JoJo Siwa has officially confirmed her relationship with Chris Hughes, expressing her excitement by stating that she is ‘head over heels’ for him. Speculation had been rife for several weeks regarding the status of their relationship, but now it’s official.
The 22-year-old dancer and the 32-year-old Love Island star first met in the Celebrity Big Brother house in April. Since then, their friendship has garnered a lot of attention on social media. Their bond has evolved into a romantic relationship following the conclusion of the series.
Despite facing numerous queries about her relationship, JoJo had tactfully evaded giving a direct answer, previously only referring to Chris as her ‘favourite person in the world.’
But in a new interview with Capital Radio, JoJo confirmed that she and Chris have made their relationship official, and she’s started calling him her boyfriend.
Speaking in a video for the channel’s new series Capital Buzz, the dancer admitted that she’s had to explain her viral ‘Dream guest on my podcast’ moment to Chris.
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She then added: ‘I’m sure it’s no secret to people, I am in a lovely relationship with a sweet boy named Christopher Hughes.’
In an earlier interview with The Guardian, JoJo gushed about her blossoming romance with Chris, when asked whether things between them were still platonic.
She 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.’
The Dance Moms star also hit back at speculation that their relationship is a ‘PR stunt,’ saying: ‘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.’
On Sunday, Chris sent fans into a frenzy when he shared a steam bedroom snap with JoJo on Snapchat.
Sharing the sweet image of himself and JoJo cuddled in bed together, he captioned the image: ‘Sleeping beauty.’
JoJo also appeared on Sunday’s edition on Sunday Brunch, and fought back tears as she emotionally shared how Chris has been embraced by her family since he first flew to the US to surprise her for her 22nd birthday last month.
She said: ‘She loves him, she does love him. My parents think the absolute world of him, and him and my Dad are like best friends, Chris was actually telling me this yesterday, they went to the spa together yesterday.
‘They’re literally best friends, Mom Siwa she absolutely adores him. I love watching her watch us, because I’ve never seen my mom so happy, and it’s… it’s… I could cry.
‘Honestly, it makes me happy to have everybody act as… it feels like we’re a family, it feels like he’s been in my family for how ever many years it feels like forever.
‘He gets along as well as I do. I think he loves me becuase of my parents!’
On Wednesday, JoJo took to Instagram to reflect on her London shows, admitting she has never felt so ‘content and happy,’ and described her first few days in the UK as ‘the perfect time with perfect people in a perfect place’.
Her post included a slew of snaps from her performance, including a sweet image that showed herself and Chris embracing backstage.
Chris recently revealed his relationship status with JoJo, after the singer seemingly confirmed their romance with a sweet on-stage tribute.
The ITV star had a simple one-word answer when asked whether he and JoJo were in a relationship during a Q&A session.
The presenter admitted: ‘Happy. That’s my relationship status – happy. Yeah, I’m just happy that’s good. I’m happy with that.’
Despite the guarded answer, Chris still gushed about his close relationship with JoJo, admitting she’s become his ‘favourite topic of conversation.’
He said: ‘She’s just just my favourite human and somebody I can literally talk about relentlessly.’
During her performance in London on Tuesday, JoJo seemed to confirm their friendship with Chris had blossomed into romance, before breaking down in tears as she told fans she feels ‘incredibly loved’.
The star once again performed her cover of Bette Davies’ Eyes, and changed the end of the song’s lyrics to sing ‘Chris Hughes’ Eyes’.
Admitting she’d changed the end of the song because it made her ‘happy,’ she added: ‘I’ll tell you this much, if it’s not obvious, that ending lyric is very much true,’ sparking a huge cheer from the fans in attendance.
Chris had attended JoJo’s first show in London the previous night, but the star admitted he couldn’t attend Tuesday’s performance.
Instead, she brought along the orange beanie he’d given her while in the house, after she caught Chris singing one of her hits while she was still asleep.
She told the audience: ‘This morning I woke up and all I heard was [sings Nobody Can Change me] he was singing, so I figured today I’d bring a little bit of him while I sing this next song.’
As the show came to a close, JoJo wept at the crowd’s reception, telling her fans that after once feeling she was ‘one of the most hated people in the world,’ she felt ‘so special and so loved’.
