It's official: JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes are dating. Granted, it's not like the Celebrity Big Brother UK stars were doing much to hide their relationship. Since escaping the Big Brother house, the two have been posting about each other on Instagram nonstop and were even spotted kissing. But, in case you needed final confirmation, JoJo confirmed the relationship with Chris in a new interview.
“It's not platonic anymore, and it's been a beautiful development, a beautiful connection,” she told The Guardian. “I'm absolutely head over heels for him and he's the same way.” JoJo, who apparently calls Chris “sweet Christopher,” also pushed back on rumors that the relationship was a showmance for the Big Brother cameras, saying, “This is a very genuine connection—we're not faking a thing.” She later added that she's so happy, “Literally yesterday, I was massaging my cheeks; I've never [before] been in pain from smiling so much.”
Meanwhile, Chris recently gushed over JoJo and her family in an interview with House of Cavani. While answering fan questions, Chris said he hoped that JoJo and her family would meet his one day soon and called JoJo his “favorite person” and “favorite human.” (When asked about his relationship status, he said, “Happy.”)
Fans watched JoJo and Chris develop a close friendship on Big Brother, with many immediately wondering if there was something more going on between them. Speculation escalated when, less than a few days after leaving the show, JoJo broke up with her then partner Kath Ebbs (they/them). A few weeks later in an interview on the breakup with Betches, they said, “I feel a bit like I've been this pawn that's been moved around in this story by Big Brother, by JoJo, by her PR team, by the tabloids.”
Referencing her ex, JoJo told The Guardian that she was “choosing peace,” adding, “You're never gonna know the full truth—and I can't be bothered to fill anybody in.”
One thing she is prepared to make clear, however, is her evolving sexual identity. Though she previously identified as gay, JoJo told The Guardian that she most identifies with being queer—for now. “There's a lot of different sexual identities,” she said. “I think there's nothing more beautiful than somebody discovering themselves.”
