JoJo Siwa Confirms Chris Hughes Relationship
JoJo Siwa finally elaborated on her relationship with Chris Hughes.
The Dance Moms and Love Island alums, 22 and 32 years of age, respectively, first met on Celebrity Big Brother UK in April. During her time on the show, JoJo opened up about exploring her gender identity and realizing that she identifies as queer, rather than a lesbian.
Though JoJo was in a relationship with Australian influencer Kath Ebbs at the beginning of the show, she wound up breaking up with them at the show's wrap party — after a season of getting progressively closer to Chris. Since the show, Chris and JoJo have been spotted in numerous PDA photos around town, but they've been hesitant to confirm whether or not their relationship is actually romantic. Until now!
In a new interview with the Guardian, JoJo was asked about the attention given to her and Chris and whether or not it bothers her. "People can see our chemistry, and they got to see it develop," she replied. 'I think everyone's just curious, and I can't blame them.'
When asked outright if the relationship was romantic, after a long pause, JoJo said, 'It's not platonic any more, and it's been a beautiful development, a beautiful connection, and I'm absolutely head over heels for him and he's the same way.'
As for whether or not the whole thing is a PR stunt, she further said, 'Clearly, you've never been around us. I won't ever speak for him, but for me personally, the happiness in my life just radiates off of me right now. Literally yesterday, I was massaging my cheeks; I've never [before] been in pain from smiling so much.'
She further said that 'queer...encompasses how I am, and who I am," adding, 'There's a lot of different sexual identities. I think there's nothing more beautiful than somebody discovering themselves.'
'I do live this very, very big public life that has so many eyeballs on it, and it can get really hard to navigate,' she added. 'But I'm also living a human life. You can't help who you love.'
You can read the full interview here.
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