Abby Lee Miller Says She’s "Very Proud" of JoJo Siwa After Coming Out

From Seventeen

Abby Lee Miller continues to send JoJo Siwa all her love and support after the young dancer, actress, and mogul announced that she was a member of the LGBTQ community a few weeks ago.

While chatting with Entertainment Tonight, Abby talked a bit about the new that JoJo came out saying, ""I'm very proud, I'm very proud," she said. "I don't think she hides anything really. I think maybe she just didn't know."

Abby also noted her experience from a teaching point of view as many of her dancers have also dealt with deciding whether or not to come out.

"I have a lot of students that struggle with their sexuality. I will be honest, mainly guys that dance for me throughout the years. Some have come to me and said, 'You know, without you, I would've committed suicide,'" she continued. "To hear that as a teacher, it is shocking and also very loving and kind and that I know that I did that for that child…And what you do in your private life is your business. But JoJo didn't really have a private life."

She noted that JoJo's situation is even more different than a lot of other people's due to her big following.

"Her life is for the whole world to know about. Every single thing that she's doing with social media now, everybody knows what we're doing and what we're up to at every moment. And we tell them, we share it," Abby said. "So for her to make that statement and to share that, that's what she wanted to do."

At least she knows that no matter what, she'll have Abby on her side!

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