JoJo Siwa explained what her cryptic '48 hours' message to Chris Hughes on Celebrity Big Brother finale meant.
The American musician has been making headlines while inside the CBB house, particularly to do with her friendship with former Love Island star Hughes.
Their bond is now likely to receive even more attention after Siwa's partner Kath Ebbs says they were dumped at Friday's wrap party.
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Hughes admitted his 'love' for JoJo in an emotional interview after getting evicted from the house, speaking about their 'beautiful friendship' and how she had become 'a pure rock' for him.
The pair struck an unexpected connection on the popular ITV show, with their behaviour, such as cuddling in bed with each other and putting hands on each other in the hot tub, leaving fans confused.
Hughes, 32, and Siwa, 21, have been uncomfortably close according to some, especially given that the latter has a partner back at home, and some viewers complained that Hughes' flirting came across as 'creepy'.
It all came to a boil when Siwa told Hughes to give her '48 hours' when the contestants read out their letters from home.
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Some believed she was talking about her rocky relationship with Australian partner Kath Ebbs, as the former Love Islander asked her if she was alright after reading her letter.
JoJo told Chris when he asked if she was OK: "I’ve been better. Give me 48 hours. Love you, appreciate you. You’re a special one."
Hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best would reveal that Siwa was evicted and left in third place, and in her exit interview she expanded on her comments.
When asked about what was next for her and Hughes, she revealed: "We're going to play tennis on Sunday."
She was then asked about why the letter hit so hard, to which she said: "I felt like the whole time in the house, my brain, my body, my soul, my heart, my legs were all in there.
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"Then I feel like once I got the letter, my brain just went running outside the house and I felt so disconnected."
She went on to explain how instrumental Hughes was in helping her navigate it, adding: "What Chris told me was, 'that's supposed to happen', and when you put that into perspective for me, it really clicked."
Siwa then accepted that it was OK for her thoughts to go there as she would be outside the following day, highlighting that the whole Big Brother experience was 'crazy'.
As for the finale of the series itself, Coronation Street actor Jack P Shepherd took the title after beating out Siwa, Hughes, and the likes of Danny Beard, Donna Preston, and Chesney Hawkes.
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Today (26 April), Siwa's now ex Kath Ebbs took to Instagram to claim they'd been dumped at the CBB wrap party.
They said: "Before I could even get back to the hotel I… it’s actually crazy… I went to the afterparty with my now ex, and was dumped in the party.
"I was told there were confused feelings there and they had realised in the house I wasn’t the person they wanted to spend the foreseeable with."
Topics: Celebrity Big Brother, ITV, TV, Celebrity
Joshua Nair