JoJo Siwa turned heads in Italy on a weekend devoted to Kalani Hilliker's wedding, showing off a sparkly gold mini dress with a dramatic cape as she tore up the dance floor. The appearance was part of a solo trip to Italy, with Siwa joining Hilliker, a fellow Dance Moms alum, for the festivities while her boyfriend, Chris Hughes, stayed behind.
Siwa shared the glam moment on Instagram, posting a carousel that showed her in the gold dress and later in a tight-fitting pink corseted dress at another wedding event. She wrote that it was her first time traveling to a new country alone and that she was headed back home for the last week of rehearsals for her Infinity Heart tour in Europe.
At the wedding, Siwa and Hilliker revived the Dance Moms Boss Ladies routine on the dance floor, a moment fans recognized from their time on the show. A clip of the moment was circulated by fans and cast members, with a note that the video captured a decade-old charm resurfacing on the Italian dance floor.
The weekend extended beyond the dance floor. Siwa's relationship with Chris Hughes, a former Love Island star, began earlier this year after meeting in the Celebrity Big Brother house. In conversations about love and future plans, Siwa has described a shift in how she views marriage and companionship. She has said that she is craving a wedding and that her feelings about the future have evolved since meeting Hughes.
In interviews around her personal life, Siwa has reflected on the complexity of navigating public perception. She has acknowledged backlash from parts of the LGBTQ+ community after dating Hughes, while stressing that love is love and that the discourse has, at times, been harsh both inside and outside the community. She described the experience as painful but emphasized that it does not define her happiness or her support for others who identify with different sexual orientations.
“I’m happy. I’ve never wanted the future so bad,” Siwa told listeners in a recent interview. “I’ve never craved a wedding. I’ve always wanted to just like go sign a piece of paper or go to Vegas because I didn’t want a wedding, but now I’m like, I want a ring and I want my Dad to walk me down the aisle and I want my first dance and I want butterflies.”
In describing the scrutiny she has faced, Siwa spoke about the impact on younger fans and the broader community. She said the treatment she receives can influence people who are still figuring out their own identities, and she urged others to consider the effects of their words. “Love is love,” she said, adding that the reactions she has received reveal how much still divides audiences online and in everyday life. She noted that while the backlash is not easy, it has reinforced her resolve to focus on her happiness and the support she receives from her partner, family, and friends.
Siwa, who has publicly identified as pansexual in the past, has described her current relationship as different from anything she’s experienced before. Her comments about love and the evolving nature of her personal life continue to be a point of discussion among fans and commentators alike, reflecting the broader conversations around visibility and acceptance in entertainment culture. As she returns to Europe for rehearsals and prepares for upcoming performances, Siwa remains a focal point of media attention, both for her music and for her candid discussions about love, identity, and resilience in the public eye.