CELEBRITY Big Brother stars Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa long insisted they had a “platonic connection” before finally confirming their romance.
Yet the Love Island alum, 32, has now revealed the exact moment they went from mates to something much more in a candid new podcast chat.
JoJo, 22, and Chris – who are now already discussing their marriage plans – first became incredibly close during their 19-day stint in ITV‘s spy house back in April.
Scenes on CBB show saw them share a forehead kiss as well as a peck on the shoulder.
Viewers were continually left confused over Chris’ seemingly “flirty” behaviour towards JoJo – who had a partner, Kath Ebbs, at the time – before the pair secretly held hands in the bedroom.
Back in the real world, when JoJo had split with Kath, the duo then left fans convinced they were sending secret “love” signals during a TikTok video.
JoJo then clarified her relationship status with Chris in a joint interview on ITV daytime show This Morning in April, during which she said they shared a “soulmate friendship.”
But Chris has now revealed just weeks later, during their Mexico trip in May, they made things official.
He has spoken openly about their connection on the Question The Default podcast with Harry Corin, in which he told “nothing was rushed or forced, it just happened.”
He then confirmed it was when he flew to Mexico to surprise her at a festival she was playing at which happened few weeks after CBB – with her family there – where they became an item.
Chris said they “rekindled and met up in Mexico” and said: “I flew out to surprise her, which was nice.
“I spent a few days with her and her family in Orlando as well before flying home and that’s where it all started.”
Later in the chat, he said: “I went to Mexico and met up with her which is where the whole feelings developed and things changed.
“Which was lovely and no secret to anybody.
“But it was genuinely lovely and nothing was rushed or forced it just happened.”
He then told how they were managing long-distance at the moment yet would find a solution at some point.
JoJo Siwa and Kath Ebbs’ relationship
We look back at JoJo Siwa’s romance with Kath Ebbs:
JoJo Siwa went public with hers and Kath Ebbs’ relationship in January 2025.
The Dance Moms star had been introduced to 27-year-old Australian content creator Kath by a mutual friend called G-Flip six months earlier.
JoJo had split with her girlfriend Dakayla Wilson in November 2024 and it is believed she hooked up romantically with Kath soon after.
Speaking in March at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, JoJo said of her relationship: “I am so happy. I am in a very mature relationship, and it’s beautiful. It’s taught me so much about life.
“It’s taught me so much about love and respect, and it’s a beautiful thing.
“It’s different in more ways than I can count. I wouldn’t even know what to say the biggest is ‘cause just everything is so different and special.”
Kath even claimed they had talked about marriage together.
However, JoJo’s romance with Kath abruptly hit the skids on April 25, 2025, at the Celebrity Big Brother wrap party.
JoJo dumped Kath at the bash after spending 19 days in the CBB house – where she had grown close to Love Island star Chris Hughes.
HOLIDAY ROMANCE
Earlier this year, when the pair were in Mexico, fans were adament they had confirmed their romance after a scene captured on Chris’ Snapchat page.
He added the words: “Take me back,” over the top of an image.
They were convinced fans that they’re a couple after sharing a series of intimate snaps from their time together, including one of Chris’s hand on her thigh.
At the time, JoJo described the snaps as “loving” and claimed she would remember it “for the rest of her life”.
MARRIAGE CHAT
This week, the pair appeared more loved up than ever as they attended an event in the US after opening up on their marriage plans.
Just last month, JoJo hinted she was already planning her wedding.
One clue she is planning her nuptials came after she liked a post from a wedding planner called PoshVows.
The post was about the timeline of beauty treatments a bride needs in the run up to getting married.
Previously, the Boomerang songstress talked about her potential wedding plans in an exclusive chat with The Sun.
She said: “A wedding is a two-person thing. So we would have to decide what it looks like.
“But I do know that I want it to have a baby-blue scheme and I need to help Chris make the playlist.
“Otherwise, it’ll be all songs I don’t know!
“He likes to educate me on music. He loves The 1975 and all these boy bands, but I don’t know any of them as they are British.
“Give me some NSYNC or Backstreet Boys!
“At the end of the day, we have a very public life, but we are still two humans who love each other very much.”
