Jojo Siwa Says Relationship with 'Big Brother U.K.' Costar Chris Hughes Is 'Platonic' as She Breaks Silence on Kath Ebbs Split
Siwa said she and Hughes were "platonic" in their first joint interview since the series finale
alum Highes said the bond he shared with Siwa was a "soulmate friendship"
JoJo Siwa is clarifying the status of her relationship with her Celebrity Big Brother U.K. housemate Chris Hughes amid romance rumors between the pair following the show.
The Dance Moms alum, 21, said she and Hughes, 32, have a 'platonic' relationship as they appeared in their first joint interview since the series finale of the U.K. show This Morning on Monday, April 28.
'He's a gorgeous boy … Look, he's a great guy. It is platonic, we have a lot of fun together,' Siwa said. 'Life is life, and I don't know any future of anything. But, I'm really grateful for our dynamic that we have in our bond that we have, and whatever life does, life will do.'
Hughes, meanwhile, described his bond with Siwa as 'a soulmate friendship" and said that it was his "favorite thing" he got from the show.
"It's not like the standard friendship that you have with your friends, but it's, you know, it's still a friendship,' the Love Island alum said, adding that Siwa was a huge support to him on the show.
'Having someone in there to go through an experience like that ... when you're emotional, when you're down, when you're happy, that was beautiful," he said.
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Romance rumors between Siwa and Hughes sparked when they were filmed getting physically close on the show, cuddling and holding hands.
Siwa's ex-partner Kath Ebbs then claimed that she was dumped by Siwa at the CBB afterparty in a since-deleted TikTok video on Saturday, April 26.
Related: JoJo Siwa Clarifies Her Sexuality on Celebrity Big Brother Weeks After Mickey Rourke's Exit
Siwa, who came out as LGBTQ in 2021, addressed the split on This Morning, 'I'll be honest, that was not a plan that was not an intention. That was not supposed to happen like that. Initially, I was told that the wrap party was not something [Ebbs] wanted to attend and then about an hour into the wrap party they [did].'
'So I was genuinely just going to have a conversation before and then it just led to another; they straight up asked me if I was happy and I said, 'No.' One thing led to another and that conversation did take place there,' she said.
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