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37 minutes ago
- 7NEWS
Emotional admission sends tears flowing after Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka to win French Open final
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Vancouver Sun
an hour ago
- Vancouver Sun
Can these YouTube videos create a flood of medical professionals to B.C.?
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Daily Mirror
an hour ago
- Daily Mirror
JoJo Siwa in telling Chris Hughes comment as pair enjoy intimate Cotswolds trip
JoJo Siwa shared a sneak peek into her blossoming romance with fellow Celebrity Big Brother star Chris Hughes as they visited his family in the Cotswolds JoJo Siwa is clearly enjoying her budding romance with Celebrity Big Brother pal Chris Hughes and shared their sweet trip in the Cotswolds. The American reality TV star, 22, and former Love Island contestant, 32, have been growing closer after going public with their romance. And now, the Dance Moms alum has taken to Instagram to showcase a batch of loved up snaps of the pair. She has been spending time with her new man and his family during a cosy weekend in the Cotswolds. The pair were seen messing around when visiting horses, with one shot showing Chris pick up his love and carry her. In another, the pair sweetly held hands. The duo were also seen enjoying sweet treats and dinners as they continued their evolving relationship. JoJo captioned each of her 11 images on her Instagram upload, explaining how the occasion was the first time she had touched a horse since being thrown off one eight years ago. In her final picture, JoJo had zoomed in on the couple clasping each other's hand. She adorably wrote: "The one thing that can make everything better," alongside a white heart emoji. Chris' brother Ben was among those sharing sweet responses to the photo dump in the comments section. He joked: "Can I take credit for the full English breakfast?? Miss you already!!!" Another fan branded her relationship with Chris as a "rebirth" rather than a "rebrand". They gushed: "There's something really beautiful about watching JoJo Siwa in the UK, it finally feels like she's free. "After years of being exploited and overworked in the spotlight, from Dance Moms to every glitter-covered contract thrown her way, we're now seeing her unfiltered, unapologetic, and real. This isn't a rebrand, it's a rebirth. And honestly? She deserves every second of peace and weirdness she's finally allowed to enjoy." JoJo followed up her image uploads with a Stories clip of her in the Big Brother house. She wrote on the video: "Take me back." JoJo recently confessed she is planning a romantic tattoo to mark their growing bond. She said she wants their blossoming romance to "last for a lifetime" and admitted that she is even planning the new inik commemorate their connection. While on the Rosebud podcast with Gyles Brandreth, JoJo gushed about what initially drew her to Chris in the Big Brother house. She revealed: "When he first walked in, he was the only person that I knew what they looked like before coming into the show. "I was 'Oh that's the Chris guy'. Initially the first thing that I took in about him was he was a good hugger. I liked his hug. That felt like a nice embrace. And he smelt good." She went on to say: "The Chris tattoo, I said in Big Brother that I would get this bamboo I want to get two other tattoos from the Big Brother house of memories that I have from in there."
