CELEBRITY Big Brother’s Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa have broken their silence on their ‘relationship’ – just two days after she split from her partner.
The pair joined the This Morning sofa on Monday morning to discuss their time in the famous house.
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It comes after JoJo’s partner Kath stunned fans when they revealed on social media on Saturday that JoJo had dumped them at the after-party for Celebrity Big Brother.
JoJo had been inside the famous reality TV house for 19 days before finishing in 3rd place behind Danny Beard and Jack P Shepherd.
The pair seemingly called off their romance within hours of JoJo leaving the show and now Kath has suggested that her ex ‘fell in love’ with Chris, 32, on the programme.
Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard quizzed the pair on their relationship.
Chris admitted the experience “was tough” but said it was good fun, while JoJo said she didn’t fully know what she was getting herself into before signing up to the show.
Chris said: “You do deal with it, you kind of have to, you put yourself on a public perspective and you have to allow people to have their opinions, it was relentless from the moment you woke up and went to bed.”
Chris admitted it was nice to have JoJo’s support in the house.
JoJo then broke her silence on her split and her friendship with Chris.
When I went into the house, on day three, I was away from anyone I knew and outside opinions. I sat with myself with things I was okay with in my life, that I should have never been okay with.
I wanted to hold that inside and didn’t want to air that publicly. I was not happy. I knew as soon as I got out, I wanted to fix things in my life and make the changes.
It’s 20 days but feels like four and a half years and as soon as you get out your want to make it right. I was pretending things were great.
She then turned to Chris and praised him for being her rock and biggest support.
Ben then addressed JoJo’s split after breaking up with her partner at the wrap party.
JoJo said: “I was not intentionally supposed to happen like that. They straight up asked me if I was happy and I said ‘no’, then one thing lead to another.”
The pair admitted they are close, as Chris explained “it’s a really strong bond and friendship – calling it a “soulmate friendship”.
It’s not a standard friendship you have with your mate, it’s strange, it’s such a strong friendship.
Ben then grilled the pair and asked if it was “platonic,” to which she confirmed it was.
Shock split
After posting a video all about their break-up, one fan of Kath’s commented on their clip to say: “Imagine watching your partner fall in love with someone else in real time. Cannot even begin to fathom that.”
Appearing to confirm that this is exactly how they were feeling, Kath, who identifies as non-binary, liked the comment in question.
It is the most telling sign yet that Kath has been negatively affected by JoJo’s bond with Chris.
The pair, who insist their friendship is purely platonic, raised eyebrows among their fellow housemates and the viewing public over their closeness.
JoJo and Chris spent much time together along and enjoyed a close and tactile connection.
They defended their connection during the final Late and Live episode in which Chris insisted it is only natural to spend the most amount of time with the person you feel closest to in the house.
Kath confirmed the end of their’s and JoJo’s relationship less than 24 hours after JoJo and Chris exited the CBB house.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday afternoon, Australian content creator Kath, said they were in “complete shock” and felt “numbed out and humiliated” after being dumped by JoJo.
“I was told that there are confused feelings there. Do with that what you will.
“And they had realised in the house that I wasn’t the person they wanted to spend the foreseeable,” they added.
Earlier that day, Kath and JoJo were spotted leaving the same London hotel separately.
The hitmaker revealed she was queer and not a lesbian while in CBB.
Chris’ true feelings
During the Chris’ exit interview on Friday, the Love Island star fought back tears as he compared JoJo to his ex-girlfriend.
Chris, who was evicted in sixth place, told hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best that “it’s a friendship that’s only going to get stronger.”
AJ then quizzed Chris on what was really going on with his friendship with Dance Moms star JoJo, 21.
The presenter asked: “Did you ever think you’d be so close with someone in the Big Brother house?”
Chris said: “I know what I’m like as a human being and I know how I bond to people.
“I want to not take life too seriously, when you take life too seriously, you get caught up in all different types of emotions.
“JoJo was a pure rock to me, she was someone I can have fun with and I had fun with her every day.
“That is to me is a beautiful friendship.”
Will remarked: “You could tell that you were happy.”
Chris continued: “She said something really sweet to me last night, ‘you’re someone in my life that I didn’t know I needed’.
“She reminded me a lot…,” Chris then began to tear up and admitted he was “getting emotional”.
Fighting back tears, he said: “The thing what fascinated me the most about her was not the stuff that she’s done, but what she’s come through and what she’s gone through as a teenager.
“That’s similar to what my ex girlfriend had gone through, kind of seeing how they are both similarly as people.
“She’s come through a lot and she’s just a pure nice person.
“The similarities are in the person they are and how nice they are, how loving they are, how caring they are.
“From a friendship point of view, of course I love her. I love my boyfriends, when I love people platonic of not I love people.”
Chris also addressed his flirty and tactile display with one another.
He explained: “We’re just messing around, we’re being kids.”
Intimate moments
JoJo and Chris enjoyed a number of intimate moments while in the house, including one they shared in bed.
The pair were filmed waking up in the middle of the night to hold hands.
The moment was captured on CBB’s late night stream.
It shows Chris and JoJo stretching out to hold each others hand, with the Dance Moms star gently stroking the Love Island hunk’s fingers.
This isn’t the first time JoJo and Chris have spotted being touchy feely with one another.
In one clip, JoJo was seen slapping Chris’ bum as they shared a dance on their penultimate night in the house.
As seen during the live stream, JoJo proceeded to cheekily slap Chris’ bum.
Viewers were continually left confused over Chris’ seemingly “flirty” behaviour towards JoJo, despite having a partner on the outside.
It comes as a source told The Sun: “JoJo and Chris have been the talking point of the series, with the ‘will-they won’t-they’ narrative.
“Even if it’s purely platonic, as they claim, fans are convinced Kath must be furious about the endless physical contact, at least.”
This latest moment followed CBB fans being left convinced JoJo’s relationship with her non-binary partner was “on the rocks” after a less than gushing letter from home.
JoJo’s note was from her mum, Jess – but included a message from the Dance Moms star’s other half.
Heading to the Diary Room, she ranted about the lack of affection in the letter – which was read out after the actress and singer clarified her sexuality on the show.
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