JoJo Siwa Goes Bed Selfie Official With ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Cast Mate Chris Hughes: ‘Not Platonic Anymore’

JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes have gone bed selfie official. The pair who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother UK earlier this year first sparked rumors of a possible romance after they seemed to get close during the taping of the series and Siwa broke up with her then-partner, Kath Ebbs, at the wrap party.

Less than a month later, Siwa and Hughes appear to be the real deal. Both have been posting snuggly pictures together for the past few weeks. But after Hughes shared a snap of the happy couple in bed together on Snapchat on Sunday (June 1), with Siwa, 22, resting her head on a shirtless Hughes’ chest, Siwa told The Guardian newspaper that “it’s not platonic anymore, 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.”

Siwa and Hughes appeared to bond on Big Brother after Hughes stood up for the singer when cast member Mickey Rourke, 72, made a series of homophobic remarks he later apologized for. In the Guardian interview, Siwa appeared to swat away suggestions that the pair were playing up their romance for the cameras before their run in the house ended.

“No, this is a very genuine connection, we’re not faking a thing,” Siwa — who dated Mark Bontempo in 2020 before coming out as queer and dating a series of women — told the paper. As for suggestions that their made-on-TV romance is a PR stunt for the cameras from the performer who has been in the public eye since bursting onto the scene more than a decade ago on Dance Moms, Siwa said that’s not at all the case.

“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,” she said. “Literally yesterday, I was massaging my cheeks; I’ve never [before] been in pain from smiling so much.”

Siwa and Hughes are all over each others’ feeds, with Hughes playing a big role in a series of pics JoJo posted around her May 19 birthday, including a roll of snaps in which they share a cozy breakfast, Hughes stacks up a pile of gifts for Siwa and another bed selfie where they are smiling at the camera.