
Chesney Hawkes daughter going to pride with Celebrity Big Brother co-star JoJo
CHESNEY Hawkes has shared that his daughter is set to celebrate Pride with his Celebrity Big Brother co-star JoJo Siwa in the upcoming weeks.
The One and Only singer, 53, bonded with the
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JoJo and Chesney formed a 'fatherly like' bond in the Big Brother house
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Chesney's daughter Jesse is now heading to Pride with JoJo
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JoJo has become a gay icon after coming out as a lesbian
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Jesse, also 21 and part of the LGBT community, is now set to head out to celebrate Pride in style with the lesbian singer, who is no doubt set to show her the ropes.
Speaking to The Sun at the Bafta TV awards in London today, Chesney confirmed that
During his time on Celebrity Big Brother, Chesney admitted he felt a fatherly bond with JoJo, especially after
He told the Diary Room after the incident: 'It's funny because JoJo is the same age as my daughter. My daughter is also part of the LGBTQ community so it just reminded me of her and I think she really handled it well.
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'So I was just sort of proud of her in a fatherly way.'
While on the red carpet at the Baftas today, Chesney said he was still adjusting to life outside of the CBB house, having immediately started touring to promote his new album.
'I feel like this is my first proper release back into the wild here,' he joked.
'I've been gigging, I've never stopped.'
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He then confirmed Jesse would be 'going over' for Pride with JoJo, presumably to the Los Angeles pride event, which is held on the second weekend of June.
The massive city-wide event includes a street parade, live performances and parties in honour of the LGBT community.
JoJo Siwa brushes off Kath Ebbs split drama with huge career announcement - after growing close to Chris Hughes in CBB
Since returning home from Celebrity Big Brother, JoJo has been under a spotlight after immediately
This comes after she
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Both JoJo and Chesney made it to the finals, with Chesney coming in fifth place and JoJo coming in third.
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The dancer has become a regular face at Pride events - so Jesse will have the perfect guide
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Chesney has shared his pride in his daughter, who is part of the LGBT community
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Chesney attended the BAFTA TV awards today alongside wife Krissy
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The Celebrity Big Brother cast proved to form some long-standing bonds
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