Celebrity Big Brother duo JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes have gained a well-known fan who’s defending them towards allegations of ‘weird’ behaviour.
The TikTok star, 31, and former Love Islander, 32, have been one in every of this 12 months’s essential speaking factors due to their close friendship.
JoJo and Chris gravitated in the direction of each other early doorways when he defended her towards homophobic language used by Mickey Rourke.
In the weeks since, they’ve developed a candy, tactile bond, which frequently sees them cuddling in mattress, giving each other again rubs, and sharing deep conversations.
However, this has raised many eyebrows amongst viewers. Despite JoJo being a lesbian and Chris a straight man, loads of CBB followers reckon they’re too ‘flirty’ for their very own good.
Plenty of debates have been had on the matter, with some expressing concern for JoJo’s partner on the outside world and even accusing her of ‘cheating.’
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In distinction, LGBTQ+ viewers have fought her corner, insisting they’re merely friends who get pleasure from affection, shutting down the concept she is romantically .
During Monday evening’s episode, the drama was solely additional fuelled when Chris requested JoJo to lick chocolate off his shorts earlier than plucking out one in every of his ingrown leg hairs.
As the panel on spin-off present Late & Live delved into the scenario, former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse was eager to make her place clear.
After it was urged by others that their closeness is ‘not normal,’ Oti chimed in: ‘Can I just say, I don’t thoughts their friendship.
‘As a professional dancer, we are quite tactile people anyway, so we don’t thoughts touching.
‘We don’t thoughts touching and being actually shut as a result of their friendship is definitely exhibiting different individuals’s insecurities and considering, “Why are we not in that duo?” and it’s simply exhibiting who they’re.’
Metro senior leisure reporter Emily Bashforth on Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa’s friendship
Men and women can be platonic without wanting to rip one another’s clothes off. They can hug and sleep beside each other with out contemplating there could be extra to it, and I extremely doubt both JoJo or Chris has given it a second thought.
But once I scroll via the CBBUK hashtag, I’m served a painful reminder of simply how far we now have to go till women-loving-women are free to be themselves with out the shadow of heteronormativity hanging over them.
I’m uninterested in viewers tarnishing the present by making me uncomfortable, pushing the insidious narrative that JoJo is just one male relationship away from being ‘turned’, and creating an echo chamber for Mickey’s vile feedback about with the ability to change her.
The Dancing On Ice choose then weighed in on whether or not Chris believes he has an opportunity with JoJo, after he beforehand admitted he would ‘probably’ kiss her.
‘I don’t suppose that Chris is considering alternative with JoJo,’ she stated. ‘I just think his intelligence level is more like JoJo’s, and it’s actually platonic.’
Taking to X with their commentary because the episode unfolded, loads of viewers sided with Oti, declaring her a ‘queen’ and ‘so right’.
‘Well done Oti, it’s about time somebody caught up for them they’re variety real individuals’, tweeted @thinker3600.
‘Oti mabuse queen of spitting facts’, said @Dutchbbfan.
‘Say it louder Oti!!! Save Chris’, wrote @casyla_nirtac as Chris faces a triple eviction tomorrow night along with Angellica Bella, Danny Beard, Patsy Palmer, and Ella Rae Wise.
Although not everyone agreed with Oti’s points, with one suggesting youngest housemate JoJo is ‘naïve’ to how Chris feels about her.
@megssoro wrote: ‘Sorry Oti, but I think Jojo is quite naïve still and it’s platonic on her end but the age difference & some stuff Chris has said is sus’.
Earlier tonight, viewers were left emotional after watching Chris break down in tears when fellow housemates overtly questioned his friendship with JoJo, maybe suggesting he has been ‘playing a game’.
The horse racing presenter was undeniably upset by the accusation that his bond with JoJo, who boasts 45million followers on TikTookay alone, was struck up so he might advance within the present.
Speaking within the Diary Room, Chris instructed Big Brother that he feels ‘exhausted,’ admitting he now not likes being in the home’s ‘toxic’ surroundings.
‘People have made me feel like I can’t have a friendship with JoJo.
‘Or feel like I have to justify a friendship with JoJo, because we get on and we have fun. I’m truly actually unhappy.’
Celebrity Big Brother continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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