JoJo Siwa, Chris Hughes post intimate photos together: 'Absolutely beautiful'
JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes' relationship continues to turn heads.
The former "Celebrity Big Brother" castmates have posted tender photos on Instagram this week, fueling more fan speculation that the pair are more than just close friends.
"This years birthday week was more magical than anything. Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling, and good meaningful cries," Siwa captioned a set of photos, including intimate shots with Hughes, on May 21. "Absolutely beautiful, wouldn't change a single thing a week I'll remember for the rest of my life."
The previous day, the former "Love Island" star wrote on his own carousel, including a few affectionate photos of the two: "The previous 7 days have been the prettiest.."
The photos come after Siwa's ex Kath Ebbs criticized their breakup and accused the former child star of "emotional cheating" amid Siwa, 22, and Hughes' closeness in the "Big Brother" house. Ebbs, 27, said in a viral video in April that "everything we saw unfold on what I thought was a fake reality show, where I didn't need to worry about the validity of my relationship, was, in fact, laced in a lot of truth."
During a "This Morning" interview days after Ebbs' video, Siwa said the isolation of being on "Celebrity Big Brother" inspired her to take stock of issues in her life, including her romance with Ebbs. "I really realized things that I was OK with in my life that I should never have been OK with in the first place," she said.
Siwa and Hughes, 32, who were seen cuddling on the show, shared a tearful goodbye after becoming close on the series, with Hughes kissing Siwa on the cheek and Siwa telling him she loves him. After Hughes said Siwa is "one of my favorite people I've ever come across," Siwa echoed the sentiment and joked she "never thought I would say that to a straight man." She confided that she felt "confused" and "guilty for how happy I've been."
Siwa has opened up about her evolving outlook on her sexuality on the British reality show, telling co-star Danny Beard in April: "I've always told myself I'm a lesbian, and I think being here I've realized: 'Oh, I'm not a lesbian, I'm queer.' And I think that's really cool."
Contributing: Brendan Morrow and Anna Kaufman