‘Dancing with the Stars’ Fans Celebrate Bruno Tonioli’s ‘Touching’ Feedback for Second Place Winner JoJo Siwa
A record-breaking number of votes came pouring in during theĀ Dancing with the StarsĀ Season 30 finale on Nov. 22, 2021. While many viewers canāt stop talking about who wonĀ Dancing with the StarsĀ Season 30, others are celebrating the sweet moment between JoJo Siwa and Bruno Tonioli.Ā

JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson come in second place to Iman Shumpert and Daniella KaragachĀ
After combining the judgesā scores with fan votes, NBA star Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach took home the Mirrorball Trophy during the Dancing with the Stars finale. Siwa and Johnson took second place, Cheryl Burke and Cody Rigsby came in third, and Amanda Kloots and Alan Bersten came in fourth.Ā
Bruno Tonioli wishes JoJo Siwa was around when he was growing upĀ
During the two-hour finale special, judge Bruno Tonioli shared his admiration of the 18-year-old pop star, who came out as a member of the LGBTQ community earlier in 2021. After her freestyle performance to Lady Gagaās āBorn This Way,ā Tonioli was touched.Ā
āI wish you were around when I was a kid,ā he told Siwa, scoring her performance a 10. āIt would have made it so much better for all of us.ā
āComing here and being the first same sex couple, I think people didnāt know what to expect,ā Siwa explained during the finale, adding:
āWinning the mirror ball is not just winning the mirror ball for me and for us, but itās winning it for so many people around the world who maybe are afraid to be themselves. I want to tell everyone that no matter who you are, no matter who you love, you can dance with who you want to dance with, and you are who you are.ā
āDancing with the Starsā fans celebrate Bruno Tonioli and JoJo Siwa
As theĀ Dancing with the StarsĀ finale aired, many fans took toĀ RedditĀ to discuss Tonioliās ātouchingā comment, which one fan says ādeserves its own post.ā OneĀ Reddit userĀ pointed out how comfortable Tonioli is with his sexuality now, adding:Ā
āFor him to say that means so much more. He truly meant it and he is right. So many children can look up to JoJo and find [the] courage to have pride in being unapologetically themselves like she shows every day.ā
āI hope Bruno knows he has probably been an inspiration to others too,ā anotherĀ Dancing with the StarsĀ fan replied.Ā
āAs tough as it still is to grow up today & feel like you cannot be 100% your true self, I canāt imagine what it was like for those Brunoās age growing up,āĀ another writes. āSo for him to pay her that compliment was really sweet ā just goes to show as slow-moving as progress sometimes is, in the right hands, we can take bigger strides together.ā
JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson are still winners to some āDancing with the Starsā fansĀ
Siwa and Johnson may not have taken home the Mirrorball Trophy on Nov. 22, but theyāre still winners in many fansā eyes. Tonioliās comments alone were enough of a win.
ā[Tonioliās words] really puts into perspective what JoJo and Jenna have done and represented this season,ā writesĀ another Reddit user. āMore than any mirrorball could give them.ā
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