It’s not uncommon to come across celebrities who have one or more things in common with other celebrities. This is often the case when you have celebrities with the same name and/or one with the same name as the other. Whenever this happens, their fans often take to the internet to search for information on whether their idols are related or not. Here we are going to deal with one such case as we have two talented young ladies Jojo Gomez and Selena Gomez with the same last name – Gomez. This has caused many people to wonder whether they are related or not.
Who is Jojo Gomez – Demi Lovato’s dancer and choreographer?
Whose full name is Joanna Marie Gomez is a professional American dancer and choreographer. She was born on July 9, 1993 in Fairview, New Jersey, but grew up in South Hadley, a town in Massachusetts. Jojo Gomez, as she is better known, has an older brother called George.
As a child, she was very fond of dancing, learning ballet, and attended a dance workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from high school in 2011, she moved to Los Angeles where she hoped to start her career. When Gomez arrived, she auditioned for the MTV Video Music Awards and had the opportunity to participate in the MTV Video Music Award tribute for her childhood idol, Michael Jackson.
With this exposure, JoJo Gomez has made more appearances on Radio Disney, bar mitzvahs, America’s Got Talent, children’s events and even with stars including Justin Bieber. She continued to work for the next 5 years but soon began to see a decline in demand for her performances. The reason was simple, Jojo was gaining more weight. She tried to lose weight by dieting, but found that it didn’t work for her. Jojo then decided to come up with dance styles that would suit her body perfectly. On top of that, she became a children’s dance teacher at a studio in Orange County. In addition, she created a YouTube channel where she uploaded dance videos. She has also choreographed songs from
It wasn’t too long and Jojo Gomez started reaping the benefits of putting her dance videos online. As more and more people heard of her, she received offers to teach dance students. Marie then began working as a substitute dance teacher at the Millennium Dance Complex. She often records her dance lessons and then uploads the videos to her YouTube channel. Jojo’s career as a dance teacher has since progressed.
In 2018, news regarding Jojo Gomez’s identity went viral following a passionate kiss Demi Lovato gave her during her Sunday night show in Miami. Jojo is Demi’s choreographer and a good one at it.
Is she related to Selena Gomez?
Due to their familiar surnames, people have often wondered if Jojo Gomez and Selena Gomez are related. The most popular Gomez (Selena) as far as we know has no real sister. Her parents divorced when she was 5 years old and she was subsequently raised by her mother. However, she has two half-sisters: Gracie Elliot Teefey from her mother’s (Amanda) second marriage to Brian Teefey and Victoria “Tori” Gomez from her father’s (Ricardo) second marriage to Sara Gomez. This then always leaves us wondering if Jojo Gomez is related to her in any way.
Take a look at Jojo’s family, the only She has an older brother who is named George. She doesn’t have a half-brother or sister, so it’s likely she’s related to Selena Gomez. She also didn’t say whether or not she was related to Selena, nor did Selena divulge that information.
Most likely, the similarity of their surnames is a case of two different individuals having the same surname. Neil Armstrong and Karen Armstrong, Matthew Underwood and Carrie Underwood, Stephen Belafonte and Harry Belafonte, Brendan Penny and Joe Penny are other celebrities who have the same last name despite being unrelated.