JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes have finally confirmed their romance, with the pair seen sharing a kiss while staying in an adults-only resort in Florida.
The 22-year-old American dancer and the 32-year-old former Love Island star created a buzz with their close relationship while in the Celebrity Big Brother house. Despite this, they consistently stated that their bond was purely platonic.
However, their recent trip to Florida to celebrate JoJo’s 22nd birthday with her family revealed a different story. Photos obtained by The Sun capture the couple, JoJo and Chris, sharing a kiss in the swimming pool, solidifying that they are indeed a couple.
A source told the publication: ‘JoJo and Chris looked very loved-up and as they snogged in full view of other holidaymakers.
‘They spent their time at the hotel holding hands and looked like a giddy couple in the early throes of love. It was nice to see.
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JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes have finally confirmed their romance, with the pair seen sharing a kiss during their break to Florida
Despite insisting their relationship is platonic, JoJo and Chris showed that they are well and truly together, with pictures showing the pair kissing in the swimming pool
‘They were very hands on – not entirely different to how they were on TV, just a bit more intimate. JoJo seemed totally relaxed, really in love and not in any way the JoJo we see when she’s on stage. They’re just totally comfortable around each other.’
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Chris Hughes for comment.
On Wednesday, JoJo shared that she broke down in tears as she bid farewell to Chris when he flew home to the UK.
In a clip posted on Instagram, JoJo looked devastated as she accompanied the Love Island star to the airport.
She said: ‘Tears coming from under the sunglasses.’
But it seems JoJo won’t have long to wait until she and Chris are reunited, as she revealed on Snapchat on Thursday that she is jetting back to LA for just 48 hours, before flying to London ahead of her two shows in the capital next week.
It came after JoJo shared a gushing tribute to Chris in a sweet TikTok post, alongside a series of clips from her birthday trip to Florida.
The Dance Moms star shared a montage of cute clips and snaps from her week with Chris and her family, including the pile of neatly-wrapped gifts Chris had given her for her birthday.
On Wednesday, JoJo shared that she broke down in tears as she bid farewell to Chris while he flew home to the UK
JoJo won’t have long to wait until she and Chris are reunited, as she revealed on Snapchat that she is jetting back to LA for just 48 hours, before flying to London
It came after JoJo shared a gushing tribute to Chris in a sweet TikTok post, alongside a series of clips from her birthday trip to Florida
Another clip also showed one of the presents JoJo received – a personalised mug with a snap of herself and Chris together – and moments including the pair dancing together in Disney World, holding hands and embracing as they posed for a snap.
JoJo captioned her heart-warming post: ‘I was gonna make a slide post of my favourite photos and videos from this last week, but TikTok made an auto edit and used the LIVE version of the photos… my heart is smiling so big with tears in my eyes.
‘This birthday week is one that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I can’t quite put it into words… the best I can say is it’s been the most magical week of my life, truly the way it feels.
‘I got to spend chill time with my favourite people, and also be on stage doing my favourite thing for a beautiful crowd of Siwanatorz in Mexico.
‘Wouldn’t trade one second of this birthday week for anything. I feel so happy and grateful for the universe and the way it works.’
Chris was quick to show his appreciation, posting the telling comment: ‘Good morning to the universe.’
The post sparked a sea of comments from her followers, who were quick to gush about JoJo and Chris’s close bond.
Comments included: ‘Thought this was a FAN EDIT AND THEN ITS ACTUALLY JOJO??? Can’t believe Big Brother has me this invested;
‘It’s 7:41am here in the UK and I feel like I’m going to start crying this is beautiful!;
In JoJo’s latest post, she included various clips from her birthday celebrations, including a brief shot of herself and Chris holding hands
The montage also featured a video version of the snap JoJo had shared on Instagram the previous night, with Chris tenderly placing his hand on her leg
JoJo also showed off the gifts that Chris had given her for her birthday, including a personalised mug featuring a snap from their time in the UK
One of the short clips in the montage showed Chris and JoJo giggling as they embraced while posing for a snap together
‘Still can’t believe CHRIS HUGHES from Love Island and JoJo Siwa! My heart can’t cope;
‘So so happy for two!! Whatever this is, relationship or friendship, it is the most beautiful and sweetest thing, never let go of this, it’s far too special.’
In another of her TikTok videos, JoJo’s eagle-eyed fans spotted her birthday card from Chris in the background, featuring various snaps from their time together.
JoJo had previously taken to Instagram to share a gallery of close snaps with Chris from her birthday celebrations.
He treated her to a mountain of birthday presents, they enjoyed breakfast together on the morning of her big day and one snap even showed Chris with his hand tenderly place on JoJo’s thigh.
She penned the caption: ‘This years birthday week was more magical than anything! Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling, and good meaningful cries.
‘Absolutely beautiful, wouldn’t change a single thing a week I’ll remember for the rest of my life.’
Chris then shared his own sweet reaction to JoJo’s tribute, simply writing: ‘Oh Joelle’ followed by a star emoji.
Earlier on Wednesday JoJo sent fans into a frenzy after she gave another major clue that her and Chris are officially together.
Captioning the post, JoJo told her followers she’d had ‘the most magical week of her life’ and added that her ‘heart is smiling so big’
Chris was quick to show his appreciation, posting the telling comment: ‘Good morning to the universe’
Chris then shared his own sweet reaction to JoJo’s tribute, simply writing: ‘Oh Joelle’ followed by a star emoji
Fans have gone wild for JoJo’s sweet on-stage tribute to Chris as they took to social media to share clips from her recent show in Mexico on Saturday night.
Performing a cover of Kim Carnes’s 1981 hit Bette Davis Eyes, for the final chorus JoJo changed the lyrics from ‘She’s got Bette Davis eyes’ to ‘Chris Hughes eyes’.
Beaming at the crowd, JoJo couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as her fans went wild, with Chris believed to also be sat in the front row.
On Tuesday evening the pair appeared to confirm their relationship status after cuddling up to one another for some very cosy snaps.
In the pictures, JoJo and Chris were seen wrapping their arms around one another and sharing some intimate hugs as JoJo said her ‘heart was overflowing’ after his visit.
One photograph showed them lying down together cuddling, while another picture featured JoJo holding Chris’s arm as she placed her head on his shoulder.
They also snapped selfies together and shared a hug in a swimming pool as they visited both Mexico and Florida for JoJo’s birthday celebrations.
Chris also met many of JoJo’s family and friends during the epic trip, which left fans convinced their relationship has become romantic.
Chris added fuel to the speculation as he captioned the snap: ‘The previous 7 days have been the prettiest.’
While JoJo replied with the telling comment: ‘& happiest:). Heart is overflowing.’
Meanwhile JoJo’s dad Tom also shared a snap of Chris in the pool with JoJo after he spent time with the whole family for her birthday.
Fans were sent into a frenzy in the comments section as they were left convinced the pair were ‘hard-launching’ a romantic relationship.
Comments included: ‘So happy for you’; ‘This has to be a hard launch’; ‘Best update ever! You make us so happy!’;
‘Seriously guys… just announce your in a relationship please’; ‘You two are so cute together’;
‘You deserve each other two kind souls’; ‘Genuinely, if this isn’t love, I don’t know what is. How beautiful!’
Chris jetted over to Mexico from the UK ahead of JoJo’s birthday and they then spent time together in Orlando with her family.
JoJo will no doubt spend more time with Chris when she returns to the UK to perform at London’s venue Colours Hoxton for two sold-out shows on May 26 and 27.
On Tuesday evening the pair appeared to confirm their relationship status after cuddling up to one another for some very cosy snaps
One photograph showed them lying down together cuddling, while another picture featured JoJo holding Chris’s arm as she placed her head on his shoulder
In the pictures, JoJo and Chris were seen wrapping their arms around one another and sharing some intimate hugs as they spent quality time together
Fans went wild for JoJo’s sweet on-stage tribute to Chris as they took to social media to share clips from her recent show in Mexico on Saturday night
Since they met in the Celebrity Big Brother house, Chris and JoJo have set tongues wagging with their close bond, but had previously insisted their relationship was strictly platonic
A source previously revealed that he flew out to make sure they could celebrate her 22nd birthday together.
Chris surprised fans by taking to Snapchat in the early hours of Sunday morning to reveal he’d flown 12 hours to Mexico to see JoJo, where she was booked to perform at a festival, ahead of her birthday.
Chris shared a snap that showed him and JoJo cosied up to one another at their hotel in Mexico City, with the caption reading: ‘Finally reunited.’
After leaving the CBB house, both Chris and JoJo had shown they were still in touch, having both shared snaps on FaceTime to each other.
The pair have kept tongues wagging since they got out of the house, and on Saturday, offered a new glimpse at their friendship in images shared on Snapchat.
JoJo had previously told how she was missing the UK ‘very much’ as she shared a tearful video of her heading home following her stay for CBB.
Fans have been convinced they have a blossoming romance, after JoJo called time on her relationship with partner Kath Ebbs at the CBB wrap party last month.
