JoJo Siwa to make rare Australia visit for one-off performance in Sydney – after hitting back at trolls who slammed her racy magazine shoot

JoJo Siwa is set to make a very rare visit to Australia for a one-off appearance in Sydney after making headlines for her racy magazine photoshoot.

The Dance Moms star, 21, will head Down Under in a few weeks to perform at the 2024 TikTok Awards on November 27, presented by CeraVe.

The singer will show off her daring style and signature moves on stage at the Hordern Pavilion on the star-studded evening, which will be hosted by Robert Irwin.

It will be her first time back on Australian soil in more than four years, as she brought her Dream tour Down Under in January 2020.

‘After four long years it will be incredibly wonderful to return to Australia – I’ve even gotten a kangaroo tattoo since my last visit,’ JoJo said of her return.

“On TikTok I can connect with fans around the world and share my music with them, and now I can do both in real life with my Australian fans at the TikTok Awards.”

TikTok will present 13 awards, including Creator of the Year, Music Artist of the Year and Video of the Year, with new awards in the Food, Beauty and Fashion categories also making their debut.

Alongside zookeeper Robert, Indy Clinton and Kat Clark will take on hosting duties for the evening, which celebrates TikTok’s most iconic and viral moments of the year.

TikTokers including Bridey Drake, Maddy Macrae, Jojo ASMR, Elle Ray and Josh and Matt Design will also be among the social media stars in attendance.

The news comes just weeks after JoJo hit back at critics who recently decried her image overhaul and racy magazine photoshoot.

She divided her fans in recent months when she debuted her daring new look, posing for a raunchy magazine shoot in a sparkling codpiece.

But in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, JoJo then opened up about the mixed reactions to her appearance and her continued dedication to being her true self.

“It’s funny because people don’t realize that this has been my life forever,” she revealed earlier this month at the 10th annual Gala of The Stars awards.

‘People have always given and supported me. That’s nothing new to me.

“I think the scale has slowly gotten bigger, you know what I mean? And people have given me more sh*t or less sh*t. But no, it doesn’t really matter to me.’

JoJo made headlines last month when she flexed her muscles in a rhinestone-studded chest plate shaped like a muscular male torso on the cover of LadyGunn magazine.

It comes after JoJo made headlines last month when she flexed her muscles in a rhinestone-studded chest plate shaped like a tight male torso on the cover of LadyGunn magazine

A second shot showed her wearing a matching rhinestone-studded codpiece, and they sparked a wild reaction from fans online.

One Reddit user said: “Everything she wears in this era of hers seems to wear her. I can only imagine how much better she will feel if she finds herself again, rather than any compensation whatsoever.”

However, others hesitated, with one person saying: ‘Some of these pictures aren’t my cup of tea, but some of these are quite cute.’

Some came to her defense, with one user stating: ‘Damn, she served a lot of popular models today.’

But thanks to her brazen attitude, JoJo has taken control with ease.

“The pictures were sick,” she said. “They were great.”

JoJo also said she feels like her true self and denied any accusations that she’s “faking it.”

“I don’t think anyone really knows what’s going to happen in their lives,” she said. “And I think sometimes people pretend to be that way. I just don’t pretend.

“And in the same way that the world says, ‘Oh, what’s she going to do now?’ I think the same way.’

JoJo rose to fame on Dance Moms under the guidance of instructor Abby Lee Miller, before becoming an adorable singer with a penchant for upbeat pop tunes.

Speaking to DailyMail.com, JoJo (pictured in April) then hit back at critics, opening up about the mixed reactions to her new look and her commitment to being her true self.

She then embraced a bold new look earlier this year when she put on a daring show in a sheer black bodysuit.

She was also pictured drinking from a bottle of vodka while wearing silver hot pants on stage at the Los Angeles Gay Pride.

Abby Lee also defended her against the critics, telling DailyMail.com: ‘JoJo laughs all the way to the bank.

‘She is a good person who always gives back. She has worked with another hundred children on choreographies in her own studio, all for free, all for the benefit of dancers against cancer. So she does a lot.’