JoJo Siwa is set to make a very rare visit to Australia for a one-off performance in Sydney after making headlines for her racy magazine photoshoot.
The Dance Moms star, 21, is slated to be heading Down Under in a matter of weeks to perform at the 2024 TikTok Awards, presented by CeraVe, on November 27.
The singer will be showing off her bold style and signature moves on stage at the Hordern Pavilion on the star-studded night, which will be hosted by Robert Irwin.
It will mark her first time back on Australian soils in more than four years, when she brought her Dream tour Down Under in January 2020.
‘After four long years, it’s going to be freaking amazing to return to Australia – I’ve even gotten a kangaroo tattoo since my last visit,’ JoJo said of her return.
‘On TikTok I get to connect with fans all over the world and share my music with them, and now I get to do both with my Aussie fans in real life at the TikTok Awards.’
TikTok will be presenting 13 awards, including Creator of the Year, Music Artist of the Year and Video of the Year, with new awards in Food, Beauty and Fashion categories also making their debut.
Alongside zookeeper Robert, Indy Clinton and Kat Clark will take on hosting duties on the night, which celebrates TikTok’s most iconic and viral moments of the year.
JoJo Siwa (pictued in June) is set to make a very rare visit to Australia for a one-off performance in Sydney at the 2024 TikTok Awards, presented by CeraVe, on November 27
TikTokers including Bridey Drake, Maddy Macrae, Jojo ASMR, Elle Ray and Josh and Matt Design will also be among the social media stars in attendance.
The news comes just weeks after JoJo hit back at critics who recently slammed her image overhaul and racy magazine photoshoot.
She divided her fans in recent months when she debuted her bold new look and posed for a raunchy magazine shoot in a sparkly codpiece.
But in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, JoJo then opened up about the mixed reactions to her look and her unwavering commitment to being her true self.
‘It’s funny, because people don’t realize that this has been my life forever,’ she revealed at the 10th Annual Gala of The Stars awards earlier this month.
‘People have always given me s**t and supported it. That’s not a new thing for me.
‘I think the scale has just slowly gotten bigger, you know what I mean? And people have given me more sh*t or less sh*t. But no, it doesn’t really faze me.’
JoJo made headlines last month when she flexed her muscles in a rhinestone-studded chest plate shaped like a toned male torso on the cover of LadyGunn magazine.
It comes after JoJo made headlines last month when she flexed her muscles in a rhinestone-studded chest plate shaped like a toned male torso on the cover of LadyGunn magazine
A second shot showed her wearing a matching rhinestone-studded codpiece, and they sparked a wild reaction from fans online.
One Reddit user said: ‘Everything she wears in this era of hers seems to wear her. I can only imagine how much better she’ll feel when she finds herself instead of whatever this over compensation is.’
However, others were on the fence, with one person commenting: ‘Some of these photos aren’t my cup of tea, but some of these are pretty cute.’
Some leapt to her defense, with one user declaring: ‘Damn she out served a lot of popular models today.’
But thanks to her unapologetic attitude, JoJo has taken the scrutiny in her stride.
‘The photos were sick,’ she said. ‘They were awesome.’
JoJo also said she feels like her true self and denied any accusations she is ‘faking’ it.
‘I think no one really knows what’s coming next in their lives,’ she said. ‘And I think sometimes people fake it like they do. I just don’t fake it.
‘And the same way that the world’s like, ‘Oh, what’s she going to do next?’ I’m thinking the same thing.’
JoJo found fame on Dance Moms under the tutelage of instructor Abby Lee Miller, before becoming a cutesy singer with a penchant for upbeat pop tunes.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, JoJo (pictured in April) then hit back at critics and opened up about the mixed reactions to her new look and her commitment to being her true self
She then embraced a bold new look earlier this year when she put on a daring display in a sheer black bodysuit.
She was also pictured swigging from a bottle of vodka wearing silver hot pants on stage at Los Angeles Gay Pride.
Abby Lee also defended her against the critics, telling DailyMail.com: ‘JoJo’s laughing all the way to the bank.
‘She’s a good person who is always giving back. She’s worked with a hundred and some more kids on choreography at her own studio, all for nothing, all to benefit dancers against cancer. So, she’s doing a lot.’