Celebrity Big Brother fans were left reeling after an emotional moment between JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes played out on the live stream just days before the show’s finale. In a quiet corner of the garden, JoJo, 21, and Chris, 32, opened up about their time in the house and their fear of returning to reality in the outside world.
“I’m gonna miss it. I’m gonna miss you,” JoJo whispered, leaning into Chris’s shoulder. In response, the Love Island alum tenderly kissed her forehead before joking: “Even if you’ve got the sweatiest head, it still smells quite nice.” Chris went on to confess how much JoJo meant to him in the Big Brother house.
He told the TV personality: “It’s quite sad isn’t it. It actually is a bit, isn’t it? That day I was really sad I’d come out of there, and if I didn’t have you, I’d have only really had Jack and Chesney who I was comfortable with talking to. But they wouldn’t get me. Like, they wouldn’t know I was sad, but you knew straight away.”
JoJo immediately responded: “Of course I did.” The pair continued to reflect on the emotional ups and downs they have gone through in the house, with Chris saying: “You were sad last night. I could see it in your eyes.”
The American singer-dancer acknowledged that her thoughts had been running away with her, and Chris continued to emphasize that he can tell how she is feeling just by looking at her.
JoJo tried to shift the mood to be more light hearted, joking: “But this is my new life. Wake up, have a laugh with Chris.” However, her best friend remained despondent. He replied: “But now we have to get back to the real world. I’m scared, I don’t want to go.”
Viewers have previously accused the pair of getting too close, and slammed JoJo for being so affectionate with Chris when she has a partner on the outside.
JoJo has been seen leaning into Chris in the hot tub, and the duo sparked romance rumours when the former reality star responded by leaning in to kiss her on the forehead.
At the time several fans hit out at their ‘romantic’ interactions, with one saying: “I don’t care what anyone says anymore!!!! Chris and JoJo’s relationship and how they act with one another is so inappropriate. Imagine JoJo’s girlfriend watching this. She’s not going to be okay with this behaviour.”
Another agreed: “What I don’t understand is how the rest of the housemates are not deeply uncomfortable with that behaviour. Chris kissing JoJo on the forehead and her basically being on top of him in the hot tub. I know that would really p**s me off.”
However, other viewers have defended the pair after the most recent clip saw them discuss their deep emotional connection.
One protested: “This is two friends, no different then Donna and Danny.” A second chimed in: “I think they are soulmates, nothing to do with romantic love or gender or sexual identity.”
JoJo is currently dating non-binary actor Kath Ebbs, and the couple went public with their romance in February at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
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