JoJo Siwa Fights Back Tears As She Reflects On Her Stress-Induced Hair Loss

JoJo Siwa  recently got emotional as she reflected on experiencing hair loss as a child star due to stress.

On Monday’s episode of the Fox show “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” the singer and dancer fought back tears as she discussed the difficulties of growing up in the spotlight.

“It’s the hardest thing. Everything gets judged,” she said . “People told me I have a receding hairline — they don’t know that I have a stress rash and that’s why I’m balding right here.” 

She continued, “A 12-year-old shouldn’t have a stress rash on their head that makes them bald, but I did.”

Siwa, whose full name is Joelle Joanie Siwa, made her reality TV debut on Lifetime’s “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” at 9 years old, before notably joining the network’s show “Dance Moms.” She later became a YouTube sensation after launching a channel on the platform in 2015.

Since then, Siwa has continued to make waves as a performer, releasing her first single, “Boomerang,” in 2016.

Siwa, now 20, has opened up about experiencing hair loss before.

In a social media video posted in July 2022, Siwa said she developed a stress rash during her time on “Dance Moms.”

“I would pick at it all day long, and I damaged every single hair follicle that has ever been right there,” she said.

In January, Siwa posted a TikTok  showing a split screen of her reacting to a compilation of her past experiences on “Dance Moms.” The footage included various instances of her getting yelled at by Abby Lee Miller, a former coach on the show.

“When people hate to try and hurt me but this was my childhood...” she wrote in a text overlay on the video.