JoJo Siwa and her new Australian love interest appear to have gently launched their relationship on social media, weeks after they were first spotted on dates in Sydney.
The Dance Moms star and Kath Ebbs, Abbie Chatfield’s best friend, have been inseparable since the podcast host flew to Los Angeles two weeks ago.
JoJo, 21, visited Australia to perform at the TikTok Awards on November 27, a week after confirming her split from American dancer Dakaylah Wilson.
The couple had been dating since August.
On her Instagram Stories on Monday, Kath filmed JoJo bragging about the Grey’s Anatomy musical episode and explaining its plot in great detail.
He then performed an impromptu performance while driving.
JoJo Siwa and her new Australian love interest Kath Ebbs appear to have gently launched their relationship on social media, weeks after they were first spotted on dates in Sydney.
On her Instagram Stories on Monday, Kath filmed JoJo fangirling over the Grey’s Anatomy musical episode and explaining its plot in great detail.
The former child star looked happy and comfortable during the outing, dressed in a gray tracksuit and no makeup.
‘Did I just find out that Grey’s Anatomy has a musical episode? And apparently we have a number one fan,” Kath captioned the adorable video of JoJo singing while driving.
The Karma singer then proceeded to look at Kath with a sultry sideways glance as he lip-synced to the lyrics.
‘Oh, quite a spectacle…’ they wrote nonchalantly, before making five more posts about the performance.
JoJo burst into tears as she showed her new love interest a YouTube clip from the episode as they snuggled together on the couch.
During the 11th annual American Reality Television Awards on November 18, JoJo revealed to People that he had broken up with Dakaylah.
“We’ve gone our separate ways, but she’s an amazing girl,” JoJo shared before adding, “And I have my own fun plans for the holidays, and I know she has her family that she spent the holidays with.” I’m happy for her because she has them.’
Kath Ebbs, 27, is a Sydney-based queer artist and activist and best friend of media personality Abbie Chatfield.
JoJo Siwa on the pink carpet at the TikTok Awards in Sydney on November 27
It’s unknown how or when JoJo and Kath first met, but it’s likely they were introduced by mutual friends, Australian musician G Flip and his wife, Selling Sunset star Chrishelle Stause.
JoJo, who is worth an estimated $21 million, put her Tarzana mansion up for sale before the Christmas holidays for $3.95 million.
The social media star initially purchased the lavish property in 2019 for $3.43 million when she was just 16 years old, according to Architectural compendium.
Chrishell and Omar Ababa of The Oppenheim Group currently hold the listing, TMZ reported.
Kath, 27, hosts the Call Me Kath podcast and owns a health food store called The Smoothie Bowl Shack, located in the inner-city suburb of Glebe.
He also worked as a model, DJ, and Nike ambassador, and appeared in television news segments as a queer activist.
Although JoJo had been single for two weeks before striking up a romance with Kath in the public eye, things between the couple They seem to be moving quickly.
They were first spotted approaching the Gold Coast in Queensland and then Kath took to social media to film JoJo marveling at Australian service stations.
‘I didn’t pay for it. You could just walk away,” JoJo said, amazed by the reverse process of fueling a car in Australia.
JoJo literally jumped for joy when Kath showed up at LAX airport on December 13.
After the TikTok Awards, Kath posted a photo of Jojo smiling with a glass of water in her hand while posing with Australian musician G Flip (right).
The two hugged each other tightly as they met.
JoJo, who came out as gay in 2021, has He had several short-term relationships in recent years.
The Nickolodean star previously dated her best friend Kylie Prew for several months in 2021. The couple broke up, before briefly getting back together and then breaking up again.
JoJo began dating TikToker Avery Cyrus in September 2022 and confirmed the romance after months of fan speculation.
However, he later admitted that he had cheated on Avery with his ex Kylieand Avery confirmed that JoJo broke up with her via voice note after reconciling with her on TikTok.
While promoting her song Karma on the Call Her Daddy podcast, JoJo said the relationship left her with trauma.
“My last relationship was very public, by both of us,” JoJo said. “Our meeting was very public, our official relationship was very public, our breakup was very public.”
The singer’s trip to Australia for the TikTok Awards came just days after she officially confirmed her split from her most recent girlfriend, Dakayla.
They first met when JoJo was a judge on Dakayla’s season of So You Think You Can Dance, where she came in second place.