Jojo Siwa, Sunisa Lee to compete on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ S30

Aug. 27 (UPI) — Pop music and reality TV star Jojo Siwa and Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Sunisa Lee have joined Season 30 of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

Siwa, who came out as gay in January, will be the first contestant to have a same-sex partner for the competition.

IM SO EXCITED https://t.co/EN1ygC5Jj3— JoJo Siwa!❤️ (@itsjojosiwa) August 26, 2021

“I am so excited to be a part of this year’s Dancing with the Stars Season 30 and to be dancing with a girl. I think it is so cool,” Siwa said in a video posted on the show’s Twitter feed Thursday.

The remaining 13 celebrities who will compete on DWTS will be announced on the Sept. 8 edition of ABC’s Good Morning America.

WAAASSSSSUP Suni welcome to the Fam Bam @DancingABC https://t.co/t0MIuhyBEC— Emma Slater (@EmmaSlaterDance) August 26, 2021

Season 30 will kick off on Sept. 20.

The judges will be Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

Tyra Banks is the host.

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