JoJo Siwa grew close to Chris Hughes whilst both housemates on Celebrity Big Brother last month and their relationship has continued to attract attention since the final
Former housemate JoJo Siwa has teased over her relationship with Chris Hughes following their time on Celebrity Big Brother together. She’s expressed hope about the future whilst addressing fan reaction to a post this weekend.
JoJo, 21, and Chris, 32, met on the ITV show last month. The pair spent three weeks together in the Big Brother house and grew close whilst housemates on the reality TV show before both evicted in the final just over a week ago.
Since then, JoJo – who split from her partner Kath Ebbs at a wrap party for the show – has faced questions over her relationship with Chris. She said on This Morning this week that it is “platonic” between them and in the same interview Chris suggested that they have a “soulmate friendship”.
More recently, JoJo paid tribute to Chris this weekend at an event organised by Stanford University’s Speakers Bureau. Whilst at A Night with Jojo Siwa yesterday, the singer teased that he has become as a “vital part” of her life.
Following the event at the university in the US, JoJo posted about the experience on TikTok this morning. She then responded to several reactions from fans who mentioned Chris in the comments section of her post on the platform. Teasing over the future, JoJo appeared to express hope that they get to work together on a spin-off TV show moving forward.
JoJo first posted footage of herself dancing along to Natasha Bedingfield’s Unwritten earlier today. Over the video, she wrote in a message to fans on it: “Vibes because I just got home from giving a speech at STANFORD??????”
She wrote in the caption: “Wowwwww thank you for having me Stanford! I don’t know whose idea it was, but sure did make my night (and life) extra special!!… we had a great chat and talked about just about everything… I’m sure there’s gonna be loads of videos posted from there. Let me know if you see them!!:)”
One fan reacted in the comments: “You’re glowing Joelle, so happy!!! Loved the speech you gave about Chris. We’re all rooting for you both.” It prompted a response from JoJo, who wrote beside an emoji depicting hearts: “Thank you.” Someone else said: “The UK is rooting for you and Mr Hughes JoJo.” JoJo responded to them with three heart emojis.
JoJo also hinted that a TV spin-off could happen in the future. It came in response to a fan who commented on the post this weekend: “JOJO AND CHRIS SPIN OFF.” JoJo replied with an emoji depicting two hands together, which can be used to represent praying.
The post comes after JoJo attended the Stanford University event yesterday. The former Dance Moms star spoke about various topics, including her career and having opened up about her gender identity in the Big Brother house, which she has continued to discuss since leaving the show.
Footage shared on social media has also shown JoJo paying tribute to Love Island finalist Chris at the occasion. Asked how she sees their relationship progressing, JoJo said whilst at the event: “We have the absolute most fun together. He is an absolute gem that has come into my life.”
She added: “Genuinely, one thing that I love so much about him, is he has zero ego. He’s a really incredible sweet man.” JoJo went on to share: “I told him this on the last night, maybe it wasn’t the last night but [sometime]. I said ‘you’re a vital part of my life and I didn’t realise I was missing, but I’m happy that I don’t have to anymore’.”
Further speaking about Chris, she told the audence: “He’s an awesome guy and I think he’ll be around for a very long time […] He’s a keeper. We’ll keep him around. We’ll see.”
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