By the time most people were counting down to midnight, JoJo Siwa had already set the internet buzzing — not with fireworks, but with a single, unexpected change.
Overnight, the 22-year-old star quietly rewrote her TikTok bio. “JoJo” was gone. In its place appeared a softer, more grown-up name: Joelle Siwa. Within minutes, fans were in meltdown, refreshing their screens and flooding the comments with disbelief. Had America’s most recognisable bow-wearing pop phenomenon just reinvented herself?
She didn’t offer an explanation. Instead, she posted a short, cryptic clip from her sofa as a snippet of her 2016 anthem Boomerang played behind her. As she glanced into the camera, she mouthed the lyric, “I’mma come back like a boomerang.” The caption was even more tantalising: “What a year it is ahead.”
Cue chaos.
“2026, the year of Joelle. HERE FOR IT,” one fan wrote. Another admitted, “I feel like I just skipped ten chapters of her life.” Others spotted something else: the return of the bow — this time sleeker, black, and decorated with pearls. Not the glittery hairpiece of her childhood fame, but a symbol that this comeback might be different.
The Dance Moms alum also shared a short clip to the social media platform, seemingly teasing what could be in store for 2026
Social media users jumped to the comment section of the video to offer their thoughts on Siwa’s surprising name change
One also simply penned, ‘The name change!!’ while others mentioned the bow in Siwa’s hair – referencing to her signature look in the past; seen in 2016 in Culver City
The timing is impossible to ignore. The name change lands in the middle of JoJo’s most transformative year yet — personally, professionally, and romantically.
After meeting former Love Island favourite Chris Hughes, 33, on Celebrity Big Brother UK in April, the pair went from close friends to something much deeper. By June, JoJo was openly calling the relationship “not platonic anymore” and admitted she was “head over heels” for him. She even joked that she’d never smiled so much in her life that her cheeks physically hurt.
Her year has looked like a metamorphosis. In a recent TikTok montage, she contrasted the girl who entered 2025 — bold outfits, dramatic headpieces — with the woman leaving it behind: natural hair, softer styling, and a calmer confidence. “Beautiful year if you ask me,” she wrote. “Couldn’t count all the highs.”
Now fans are wondering if Joelle is the final piece of that puzzle.
Add in her soccer-themed birthday bash for Chris in December, their family Christmas in Palm Springs, and her upcoming 2026 themed cruise promising “the biggest JoJo experience ever,” and one thing is clear: this isn’t a phase — it’s a rebrand.
Whether it’s love, growth, or simply a desire to step into adulthood, JoJo Siwa has turned the page. And as millions of followers watch the name “Joelle” settle in, the message feels unmistakable:
2026 isn’t just another year for JoJo.
It’s the beginning of something entirely new.
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