Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa’s friendship took center stage on Celebrity Big Brother UK.
While appearing on the reality TV show across the pond in 2025, Hughes and Siwa formed a close bond — with viewers watching the pair get cozy in bed, give each other makeovers and share secret handwritten messages. Siwa, who was in a relationship with Kath Ebbs at the time of filming, called it quits with her partner during the wrap party.
Hughes, for his part, said his connection to Siwa is “hard to explain” while appearing on the UK’s This Morning.
“It’s just a really strong bond between two people, which is just a strong friendship. And I think you can have, like, a soulmate friendship. I think that’s a thing,” he said. “Having someone in [the house] to go through an experience like that and have someone there every day when you’re emotional when you’re down when you’re happy — that was beautiful.”
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Chris Hughes Hails From England
Hughes shared during a 2025 clip for Celebrity Big Brother UK that he grew up on a farm in the Cotswolds. “I didn’t actually do too much farming myself,” he shared. “I look after my hands. I get manicures and pedicures.”
Chris Hughes Was Previously on Love Island UK
Hughes appeared on season 3 of Love Island UK, where he left in a relationship with now-ex Olivia Attwood. “I didn’t quite meet the love of my life,” Hughes said of his time on the reality TV show in a clip for Celebrity Big Brother UK in 2025.
Chris Hughes Dabbled In Music
Hughes and fellow Love Island costar Kem Cetinay released their single, “Little Bit Leave It,” in 2017.
Chris Hughes Is a Cancer Advocate
In 2019, Hughes shared a tribute to his brother, who had been diagnosed with cancer. Alongside the message, Hughes shared throwback photos of the twosome.
“A sad day. My brother was diagnosed with testicular cancer this lunchtime, in which we pray for a kind prognosis. He came into my room at 3am the morning after my testicular examination on tv, clearly struggling to sleep, telling me he’d found a lump and asked me if he’s checking it right. To which I told him, ‘Ben, it’s 3am, I’ll look in the morning, but if there’s a lump, go and check it checked tomorrow with the doctor,’” Hughes wrote via Instagram. “Today he sent me a message telling me the news, and thanking me for making him aware, else he’d never have known he had cancer.. That literally broke my heart. Testicular cancer is a silent killer, men need realise this and check themselves regularly. It takes 10 seconds. Please do it. 🖤.”
The pair were later at the center of BBC’s Documentary Me, My Brother and Our Balls.
Chris Hughes Is a TV Presenter
When he’s not on reality TV, Hughes can be found presenting horse racing on ITV. “My passion is horses,” Hughes explained in a 2025 clip for Celebrity Big Brother UK. “What people get from dogs, I get from horses. So if I could have a horse live in the House with me, then he or she definitely would.”
