Celebrity Big Brother's Chris Hughes, 32, enjoys a steamy night with JoJo Siwa, 21, in the hot tub after spark - Daily Mail

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Published: 06:18 EDT, 20 April 2025 | Updated: 06:57 EDT, 20 April 2025


The pair have had their fans' tongues wagging with their ever-growing connection.

And Celebrity Big Brother stars Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa were seen stripping down to their bathing suits for a dip in the hot tub during Saturday's livestream.

The former Love Island star, 32, and the dancer, 21, shared another close moment as they opted to take a soak in the garden.

During their time in the tub, the pair appeared to get even closer as JoJo touched Chris's thigh before he later went on to give her a foot rub.

After watching JoJo , who has a partner outside the house, and Chris continue to touch one another, viewers were left in frenzy over the pair's 'chemistry'.

One show penned: 'Chris and JoJo's chemistry in the hot tub is on fire.'

'Everyone's cleared out of the hot tub, and now Chris is giving JoJo a foot massage'.; 'It's just Chris and JoJo in the hot tub now, he's giving her a leg massage...'; 'Ouhhh they went there omggg,'

Other scenes in the show over the last week have also baffled fans as Chris has previously tried to kiss her and offered to be the father of her children.

During Friday's episode the former TV star made the shocking comment when housemates dressed up as cats for a task, as he told JoJo he has 'good swimmers'.

Chris has continued to make baffling comments to the performer as he also previously referred to her as his girlfriend in the house.

JoJo revealed to her fellow housemate, Donna Preston, that she wanted to have children to 'take on holiday'.

Donna said: 'You have to take these holidays, take these dreams, do what you want to do as well.'

To which JoJo replied: 'I wanna have babies and take them on holiday.'

Donna the cheekily referred to Chris to help her out and as she quipped: 'There you go. Pop a couple out, babe. Chris is available.'

Looking intrigued, Chris asked: 'For what?'

JoJo explained 'to have babies', which he responded: 'We'd have babies together. [I'd be just] the dad. I have good swimmers. I had mine checked.'

Donna described the conversation as 'a moment' as Patsy Palmer said: 'You'd have beautiful babies.'

To which Chris agreed: 'They'd have great eyes.'

JoJo then added that she could 'show the kids' the footage one day, and confessed that she would tell them: 'Here's how we decided who the father was.'

Chris seemed to take this in his stride and said it would be a 'good idea'.

But viewers were left uneasy over the conversation as they flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their reaction.

One penned: 'i've grown to love jojo and her friendship with chris but some of the things that's happened between them is not normal in a friendship imo'

'Chris and Jojo is getting weird….. Jojo needs to save herself and move away from him he's giving me weird energy (personal opinion) #CBB #CBBUK something is off….'

'Chris and Jojo will be babies and it's going to be uncomfortable isn't it #CBBUK #CBBLL'

'Chris would very much like to have babies with JoJo #CBBUK'

'jojo said she wants babies and someone said chris is available and chris said like oh id have ur babies and said she has great eyes HELP'

'The fact chris is alright with giving jojo some babies just shows where his mindset at #cab #cbbuk'

On Thursday, fans were left disgusted over 'creepy' comments Chris made towards JoJo after he remarked that he was 'turned on' by her as the housemates played a memory game.

JoJo and Chris' close bond has become the talk of the series after becoming inseparable during their time in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

However, their ever-growing closeness has led to question marks over her relationship with her partner Kath Ebbs, who she has been dating since last year.

Videos of Chris and JoJo, who came out as pansexual in 2021 but recently described herself as gay in an interview, will do nothing to quieten talk about their intimate relationship, with viewers hooked over their close-knit bond.

Clips that weren't aired during the main show, saw Chris and JoJo in bed together with the reality star lying on her chest before they pulled the duvet over their heads.

Another surprising video showed them dancing together in the garden, with Chris momentarily distracted by 'how good' JoJo looked.

While the former Dance Moms star was trying to teach Chris a routine, he lost himself and was caught staring at his co-star JoJo in an intense moment.

As she attempted to continue the routine, Chris said: 'God you look great today. I think that's my favourite colour on you.'

JoJo replied saying thank you and Chris added: 'It suits you.'

While Kath - who is non-binary and uses she/they pronouns - has been publicly supporting JoJo during her time on the show, they have gone quiet in recent days.

The Australian content creator, 27, spoke out in defence of the American singer after she suffered a homophobic attack from axed housemate Mickey Rourke.

Using her TikTok platform to weigh in on the controversy, Kath said that Mickey's behaviour was 'beyond disgusting' and described JoJo as 'the love of her life'.

However, Kath has not posted on her social media platforms for the past five days, notably in which time JoJo and Chris' relationship has blossomed.

Kath has also been forced to now turn off the comments on her page after she was trolled by viewers over JoJo and Chris' bond.

JoJo has raised eyebrows in recent days after growing close to Chris with the pair cuddling and stroking each other in bed at night. Fans watching on live stream also spotted her sleeping on the floor next to his bed.

Following the intimate scenes, viewers took to the comment section of Kath's latest Instagram post, cruelly branding Chris and JoJo 'the UK's favourite couple'.

Others leapt to the defence of JoJo, saying that the connection with Chris is purely platonic and slamming viewers for questioning the dancer's sexuality.

It doesn't just seem to be viewers who are questioning JoJo's relationship on the outside of the house, as fans watched JoJo also pondering over her romance in scenes which aired during Tuesday's episode of the show.

During a chat with her housemate Ella Rae Wise, JoJo shared her fears about her relationship with Kath and their plans to travel to London for the live final, as she hinted she thinks she might need to be single.

JoJo told Ella: 'I'm the type of person who really needs approval from my mom and my partner.

'When I left my partner was like ''I'll come for the end I'll be there at the end'', they're Aussies so it's a 24-hour flight to get here.'

Ella responded by joking that she wishes someone loved her that much, before saying she doesn't think she will be happy in a relationship until she feels fulfilled in herself.

JoJo tellingly responded: 'I think that's what I've realised in the house. I love my partner so much.'

While it seemed that JoJo was going to continue her moment of reflection, she was interrupted by Ella who told her she is happy that she has someone who is 'all for her'.

Clarifying, JoJo said: 'The thing is, I don't know if I'm all for me. That's what I've been questioning.'

When asked why she feels like that by Ella, JoJo said: 'I don't know. I think just being removed from everything. I think I'm just overthinking everything today. How is it our life that we have chosen to lock ourselves in the Big Brother house for three weeks.'

Ella said: 'We do it to push ourselves out of our comfort zones and to see a different life out there.'

JoJo concluded: 'I think that's what I'm realising'.

The conversation between the two co-stars suggested that JoJo has been questioning her relationship with Kath during her time in the house.

The question marks will no doubt be in part to her growing bond with former Love Island star Chris, who admitted he 'can't leave her alone' in a stark admission.

Despite their 11 year age gap, the two stars have struck up a close relationship, with Chris describing them as 'two peas in a pod'.

The TV personality admitted that he would be gutted if JoJo was to leave the house before him, saying he would 'feel lost' without her.

Chris offered candid insight into his close bond with JoJo, admitting that she has become 'his person' in the house.

Chris said: 'If she left the house ever and I'd be stuck in here that would genuinely be crushed.

'I guess she's like my person in here. When you walk into a party you don't know anyone, there's osmone you want to see in the room that makes you want to feel at ease.

'It makes me feel happy it makes me feel comfortable and it allows me to be me, it really brings out me, I like me, I like being me and I'll always be me and it takes someone to get you. We're like two peas in a pod.'

However, Chris seemingly crossed the line during Wednesday's episode of the show, when he referred to JoJo as his girlfriend.

Chris then appeared to call JoJo 'his girlfriend, while attempting to explain why he chose Jack P Shepherd to enjoy a Chinese takeaway with him instead of her.

JoJo immediately stated that she wasn't Chris' girlfriend, but said she'd remember that he opted against sharing his prize with her.

Viewers were quick to vent their frustrations over seeing an episode dominated by JoJo and Chris' close bond.

Others claimed that Chris was clearly 'in love' with JoJo, with posts including: 'Chris being in love with JoJo Siwa was not on my bingo card...

'Swear to God if this episode is nothing but Chris and JoJo's freaky relationship AGAIN;

'I can't cope with Chris and JoJo anymore; It's doing my head in now with this Chris and JoJo weirdness... he fancies her but he knows she is with someone etc etc etc

'Does Chris know he's in love with her; So why's Chris Hughes actually in love with JoJo Siwa then?'

JoJo and Chris broke Big Brother's rules this week by sharing secret messages away from the rest of the cast.

They once again found themselves at the centre of drama as JoJo appeared to draw out an unknown message on the Love Island hunk's hand as their housemates slept around them.

Lying on the floor next to his bed, the Karma hitmaker grabbed his hand and spelled something out with her finger, before telling him to 'think about it' and adding that it 'made sense'.

And it appears that Big Brother wasn't impressed by the late night communications as the show's official X account later revealed that the two would be punished for the rule break.

It wrote: 'RULE BREAK ALERT. At 1:59 am JoJo wrote messages on Chris' hand in secret. Big Brother has decided their punishment… They both must speak through a megaphone for all to hear until further notice.'

Afterwards, speaking in the bedroom, Ella says: 'I told you they've been having secret conversations.'

Daley adds: 'But that's not a punishment, that's a punishment for us. They're laughing because they're annoying us.'

'Big Brother likes to put a cat amongst the pigeons,' Angellica quips.

Danny replies: 'A cat amongst the pigeons? That's two massively loud hyenas amongst a flock of doves.

Daley then claims: 'You know it's part of the plan. Every time they get a punishment and all that, they get the airtime.'

Later in the episode, JoJo opened up to Big Brother about the secret message she had sent to Chris.

When asked in the Diary Room, she revealed: 'It's something that I'm not ready necessarily to be open about or upfront about but it has to do with gender and how do I feel.'

She went on: 'Let's put it this way. Oh my God, this is a lot. Essentially, you have female, you have male.

'I've met a lot of females and love them but don't feel like I'm them. Met a lot of males, love them but definitely not them.'

Chris is currently single and has been single for the past three years. His last known relationship was with professional golfer Annabel Dimmock.

Prior to this, Chris was last publicly in a relationship with former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson - who he dated for around a year between 2019 and 2020.

He dated Jesy after his break-up from Love Island co-star Olivia Attwood, who he met on the show and dated for seven months.

Meanwhile, JoJo has had several short-term relationships in recent years.

The Nickelodeon star previously dated best friend Kylie Prew for several months in 2021.

The pair broke things off, before getting back together briefly, and then breaking up again.

JoJo then began dating TikToker Avery Cyrus in September 2022 and confirmed the romance after months of fan speculation.

However, she later admitted she cheated on Avery with her ex Kylie, with Avery confirming JoJo broke up with her via voice memo after reconciling on TikTok.

CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2025: MEET THE LINEUP!​

MICKEY ROURKE - REMOVED

AGE: 72

FAMOUS FOR: The actor and former pro boxer is one of the show's biggest ever signings and after public feuds with Robert De Niro, two marriages and a string of high profile relationships, he will be bringing plenty of drama.

DALEY THOMPSON - EVICTED

AGE: 66

FAMOUS FOR: The double Olympic gold-medallist is considered one of Britain's greatest athletes. He broke the decathlon world record four times.

PATSY PALMER

AGE: 52

FAMOUS FOR: It's an open secret that Patsy is leaving EastEnders, with the actress enjoying a wild leaving party this month. The Bianca Jackson star posted a snap of her character on Instagram with the caption: 'Bye bye B, always grateful to see her again.'

DONNA PRESTON

AGE: 38

FAMOUS FOR: While Donna has featured in several TV shows and movies, the comedy star is known for hosting Apocalypse and for the role of a circus Compere in 2018's Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. She plays Den in Coronation Street, has featured in Pants On Fire in 2019 and even wrote and co-produced BBC Three's Comedy Threesomes.

CHESNEY HAWKES

AGE: 53

FAMOUS FOR: The singer topped the charts for five weeks in 1991 with his hit The One And Only, before making a string of acting and TV appearances. His arrival on CBB has been described by a TV source as 'perfect timing', as he's just released a comeback album

ANGELLICA BELL

AGE: 49

FAMOUS FOR: The TV presenter is said to have landed a staggering five-figure deal to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. Fans will be keen to see if the CBBC legend spills all on her untimely exit from The Martin Lewis Show - which left fans baffled back in 2023. Angellica currently co-presents Hits Radio while Fleur East is on maternity leave.



DANNY BEARD

AGE: 32

FAMOUS FOR: The RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner - whose real name is Daniel Curtis - has signed up as a late entry. Danny previously made headlines after swearing on Big Brother's Late & Live last March whilst doing an impression of housemate Louis Walsh. The incident saw the guest say the word 'c***' before immediately apologising after being informed they weren't allowed to say that on the show.



CHRIS HUGHES

AGE: 32

FAMOUS FOR: After shooting to fame on Love Island in 2017, Chris went on to become a sports presenter and regularly hosts the horse racing coverage on ITV.

JOJO SIWA

AGE: 21

FAMOUS FOR: The American singer, who shot to stardom on reality show Dance Moms, is expected to draw a big American audience. The hitmaker has made a name for herself in the U.S. pop charts and is known for her outlandish looks and being a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community.



TRISHA GODDARD - EVICTED

AGE: 67

FAMOUS FOR: The talk show host regularly presented on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and then shifted to Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010. Trisha has been suffering horrible side effects of her chemotherapy - but has bravely battled on.

JACK P. SHEPHERD

AGE: 37

FAMOUS FOR: The actor has played David Platt in Corrie since 2000 and is following in his pal Colson Smith's footsteps by taking part in the popular reality show. He has won a string of awards for the role including Best Actor at the British Soap Awards.

ELLA RAE WISE

AGE: 24

FAMOUS FOR: Producers have been keen to land the TV personality, who previously dated Pete Wicks and has had an on-off romance with Dan Edgar. Bosses are hoping the TOWIE star might reveal all about some of her other famous exes.

MICHAEL FABRICANT - EVICTED

AGE: 74

FAMOUS FOR: The former Conservative politician is understood to have signed a lucrative six-figure deal to take part after political stars were banned from the broadcaster's other reality show, I'm A Celeb. He served as MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire from 1992 until his defeat in 2024 as well as vice-chairman of the party under David Cameron. But he is perhaps best known for his blond mop for which he has been widely ridiculed but previously denied is a wig.