Chris Hughes has sparked immense backlash online after sharing a steamy pic of him and JoJo Siwa cuddling in bed.
Ever since Chris Hughes, 32, and JoJo Siwa, 22, appeared on Celebrity Big Brother together, there has been a lot of speculation regarding their relationship status.
When they were in the house, they were very cosy, but JoJo was in a relationship with Kath Ebbs. However, the pair broke-up at the after-party, with Kath going on to talk about the situation. JoJo and Chris have since spent a lot of time together, and they have now become more than friends – despite the 10-year age difference.
Chris Hughes backlash over ‘Sleeping Beauty’ pic
JoJo is currently in the UK with her mum, meaning she gets to spend a lot of time hanging out with Chris. And he was keen to show her off on social media.
Taking to his Instagram story, Chris posted a black-and-white pic of them in bed. In the image, Chris was topless, while a seemingly topless JoJo cuddled into him, with her hand on his chest, sleeping. In the pic, Chris could be seen kissing her head.
It’s not platonic any more.
On the photo, Chris added the words: “Sleeping beauty.” However, not long after, Chris deleted the image.
The pic has caused quite a stir, with Chris sparking a lot of backlash on X, with many having issues with the 10-year age-gap.
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One fan wrote: “There should be an option to mute a photo. I do not deserve to keep seeing THAT Chris and JoJo picture.”
“That photo of JoJo and Chris looks so wrong. Like get it off the internet,” another added.
A third commented: “That Chris and JoJo photo makes me so uncomfortable. That’s a 32-year-old man.”
“I could have lived without seeing this,” a fourth penned under the photo.
Is JoJo Siwa in a relationship with Chris Hughes?
Today (June 2) JoJo Siwa has confirmed that she is in a relationship with Chris Hughes. In a new interview with Capital Radio, JoJo was asked about Chris, and she wasted no time in gushing over her new beau.
She said: “I’m sure it’s no secret to people, I am in a lovely relationship with a sweet boy named Christopher Hughes.”
That’s not the only confirmation JoJo gave as she also opened up to The Guardian about their blossoming romance, revealing she is “head over heels” for him.
JoJo said: “It’s not platonic any more. And it has been a beautiful development, a beautiful connection. I am absolutely head over heels for him, and he is the same way.”
But some people have thought their romance was all a publicity stunt to get more attention for her upcoming music. And JoJo was quick to shut this down.
The 22-year-old singer said: “Clearly, you have never been around us. I won’t speak for him. But for me, personally, the happiness in my life just radiates off me right now. Literally yesterday, I was massaging my cheeks; I’ve never been in pain from smiling so much.”
Kath breaks silence on JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes relationship
After confirming their relationship last week, JoJo’s ex-partner Kath finally broke their silence.
In a TikTok shared on Sunday (June 1), the model shared a clip of them dancing. They captioned the video: “Shaking my [bleep] instead of crashing tf out.”
Fans immediately assumed they were indirectly their public breakup with JoJo, as one follower wrote: “I am happy for JoJo.”
Kath saw the comment and responded: “Same! This has nothing to do with her 🙂 wishing them the best.”
‘People constantly troll me’
However, it didn’t stop there. Kath also took to their Instagram Story to rant about how people continuously keep telling them to “get over” their split from JoJo.
“People constantly troll me and telling me to ‘get over it’ whilst simultaneously not getting over it themselves. Go be obsessed with those that are screaming for the attention, they love it and they are build for it,” she wrote.
“I’m not and never asked for any of this. My only crime was being in a committed loving relationship and then humiliated on a world stage. How does that make me a horrible person?”
In another Story post, they continued: ‘I’ve been working so hard to hold my own everyday through this. Using the tools I have to weather the storm, stay sane and sit knowing I don’t need to share the truth of it with the world because those that actually matter in REAL life know exactly what happened and that should be all that matters to me.
“It’s all been so so toxic and I’m at my wits end. We have seen the darkness that these kind of scandals can create but we never seem to learn our lesson. ‘Last month was mental health month and this month is pride… I wish people would put themselves in someone else’s shoes for a moment before indulging in this kind of online toxicity.”
Kath said they “literally did nothing wrong” and are “so sick of being gaslit over and over again by said people and the public. It needs to stop.”
They concluded: “You don’t need to choose sides, instead you could do me the courtesy of letting me heal in peace.”
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