JoJo Siwa is paying tribute to her headline-making time on Celebrity Big Brother.
“Recap of my time in the Big Brother House. 
,” Siwa, 21, wrote via TikTok on Tuesday, April 29. “Quite emotional today as I’ve landed back in LA, saying goodbye to the U.K., and one of my favorite things that I’ve ever done in my life.
the last 20 days I’ve faced some of the highest highs and lowest lows and it’s so crazy to think that all of them were public, but it’s honestly quite a beautiful thing.”
Siwa, who shared a series of clips from her stint on the reality TV show, gushed that she’s “so very grateful” for the “love and support” she received while in the house.
“Being so vulnerable and not know[ing] what the world will do or say was scary, but coming out of the house and seeing the absolute outpour of love and support that happened while I was in there was just wild and made me cry with tears of happiness. It makes me very emotional and just means so much. Thank you,” she wrote. “I’ve learned so much about my self in the Big Brother House and wouldn’t change a thing about the journey. I wish I could go back in time and live it over and over again.”
@itsjojosiwa Recap of my time in the Big Brother House.
Special shout to Christopher, Jack, Donna, Chesatron, and Danny… my sweetest fellow finalists, getting to know you all the most, I’m gonna miss the absolute ship out of you. I’d cry to hear one more time “STOP IT” from Donna, one more Rat song from Jack, one more hug from chesatron, one more song from Danny, and one more “mmmm” from Chris. When it was the six of us it really felt like a home, I’ll never forget the people you are and how much I love you guys.
Siwa then addressed her “perfectly dysfunctional functional family” inside the Big Brother House, gushing, “Gosh do I love you guys.”
“Thank you for becoming family, for all the good cooking, all the good chats, every laugh, every dance step, every hug, every cry, everything. This wouldn’t have been the same with any other people, so happy to have you all in my life forever now. ,” she wrote.
The former Dance Moms star paid homage to her fellow finalists — Chis Hughes, Jack Shepherd, Donna Preston, Chesney Hawkes and Danny Beard — who she said she’s going to “miss the absolute ship out of.”
“I’d cry to hear one more time ‘STOP IT’ from Donna, one more Rat song from Jack, one more hug from chesatron, one more song from Danny, and one more ‘mmmm’ from Chris. When it was the six of us it really felt like a home, I’ll never forget the people you are and how much I love you guys,” she wrote. “Been crying while trying to write this message so I’m gonna end it now, but truly an absolutely amazing time that I have nothing but the most love and gratitude for. Thank you again. Love Joelle.”
JoJo Siwa Addresses Kath Ebbs Split, Reveals Status With Chris Hughes
Siwa made headlines during her time on Celebrity Big Brother when she claimed on camera she was “switching letters” when it comes to her sexuality. “I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian, but I think you — I think being here, I’ve realized, ‘Oh no, I’m not a lesbian, I’m queer,’” she said.
Fans of the show watched as Siwa — who was dating Kath Ebbs during filming — formed a bond with Hughes, who previously appeared on Love Island UK. Siwa and Ebbs went their separate ways at the show’s wrap party earlier this month.
“I haven’t processed enough to, if you’d want to call it love bombing or whatever, but it seems to me I have experienced a version of that,” Ebbs claimed via Instagram on Saturday, April 26.
Siwa later alleged it was “not a plan” to cut ties with Ebbs. “That was not an intention, that was not supposed to happen like that,” Siwa said during a Monday, April 28, appearance on The U.K.’s This Morning. “Initially, I was told that the wrap party was something [Kath] didn’t want to attend, and then about an hour into the wrap party, they decided they wanted to. And so I was genuinely just going to have a conversation before and … they straight up asked me if I was happy and I said, ‘No.’”
Hughes, for his part, shed light on his friendship with Siwa after the show. “It’s hard to explain,” Hughes said on Monday. “It’s just a really strong bond between two people, which is just a strong friendship. And I think you can have, like, a soulmate friendship. I think that’s a thing. … Having someone in [the house] to go through an experience like that and have someone there every day when you’re emotional when you’re down when you’re happy — that was beautiful.”
