Olivia Attwood has broken her silence on her ex Chris Hughes’ ‘romance’ with, JoJo Siwa, in the Celebrity Big Brother house with a sassy one-word comment. The housemates have got tongues wagging in recent days after becoming incredibly close and even developing a secret sign language.
They’ve now been told off for their clandestine communication and have been ordered to speak though a microphone if they want to talk to each other. Quipping the pair ‘speak like that anyway’ in a savage dig, Oliva then shred a screenshot of Kiss’ schedule with a note to discuss Chris and JoJo on Instagram with the caption: “Perfect”, followed by three laughing emojis.
When asked if she had been watching her ex, Olivia explained that she was ‘consuming CBB through TikTok’, adding she’d been tagged numerous times because she used to date Chris.
She shared: “I’m consuming it through TikTok. I’m getting tagged in thousands because obviously, Chris Hughes and I used to date. I mean we’re going back like six, seven years ago but we did.
“And he’s having a big storyline on the show, he’s having a very close friendship with JoJo Siwa. She has a girlfriend. They are just friends at the moment but some of the clips look a little bit… it looks like, I don’t know, like there could be something.”
Some viewers definitely think the pair are more than just friends, with some even cruelly goading JoJo’s girlfriend on social media over the alleged romance.
However, others reckon Chris is playing a game because of JoJo’s stratospheric fame and social media. Pointing out the opposing views, Olivia said: “I guess it’s how you interpret it – yes, the internet is going two ways. The internet is going there’s something there, there could be feelings from one side or both. There’s another side of the internet that’s going is Chris being smart? She’s got a lot of followers, she’s very famous.”
When co-host Pete Wicks brought up the megaphone rule after Chris and JoJo were told off for speaking secretly, Olivia quipped: “Oh god. And they both already do. That is gonna cause friction in the house” while Pete mused: “Chris Hughes through a megaphone – that’s the ratings going down for a little bit.”
Chris and JoJo have struck up an incredibly close bond since entering the iconic house last week, and it appears that their connection is only growing stronger as other housemates – including Ella Rae Wise – have insisted that they have isolated themselves from the rest of the group.
As their connection grows stronger, viewers have become increasingly confused about the nature of their relationship – with some suggesting that it appears to be more romantic than friendly – despite the fact that JoJo has a girlfriend back in LA.
Giving her take on the tryst, Ella, who put Chris up for nomination – after insisting she didn’t fancy him- said: “I don’t know if he’s being 100% his genuine self.
“I feel like he’s keeping himself to one person only, and that’s obviously JoJo. He hasn’t allowed himself to make connections with anyone else other than her. I just feel like he’s playing a massive game.”
* Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight on ITV at 9pm.
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