While she’s had blonde hair since her early TV days, it turned out that she’s really a natural brunette. JoJo’s mom, Jessalynn Siwa, started dyeing her hair when she was just 2 years old.
The revelation about JoJo’s true hair color came in April 2024 via a viral tweet, and not long after, the internet had discovered receipts confirming it was true.
Obviously, Jessalynn received a lot of criticism for that — but JoJo is standing by her.
She defended her mom on the June 6 episode of the Rosebud With Gyles Brandreth podcast.
JoJo said, “If, right now, I was to be miserable, sad, unhappy with my life, unhappy with my career and … if I was to be like no, I’m an all natural brown, I want my hair normal, I want to be clean-cut, then I would say, oh my mom didn’t do what she was supposed to do.”
JoJo said her mom did exactly what she was supposed to do because it ensured her success. “Without her, I would never be doing what I want to be doing,” the “Karma” singer continued.
Of course, she realizes her opinion might change with age. “I am honest when I say my brain is not fully developed,” JoJo, 22, acknowledged. “I know my thoughts are probably gonna change on my childhood and how I feel in the next three years — you know, as a woman your brain’s developed when you’re 25. But I think I’m definitely ahead, of course, in life when it comes to brain development, but where I’m at right now, I absolutely love my childhood, and I wouldn’t change a thing about it at all.”
“She did everything right,” JoJo insisted.
Well, then! You can listen to the rest of the episode here.