JoJo Siwa has revealed the moment she realised she had feelings for Chris Hughes, as she hinted she may relocate to the UK to be with him.
The dancer, 22, and Love Island star, 32 have sparked a social media frenzy since meeting in the Celebrity Big Brother house in April, after their friendship blossomed into romance.
While JoJo and Chris have been tight-lipped on the official status of their relationship, the Karma hitmaker did appear to confirm their romance on stage earlier this week.
And speaking at a Q&A with fans during a dance class at Pineapple Dance Studios on Saturday, JoJo was grilled on the exact moment she developed feelings for Chris.
Chris also showed his relationship with JoJo is getting stronger by the day, as he shared a steamy bedroom snap with the dancer on Snapchat on Sunday.
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JoJo Siwa has revealed the moment she realised she had feelings for Chris Hughes , as she hinted she may relocate to the UK to be with him
The dancer and Love Island star have sparked a social media frenzy after their friendship blossomed into romance, with Chris sharing a steamy bedroom snap with JoJo on Sunday
Reflecting on her feelings for Chris, JoJo said: ‘Loads of different times, loads of different times on different levels. I’m very very happy where we are currently, obviously, I mean I literally smile every single second of every single day now.
‘One of personal biggest frustrations in my life now is that I actually don’t know, I genuinely don’t know, and I’ve spoken to him about it, I’ve spoken to my mom about it, I don’t know the moment that it,’ before snapping her fingers.
She added: ‘It was never like a light switch happened, it was just… you know what I mean? And so I genuinely don’t know! It’s serendipity!’
During the Q&A, another fan gushed that she ‘fully supported’ JoJo’s relationship with Chris, leading the dancer to admit she’s felt ‘so loved’ by her UK fanbase.
She added: ‘Interestingly enough I feel so loved right now by the world, it’s been beautiful.
‘It’s the UK and I really feel it from here.. it’s been really beautiful this last month, it’s been beautiful, it’s been lovely, and I think I have just never been genuinely happier.
JoJo then coyly went onto add: ‘You can see it, it radiates off me, and yeah there’s a reason why!’
During the chat, the star was asked whether she’d be open to relocating to the UK to be with Chris, and JoJo said that while it may be an option in the future, she feels there’s ‘no shame’ in dividing her time between the US and UK for now.
Speaking at a Q&A with fans during a dance class at Pineapple Dance Studios on Saturday, JoJo was grilled on the exact moment she developed feelings for Chris
During the chat, the star was asked whether she’d be open to relocating to the UK to be with Chris (pictured at an Anchord UK launch event on Saturday)
‘Obviously I have a beautiful boy here and he’s incredible, obviously he’s here, his friends are here and his family is here,’ she said.
‘Obviously I’m in America, my friends are in America, my family is in America.
‘Life is life, and I think there’s no shame in splitting time, and all of a sudden one way is that way and the other way is that way, I don’t know we go as we go! But yeah I love it here! It’s beautiful.
‘Honestly, coming here as a kid I used to, this sounds horrible, I used to dread it because I didn’t understand the food, I didn’t understand the culture.
‘After Big Brother I have never loved a place more, and I think it’s because I really got embraced with the culture and the food by being literally in a house with just that, when it’s all that.
‘But it’s genuinely become my favourite place in the world, I could spend all my time here, I love it.’
Following a pair of shows in London earlier this week, and with a US tour set to kick off in July, it was no surprise that the star was asked by British fans about the prospect of more shows in the future.
She said: ‘I’ll say this, I can’t say yes because on literal paper right now I don’t have it in front of me. I will say yesterday I was pitched dates.
‘So, bear with me here! I was pitched dates and I actually think this set of dates will work better, so it’s not set in stone, but it’s a very prominent conversation right now.’
While JoJo attempted to stay coy over the prospect of a UK tour, she quickly mouthed the word ‘yes’ sparking delight from fans in attendance.
Chris had previously described his relationship status as ‘happy’ when grilled in reference to his bond with JoJo, adding in an interview with House Of Cavani that she’s become his ‘favourite person.’
And it seemed that the pair’s relationship has gone from strength to strength, with Chris sharing a steamy bedroom snap with JoJo on Snapchat on Sunday.
Sharing the sweet image of himself and JoJo cuddled in bed together, he captioned the image: ‘Sleeping beauty.’
JoJo also appeared on Sunday’s edition on Sunday Brunch, and fought back tears as she emotionally shared how Chris has been embraced by her family since he first flew to the US to surprise her for her 22nd birthday last month.
She said: ‘She loves him, she does love him. My parents think the absolute world of him, and him and my Dad are like best friends, Chris was actually telling me this yesterday, they went to the spa together yesterday.
‘They’re literally best friends, Mom Siwa she absolutely adores him. I love watching her watch us, because I’ve never seen my mom so happy, and it’s… it’s… I could cry.
‘Honestly, it makes me happy to have everybody act as… it feels like we’re a family, it feels like he’s been in my family for how ever many years it feels like forever.
‘He gets along as well as I do. I think he loves me becuase of my parents!’
On Wednesday, JoJo took to Instagram to reflect on her London shows, admitting she has never felt so ‘content and happy,’ and described her first few days in the UK as ‘the perfect time with perfect people in a perfect place’.
Her post included a slew of snaps from her performance, including a sweet image that showed herself and Chris embracing backstage.
Chris recently revealed his relationship status with JoJo, after the singer seemingly confirmed their romance with a sweet on-stage tribute.
The ITV star had a simple one-word answer when asked whether he and JoJo were in a relationship during a Q&A session.
The presenter admitted: ‘Happy. That’s my relationship status – happy. Yeah, I’m just happy that’s good. I’m happy with that.’
Chris recently revealed his relationship status with JoJo , after the singer seemingly confirmed their romance with a sweet on-stage tribute
On Wednesday, JoJo took to Instagram to reflect on her London shows, admitting she has never felt so ‘content and happy’
Despite the guarded answer, Chris still gushed about his close relationship with JoJo, admitting she’s become his ‘favourite topic of conversation.’
He said: ‘She’s just just my favourite human and somebody I can literally talk about relentlessly.’
During her performance in London on Tuesday, JoJo seemed to confirm their friendship with Chris had blossomed into romance, before breaking down in tears as she told fans she feels ‘incredibly loved‘.
The star once again performed her cover of Bette Davies’ Eyes, and changed the end of the song’s lyrics to sing ‘Chris Hughes‘ Eyes’.
Admitting she’d changed the end of the song because it made her ‘happy,’ she added: ‘I’ll tell you this much, if it’s not obvious, that ending lyric is very much true,’ sparking a huge cheer from the fans in attendance.
Chris had attended JoJo’s first show in London the previous night, but the star admitted he couldn’t attend Tuesday’s performance.
Instead, she brought along the orange beanie he’d given her while in the house, after she caught Chris singing one of her hits while she was still asleep.
She told the audience: ‘This morning I woke up and all I heard was [sings Nobody Can Change me] he was singing, so I figured today I’d bring a little bit of him while I sing this next song.’
As the show came to a close, JoJo wept at the crowd’s reception, telling her fans that after once feeling she was ‘one of the most hated people in the world,’ she felt ‘so special and so loved’.
