JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes have opened up on their relationship in their first TV appearance since leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house.
The pair became fast friends on the show, initially bonding after Love Island star Hughes stood up for Siwa following homophobic comments made by ex-housemate Mickey Rourke.
Siwa, 21, and Hughes, 32, became the talk of the show due to what some claimed was their ‘uncomfortably close’ relationship.
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This was exacerbated when Kath Ebbs, Siwa’s now former partner, announced that Siwa had dumped her at the wrap party for the show.
In a now-deleted Instagram video, Ebbs referenced the relationship between Hughes and Siwa, saying that there were some things that had happened on the show they wanted to work on with their now ex. Take a listen:
Now, opening up on ITV's This Morning about her breakup with Ebbs, Siwa today (28 April) admitted that it had not been a plan to breakup with them at the wrap party for Celebrity Big Brother.
She stated that originally, Ebbs had not been meant to attend the wrap party, but that an hour in they changed their mind.
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Speaking about her time on Celebrity Big Brother, Siwa said: "Honestly when I went into the house, day one was fun, day two fun, but then day three I was in my own thoughts, away from everyone I know and outside opinions.
"I sat with myself and really realised things I was okay with in my life I never should have been okay with. So many things. Obviously I wanted to hold them inside, didn't want to air it out publicly. There were things I knew I shouldn't be okay with and I'm not happy.
"I knew as soon as I got out I wanted to fix things and make the changes I needed to make. The first thing you want to do is exactly what you need to make it as good as you can.
"I'll be honest, [breaking up at the wrap party] was not a plan or my intention. It wasn't supposed to happen like that.
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"They weren't going to come, then an hour into the party they attended, one thing lead to another, they asked if I was happy and I said no. The conversation took place there."
Hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley also asked Siwa and Hughes if their relationship was romantic, following Hughes saying they had a 'soulmate friendship'.
Siwa said: "Look, he's a great guy. It's platonic. We have a lot of fun together. I don't know the future, whatever life does, it will do."
The pair were evasive when asked if their friendship led to Siwa's breakup, instead stating that they are just really close friends.
Opening up about their bond, Hughes said: "Our friendship is, it's hard to explain. It's just a really strong bond. A strong friendship. You can have a soul mate friendship. I think that's a thing."
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Speaking publicly about the breakup, Ebbs said in their video on Instagram: "I feel so numbed out right now and so disorientated that I feel like the only thing I have to do to place this situation is to finally address it after two weeks of sitting back watching certain things unfold and not being able to get any clarity from the person that it involved.
"It seems to me I have experienced a version of [love bombing]. Being told I’m the love of someone’s life, being asked to marry them before this social experiment.
"Being adored throughout behind closed doors. Being hurt by what I saw but wanting to work through it and have a conversation and get clarity.
"To be met with, yeah, being further humiliated in a weird way. That’s more of a feeling, I don’t know if it’s fact."
Topics: Celebrity Big Brother, TV and Film, TV
Michael Slavin