Chris Hughes/Instagram JoJo Siwa has broken her silence on her rumored romance with Chris Hughes She addressed the status of their relationship on Monday, May 26, during an episode of ITV'sLorraine Hughes and Siwa made headlines following their time together in theCelebrity Big Brotherhouse and Siwa's subsequent breakup from ex-partner Kath Ebbs JoJo Siwais clarifying her relationship status withChris Hughes. In an appearance on ITV'sLorraineon Monday, May 26 perThe Independent, theDance Momsalum addressed speculation about whether she and the British TV host were in a relationship, days after Hughes shared a series ofcuddled-up photoswith the "Karma" singer toInstagramfrom a Mexican getaway. On the show, Andi Peters mentioned Siwa's rumored relationship with Hughes and suggested that he was her boyfriend, to which she laughed awkwardly and said, "No." When asked if Siwa, 22, and Hughes, 32, had aLove Island-like, "where's your head at" conversation about exclusivity, Siwa said: "Christopher and I have had a lot of chats." JoJo Siwa/Instagram Added the "Guilty Pleasure" musician: "We have never gone into the kitchen and said, 'My head's not turning any way,'" implying they hadn't made their relationship exclusive. Peters then joked that Hughes was "letting us down," but Siwa came to his defense and said that "Chris couldn't let me down even if he tried." "Chris is the best man," she added. Siwa and Hughes were photographed on Sunday, May 25 in Heathrow Airport, ahead of the pop star's Monday night performance in the U.K. TheLove Islandalum appeared to be waiting — with a bouquet of pink flowers — for Siwa in a blue sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and a baseball hat. As Siwa arrived with her mom,Jessalynn, the pair were snapped embracing, smiling and holding hands as they left the airport together. Over the past few weeks, Hughes and Siwa have made headlines following their time together in theCelebrity Big Brotherhouse and Siwa's subsequent breakup from ex-partnerKath Ebbs. On Tuesday, May 20, Hughes shared a series of cuddled-up photosto Instagramwith the "Boomerang" artist while on vacation in Mexico. "The previous 7 days have been the prettiest," he captioned the post, which featured an opening image of Siwa smiling as she rested her head on his shoulder and held his arm. In the comments, she added: "& happiest:). Heart is overflowing." Additional snaps featured the pair taking a selfie together, cuddling on a couch, hugging in a restaurant and more. Siwa alsoshared her own carousel of photos to Instagram, captioning them: "This year's birthday week was more magical than anything🤍🪄. Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling and good meaningful cries. Absolutely beautiful, wouldn't change a single thing🤍." Chris Hughes/Instagram Added the singer and dancer, "A week I'll remember for the rest of my life." Hughes replied, "Oh Joelle," referring to Siwa's actual first name. On Wednesday, May 21 Siwatold PEOPLEat the Epic Universe Celestial Carpet Opening Celebration at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida that she's "happier than ever right now." Siwa noted that she's in "such a great place" and is "so, so happy." "I said to somebody the other day, 'I don't think humans are meant to feel this happy,' and that somebody was like, 'No. I think you are actually,'" she said. Added Siwa, "It'sgoodhappy." The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! During an appearance onThis Morninglast month, the pair opened up about their relationship. "He's a gorgeous boy … Look, he's a great guy. It is platonic, we have a lot of fun together," Siwa said at the time. JoJo Siwa/Instagram She added that while she didn't know "any future of anything," she was "really grateful for our dynamic that we have in our bond." Hughes called his bond with Siwa "a soulmate friendship," but noted it wasn't "the standard friendship that you have with your friends." He added how significant it was to have Siwa onCelebrity Big Brother U.K.with him. "Having someone in there to go through an experience like that ... when you're emotional, when you're down, when you're happy, that was beautiful," said Hughes. Read the original article onPeople
