siwa.
The family, which includes Jessalynn and Tom’s son Jayden Siwa, can often be found traveling together and supporting each other through major life and career milestones. Jessalynn and JoJo have even had the chance to work together on shows includingAmerica’s Got TalentandSiwa’s Dance Pop Revolution.
Though many 20-year-olds are all too eager to break away from their parents, it’s clear this isn’t the case for JoJo. She and her mom have always had a close relationship, even before theybecame famous onDance Moms.
It’s clear that JoJo is also very close with her dad. Ina June 2022 Instagram post, she wrote, “Thank you for always being there for me, unlocking my ankles when ever they get stuck (which is at least twice a week), taking me to buy cars, and everything in between:) and of course can’t leave out our ‘don’t tell Mom’ moments.”
Here is everything to know about JoJo Siwa’s parents, Jessalynn and Tom Siwa.
Jessalynn is a dance instructor
Jojo Siwa and her mom, Jessalynn.Jessalynn Siwa Instagram
Jessalynn Siwa Instagram
In addition to being a teacher, Jessalynn alsoowned her own studioin the family’s hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The studio, which closed in 2016, was called Just Dance Co.
Tom was a chiropractor
Jojo Siwa and her dad, Tom.Jojo Siwa Instagram
Jojo Siwa Instagram
Tom was a chiropractor with Northwest Chiropractic in Omaha, Nebraska.
Tom has since left Northwest Chiropractic, though it’s unclear whether he still practices in California or has since retired.
Tom and Jessalynn got married in 1998
Jessalyn and Tom Siwa.Tom Siwa Instagram
Tom Siwa Instagram
On Oct. 2, 2022, Tommade a sweet Instagram postin celebration of his 24th anniversary with Jessalynn. He wrote, “Happy Anniversary to the one that said I DO 24 years ago. Here’s to the next 24.”
They were married in 1998, about two years before they welcomed their first child together.
They have two children together, JoJo and Jayden
Jayden, Jessalynn, and Jojo Siwa.Jessalynn Siwa Instagram
Tom and Jessalynn are parents to two children. Their first is Jayden, JoJo’s older brother who was born May 20, 2000. Jayden now works as aLos Angeles real estate agent with Compassand previously was a social media entrepreneur, according to his real estate profile.
Tom and Jessalynn’s second child, of course, is JoJo. She was born on May 19, 2003.
Jessalynn and Tom were very supportive when JoJo came out as part of the LGBTQ community
Jessalynn, Jojo, Jayden, and Tom Siwa.Jessalynn Siwa Instagram
In 2021,JoJo publicly came outas part of the LGBTQ community. She’s used the terms “pansexual,” “gay” and “queer” to describe herself, though she’s also said she doesn’t necessarily feel a need to label her sexuality.
In an Instagram Live chat shortly after she publicly came out, JoJoshared how her parents reacted to the news.
“My dad said, ‘Hey man, love is universal.’ My parents have known,” JoJo shared. “My mom said that she’s known for the last two years. She said, ‘I just know with you.’ Around two years ago, she was like, ‘I don’t think you only like boys, that’s totally okay.’ They’ve always been so everything … My family is awesome."
Tom and Jessalynn live in L.A. with JoJo
JoJo Siwa and Jessalynn Siwa arrives at the 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2021.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
In a 2022 interview with PEOPLE, she shared that she’dtoned down the previously vibrant decorin her house. She said, “I told my family, ‘Let’s change the house to a nice, pretty, calm, serene house.’ ”
In another interview on theWe’re Having Gay Sexpodcast, JoJo also said that her dating life is different from many other 20-somethings. “I live at home, my parents live with me.”
JoJo has said she admires Jessalyn’s conviction to standing her ground
Jessalynn and JoJo Siwa on ‘CELEBRITY WATCH PARTY’.FOX/Getty
FOX/Getty
Speaking with PEOPLE in 2021, JoJo shared, “The thing I admire most about my mother is that when she’s right, and when she knows she’s right, she doesn’t back down,” she said.
“She will stand her ground and she has this famous saying: ‘Is this the hill that I want to die on?’ And when it’s the hill that she wants to die on, she sticks to it, and I really admire that.”
JoJo has said her parents would support her no matter what she did
Jojo Siwa with her parents, Tom and Jessalynn.Jessalynn Siwa Instagram
“My second dream in life is to be a surgeon,” JoJoshared in a 2019 interview with TODAY. “If I was like, ‘I’m done with this, I want to be a surgeon,’ … she’d be like, ‘All right, we’re going to Harvard!’ ”
In the same interview, she shut down the idea that Jessalynn is a stereotypical “stage mom,” saying she’s actually “literally the most opposite of that.”
source: people.com
