JoJo Siwa’s ex Kath Ebbs has seemingly responded to the singer’s “confirmed” romance with Chris Hughes.
Siwa, 22, broke up with Australian podcast host Ebbs, 27, at the Celebrity Big Brother wrap party last month after growing close to Love Island star Hughes, 32, on the reality show.
While Siwa and Hughes have insisted their bond is “platonic”, their fans are convinced they “hard-launched” their relationship on Instagram on Tuesday.
Hughes shared photos from his trip to the US for Siwa’s 22nd birthday, with the pair cuddling on a sofa, posing at Downtown Disney in Orlando, Florida, and Hughes with Siwa’s mother Jessalyn.
He captioned the snaps, “The previous 7 days have been the prettiest,” to which the Dance Moms star replied: “& happiest:). Heart is overflowing.”
Soon after, Ebbs appeared to take a subtle swipe at the duo by sharing a stoney-faced selfie on their Instagram Story, writing: “The only thing I have to say is LOL.”
Fans flooded the comments of Hughes’ post with Siwa with their romance speculation.
“This has to be a hard launch,” one wrote, while another added: “Omg I’m actually crying this is beautiful I love you guys so much.”
“Ohhhh yeah they are definitely together,” a third commented.”
The Standard has contacted representatives for Siwa and Hughes for comment.
Hughes jetted to Mexico from the UK to surprise Siwa after she performed at a festival there. He shared a photo of them cosied up together at their hotel in Mexico City with the caption: “Finally reunited.”
They then spent time in Orlando, where Hughes met Siwa’s family and friends.
The duo will no doubt spent more time together soon as Siwa is set to return to the UK to perform a show in London on May 26.
Siwa had been in a relationship with non-binary content creator Ebbs since the start of the year.
The former child star, who came to the conclusion that she was queer and not a lesbian while on CBB, built up a strong bond with Hughes in the house.
Ebbs said they broke down when they saw a clip of Siwa “crawling into bed” with Hughes on television.
"I had the world's biggest meltdown,” they said on their podcast, Conversations with Kath.
“I called one of my best mates looking for validation, I was like, 'I'm having a hard time, am I just being crazy?' One thing about me is I'm really progressive, I have intimate friendships. I peck friends. I'm really f**king progressive in the way that I view friendship and I didn't know why this was triggering me."
They added that they cried on the bathroom floor, as they saw the clip “the day before the anniversary of my friend's death so I felt really fragile and really alone”.
