- TikToker Avery Cyrus and JoJo Siwa just broke up after months of dating.
- Cyrus is a TikTok star with over eight million followers and almost 300 million likes.
- She's also popular on YouTube and Instagram, and makes content in various genres.
The popular influencer JoJo Siwa and her now ex-girlfriend, Avery Cyrus, recently announced that they had broken up after three months of dating. The two first said they were dating back in September.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.Siwa appeared to announce the breakup in the video — a montage of their time on a seven-day Royal Carribean cruise — when she said, "This is my 'I'm sorry for breaking up with you' present'" to Cyrus in what appeared to be an arcade, in one of the clips. Cyrus confirmed the breakup in a comment on the video, which was posted Saturday.
@averycyrus Best trip EVER thanks to @Royal Caribbean 💞💞#royalpartner #comeseek #wonderoftheseas ♬ FEEL THE GROOVE - Queens Road, Fabian Graetz"We decided that we are better off as friends!" Cyrus wrote in response to a comment asking why they decided to separate. "We are both so young and still just trying to figure our stuff out!"
But days later, Siwa appeared to speak out negatively about the relationship. She said in a video posted to her mother's Instagram on Monday that she had been used "for views and for clout."
"For views and for clout, and I got tricked into being told that I was loved, and I got f---ing played!"
Siwa also posted a TikTok on Tuesday that appeared to be about her ex, suggesting Cyrus told one of Siwa's best friends that she was excited to date her because it would grow her career.
Meanwhile, Cyrus told People that she thought the relationship ended on "great terms" and was "still very hurt" that JoJo ended it with her. She said she was "saddened and confused by the situation."
Although many people know Siwa through her television appearances and viral internet fame, Cyrus is also a massively popular influencer, with over eight million followers and almost 300 million likes on TikTok. Here are five fast facts about her.
Cyrus began making TikTok videos in 2019.
The 22-year-old began uploading videos to TikTok in July 2019 and has since become a prominent LGBTQ voice on the platform. She has over eight million followers and regularly receives millions of views on her videos, which feature everything from lip syncing and dancing to fit checks and mini-vlogs of activities she does.
@averycyrusI'm always at least a little bit lost 🤷♀️
♬ original sound - bestspedupShe has made a slew of TikTok videos with Siwa, including ones of them eating food and dancing together.
@averycyrusStar is not impressed 🤨
♬ No Idea - 🫐Cyrus' first video on the platform was a lip sync clip to Iggy Azalea's "Kream," and her most recent video from Monday is a sponsorship collaboration with a water bottle company.
Cyrus has made a lot of videos about clothing and fashion.
While Cyrus' TikTok content is very diverse, she has made a lot of videos specifically centered on wardrobe choices. She made a whole video about "jortcore," a Madewell-launched quasi-trend revolving around people wearing denim shorts.
She also uploaded a popular clip showing her creating a shimmering pair of boots by showering glitter all over them, and a video about how she felt too feminine for masculine clothing and vice versa.
@averycyrusGLITTER BOOTS 🤩🥰
♬ Glitter - BENEEShe also has a popular mini-series where she prances around in a Spiderman costume.
Cyrus is also popular on YouTube and Instagram.
In addition to TikTok, Cyrus also has a strong presence on YouTube, where she has over 178,000 subscribers and 57 million views.
A lot of her most popular videos involve some kind of challenge, like the "candy kiss" and "Chapstick" challenges.
Cyrus also has 357,000 followers on Instagram. Her profile is full of snapshots of her in places like Tokyo, Japan, and Cococay, Bahamas, and pictures of her hanging out with her friends.
Cyrus seems to love to travel.
Cyrus' Instagram page features many pictures taken of her around the world.
She's originally from Colleyville, a small city in northeastern Texas with a population of around 22,000 people. She told New Scene Magazine, a publication that reports on teen influencer news, that she wants to travel to Bali, Japan, Thailand, and India.
"Basically all of Asia is amazing," she said.
Cyrus is actually not related to Miley Cyrus.
Cyrus is not related to the actress-turned-singer Miley Cyrus, as People first reported.
Cyrus made a TikTok in May with a list of 10 people she said she had "a crush on," and Miley was one of the people on the list, surprising some fans who thought she was related to the star.
@averycyrus😍
♬ 10 Things I Hate About You - Leah Kate"Isn't Miley literally your sister," one commenter wrote with a crying-laughing emoji.
She also said in a 2021 TikTok that one of her dreams was "meeting Miley Cyrus at a pool party, becoming bffs, and giving each other friendship bracelets," and laughed at a commenter who said they thought the two were related.
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