{"id":5022,"date":"2025-04-25T06:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5022"},"modified":"2025-04-25T06:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:04:45","slug":"jojo-siwa-chris-hughes-big-brother-drama-sparks-backlash-over-flirtation-and-boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5022","title":{"rendered":"Jojo Siwa Chris Hughes Big Brother drama sparks backlash over flirtation and boundaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Tension is rising among Celebrity Big Brother viewers as the relationship between JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes continues to stir conversation. While the pair have developed a noticeable bond in the house, recent moments aired on the show have raised concerns, especially due to Hughes\u2019 flirtatious behavior toward Siwa, who is openly in a same-sex relationship.<\/p>\n<p>In one recent scene, Siwa, 21, casually asked Hughes, 32, if he wanted spaghetti. He replied playfully, referencing Lady and the Tramp. \u201cNo,\u201d Siwa clarified, \u201cbut we can have some together.\u201d Hughes then responded, \u201cFor you, absolutely anything,\u201d calling her \u201cdarling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the flirty banter, Hughes\u2019 physical gestures have drawn concern. As Siwa rested with her eyes closed, Hughes leaned in to apply lip balm with his finger, startling her. \u201cIt\u2019s my finger, don\u2019t worry,\u201d he assured, then added, \u201cWould I ever?\u201d Siwa, with a smirk, replied, \u201cYeah,\u201d to which Hughes admitted, \u201cProbably would actually, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the season, Hughes joked about having children with Siwa, saying, \u201cI have good swimmers,\u201d and claiming their kids would \u201chave great eyes.\u201d He\u2019s also referred to her as his \u201cgirlfriend.\u201d These exchanges quickly drew backlash online, with many viewers criticizing them as inappropriate and dismissive of Siwa\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n<p>In a preview of the next episode, Hughes is seen tearfully defending himself in the diary room, saying, \u201cI\u2019m literally just in here being me.\u201d His brother Ben Hughes, in an interview on Lorraine, described the duo as simply close friends.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Siwa remains committed to Australian influencer Kath Ebbs. The couple went public in early 2025 and attended the GLAAD Awards together in March. Siwa described the relationship as \u201cmature\u201d and \u201cbeautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tension is rising among Celebrity Big Brother viewers as the relationship between JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes continues to stir conversation. While the pair have developed a noticeable bond in the house, recent moments aired on the show have raised concerns, especially due to Hughes\u2019 flirtatious behavior toward Siwa, who is openly in a same-sex [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5022\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}