JoJo Siwa finally clarified her relationship with “Celebrity Big Brother UK” co-star Chris 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,” the “Dance Moms” alum told Us Weekly in a new interview published Friday.
“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.”
Hughes, 32, famously stood up for Siwa, 21, after housemate Mickey Rourke was openly homophobic in the show.
A close friendship developed between the two — with the singer realizing that she’s not a lesbian anymore and redefining herself as queer.
“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 told co-star Danny Beard.
Dating speculation blossomed between them after Siwa broke up with partner Kath Ebbs, and she was spotted at a UK golf and tennis club with Hughes.
But, Siwa explained, while the relationship is “special,” it’s a friendship — not a romance.
“Obviously he stood up for me in the beginning right away, which was beautiful,” she told the outlet.
“And then, he threw a ball of socks at me to catch it, and it knocked me straight in the face,” she continued. “And it was probably that day that I just felt, and he felt as well, that this person is meant to be in my life.”
Siwa added, “I’ve had it with a few other people in my life, friends who come into your life and the dynamic is so special.”
When asked if she was “disappointed” by the speculation about a potential romantic relationship with Hughes, Siwa said it’s a non-issue for the pals.
“People just run with whatever they want, with whatever they want to believe,” she said, adding that the duo has a “beautiful time together and it’s not changing.”
“We are friends and we are going to continue to be in each other’s lives,” she continued in part.
“The world having whatever say they have isn’t going to make us never see each other. I think the world expected us to be like ‘ooh, rumors, we can never see each other.’ Believe it or not, it’s not what we talk about.”
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