JoJo Siwa has reflected on her sexuality as her relationship with Chris Hughes reaches new levels.
The 22-year-old TikTok superstar met the 32-year-old Love Islander on Celebrity Big Brother, both reaching the final after forming a close, tactile bond.
Having since forged a romantic relationship, things have been going swimmingly for the lovebirds, who frequently give fans an intimate insight via soppy social media posts.
Prior to dating Chris, JoJo had been in a relationship with Australian musician Kath Ebbs, from whom she split while at the CBB wrap party.
Things turned pretty sour between them amid the fallout, with 27-year-old Kath claiming JoJo ‘humiliated’ them, while she maintains that she didn’t intend for matters to escalate in such a way.
JoJo also previously identified as a lesbian, but admitted to drag queen Danny Beard during Celeb Big Brother that the label ‘queer’ felt more fitting.
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Now, having got used to her life post-CBB, JoJo has doubled down on her earlier comments, with E! News quizzing her during Pride Month.
‘I think the most beautiful term now is queer,’ JoJo told Francesca Amiker.
She continued: ‘I think queer is an umbrella of, “Look, I’m just me.”
‘And I think the most beautiful thing about the LGBTQIA community is love is love. And that goes both ways.’
The Karma hitmaker added: ‘There’s loads of beautiful, different sexualities. Sexuality and queerness is a lovely rainbow that has all different places, and it also has places on this rainbow that we don’t even know exist yet.’
Making it more than clear how she feels about boyfriend Chris, JoJo declared that she ‘feels so in the right position for [herself].’
‘I feel so content with my happiness,’ said the singer. I feel so relaxed and at ease with where I’m at. I feel so happy and peaceful that the love that I feel is so real.’
‘You can’t really help who you fall in love with,’ she stated.
JoJo went on to praise Chris for teaching her that ‘there’s no right or wrong way to be you’, having ‘never second-guessed’ her feelings for him.
‘When I think about him, I’m full of pure joy.’
And there could be more positive news on the horizon for fans of the new couple, as reports claim they’re set to get even more screentime beyond the walls of the CBB house.
As printed by The Sun, JoJo and Chris – dubbed ‘CoJo’ by fans – could be getting their own fly-on-the-wall series… which may even have global reach.
A source said that while it’s ‘still in the early stages,’ ITV thinks it would be ‘amazing’ to have JoJo and Chris front their own reality programme.
‘Fans around the world are obsessed with their relationship, and there are so many TikTok accounts devoted to their love story.’
Neither party has made a formal commitment just yet, but with both ‘keen’ to take things further, talks are looking ‘promising’.
‘ITV are eyeing up the show to air on ITV2, hopefully later this year once everything is signed on the dotted line.’
Details of what the show will entail exactly are yet to be revealed, but it seems there’s every chance of some cameos from loved ones.
Appearing on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch last week, JoJo said that her mother ‘adores’ Chris.
‘My parents think the absolute world of him, and him and my dad are like best friends,’ she shared sweetly.
‘Chris was actually telling me that yesterday they went to the spa together. They’re literally best friends.
‘Mum, she absolutely adores him. I love watching her watch us because I’ve never seen my mum so happy.
‘It feels like we’re a family. It feels like he’s been in my family for however many years. It feels like they just all get along as well as I do.’
JoJo and her fam live in the US, while Chris is over in the UK.
Determined to make long-distance work, they’re already flying back and forth to spend several days with one another at a time.
Unfortunately, this also results in emotional goodbyes, with JoJo admitting this week that plenty of tears were shed when she left England for home once more.
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