Things are heating up between JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes.
The couple met while they were both contestants on the U.K.’s Celebrity Big Brother in April 2025. Viewers started to speculate that the duo were becoming more than just friends while the show was airing. However, Siwa continually denied that her relationship with Hughes was more than platonic once they were out of the Big Brother house.
Siwa told Us Weekly exclusively in her May 2025 digital cover story that she fully understood “why the people were enjoying” the ins and outs of her friendship with Hughes.
“What’s so special about Chris and I is that our bond is so genuine that neither of us care what people make of it,” Siwa told Us. “Because we know our genuine friendship and we know our bond. It’s a great little special friendship that we have. And I literally send him videos of us dancing all the time.”
JoJo Siwa Fuels Romance Rumors With Chris Hughes After ‘Magical’ Trip
Weeks later, Siwa confirmed that she and Hughes had taken the next step in their relationship.
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April 2025
Kath Ebbs confirmed their split from Siwa after the Celebrity Big Brother season finale. The show, which aired that same month, showed Siwa getting cozy with Hughes in the house.
Siwa and Hughes were also spotted out publicly for the first time days after her split from Ebbs. They appeared on ITV’s This Morning and addressed relationship rumors.
“It’s just a really strong bond between two people, which is just a strong friendship,” Hughes said at the time. “And I think you can have, like, a soulmate friendship. I think that’s a thing.”
May 2025
Siwa told Us where she and Hughes stood following their time in the Big Brother house.
“We still speak all the time, obviously, naturally,” she shared in her digital cover story, published on May 2. “Now to be out of the house, we just exist, and it is what it is. We’re happy, and we have each other. It’s a great little special friendship that we have.”
JoJo Siwa Gives Update on Chris Hughes Amid Romance Rumors
Siwa added that she had a “friendship soulmate” with Hughes. The duo made headlines later that month when a photo of them kissing went viral.
June 2025
Siwa confirmed that her relationship with Hughes had shifted after he posted a pic of them in bed together via Snapchat.
“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 told The Guardian in a statement, clapping back at “PR stunt” rumors. “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.”
July 2025
Hughes spoke about his romance with Siwa in-depth for the first time via a Fabulous cover story.
“Life has an unexpected way of bringing two people together, and this feels like that,” Hughes said. “We were meant to cross paths. We keep saying to each other it was serendipity. Life handed me a blessing in my lap.”
He added, “Our first kiss was genuinely special — it felt like I was in a movie. I can’t keep my hands off her now.”
Hughes also shut down criticism of their 11-year age gap and teased the potential of marriage down the line.
Siwa, for her part, reshared Hughes’ cover photos onto her Instagram Story.
“What a man,” she wrote. “Obviously, beautiful from the outside, but his core is more beautiful than anyone could even begin to imagine. … I’m lucky that I get to experience it in full every day.”
September 2025
Siwa revealed during an appearance on the “Reign” podcast that she sees herself marrying Hughes down the line.
“I’ve never craved a wedding,” Siwa said. “I’ve always wanted to go sign a piece of paper or go to Vegas because I didn’t want to have a wedding, but now I want a ring, and I want my dad to walk me down the aisle, and I want a first dance and butterflie
