Jojo Siwa and his girlfriend Kylie Prew have broken up after less than a year of dating, it has been claimed.
The 18-year-old Dancing With The Stars contestant and Prew, also 18, reportedly split two weeks ago, according to Us Weekly.
“JoJo and Kylie have broken up,” a source said Wednesday.
It had previously been reported that the split was sparked by Prew feeling “jealous” of JoJo’s close bond with his DWTS pro bride Jenna Johnson, but the US source revealed it had “nothing to do” with. the reason they would have split up.
Breakup: The 18-year-old former Dance Moms reportedly split from under a year old girlfriend Kylie Prew two weeks ago with Us Weekly confirming the news this week: “Jojo and Kylie they broke up ” ; photo on September 3
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“JoJo and Kylie have broken up,” the source said. It was noted that “some [DWTS] the actors are aware of the breakup ”, and that“ Kylie had stopped attending the show, so she has not been seen in the audience since their separation.
‘JoJo is focused on the competition and gives it all. Although it is a difficult time for her, she manages very professionally and always keeps a smile and gives 100%. She doesn’t want to let her fans down.
The insider added that since the split, JoJo has grown very close to his same-sex dance partner, Jenna, 27, but she looks more like a “JoJo’s big sister” and their bond has “nothing to do with it. see “with the reason why she and Prew called it quitting.
To complicate the now-lying DWTS drama, Jenna is also married to fellow pro Val Chmerkovskiy who also found himself at the heart of rumors he had an affair with partner Olivia Jade this week.
Less than a year: the former couple were friends for a year after meeting on a cruise ship and started dating in early 2021; pictured on September 4
Latest post: Their last Instagram post was on September 25
Earlier this week, The Sun reported that jealousy of Jenna was at the root of the breakup as well as Jojo’s “busy” schedule.
‘They separated. Kylie grew jealous of JoJo’s relationship with Jenna. JoJo is a mess. I think JoJo has always been a workaholic, but having a relationship and trying to keep up with a huge star-studded schedule – it’s a challenge.
Aside from not seeing Kylie in the public for the past few weeks, fans have also started to speculate that something had happened between the two because of Siwa’s cryptic Instagram captions.
She captioned an Oct. 8 video in an excerpt: “It’s been a WEEK. My brain has never been so overwhelmed / overloaded not only with work but also with personal life,” and a few days later, she wrote in part, “Somehow I smiled the most this week, while setting my crying record.
Close link: The insider added that since the split, Jojo has grown very close to his same-sex dance partner, Jenna Johnson, 27, but the relationship is more like a brotherhood and has ‘nothing to do with’ with the reason why she and Prew called him quit; pictured on October 5
Heartwarming hug: On October 20, Jojo was seen receiving a warm hug from her partner Jenna amid her recent split and the pro – whose pairing with Jojo marked the show’s very first gay couple – a been like a “big sister” to her
In an interview with PEOPLE Last week, the Dance Moms alum continued to talk about “missing a piece of me” and confessed to being “through something,” which seemed to hint at a split.
“I fight when something is new, and I’ve been through something new and have never lived before. It was hard and it’s still hard. I cried about it last night and I’m probably going to cry about it tonight because I’m 18 and missing a part of me that’s the biggest of me, and that’s okay.
Their last Instagram post was on September 25 when Jojo wished their shared puppy a “Happy Birthday from their daughter.”
The couple first met on a cruise ship and were friends for a year before things got romantic in early 2021. “After being my best friend for over a year, the 8th January 2021, I started to call this exceptional human my girlfriend, ”she exclaimed. in an article in February.
Announcement: Jojo exclaimed “After being my best friend for over a year, on January 8, 2021 I started to call this exceptional human my girlfriend” and added “I love you more and more. more every day “; February 8
In late January, Jojo stepped out as a member of the LGBTQ + community and spoke about Kylie and a conversation about defining and unboxing her sexuality in an April interview.
‘I still don’t know what I am. It’s like, I want to understand. And I have this joke. Her name is Kylie. And so I say I’m Ky-sexual, ”she told PEOPLE.
At the time, she also exclaimed: “She [Kylie] never care what the internet says about us, ”as she spoke of acclimating to being publicly. “It’s nice to have someone in my life like that. ”