JoJo Siwa reveals why she was shocked to be attracted to Chris Hughes

JoJo Siwa was "grossed out" by men until she met Chris Hughes.

The 23-year-old singer - who has previously been romantically involved with the likes of Kylie Prew and Dakayla Wilson - never imagined she'd find love with a guy, so she was shocked when she realised she had begun to feel attracted to the British reality star, who she met when they both took part in Celebrity Big Brother UK in April 2025.

Speaking on the Wildmen podcast, JoJo said: “I've always been grossed out by dudes. I've been talking about my boy best friends. They are conventionally hot men, right?

“Chris is a very conventionally hot dude. [But] I thought [he] was just another friend. Once I realised that I wasn't grossed out by the thought of him being a boy, I was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was weird because I'd never thought that before.

“I just never thought it was possible. And people always say, ‘Oh, you know, what if something happened with Chris, who would you date? Would you go for boys or girls?’ And I say, ‘Well, at this point, I have no right to say.’ You can find interviews of me where I have sworn on how gross dudes are and I'll never be with one and how I'm head over heels in love with one.

“I really do think that Chris is very much so the special dude.”

JoJo has always found it confusing trying to label her sexuality, but she has settled on the "umbrella term" of "queer".

She said: “I put the label pansexual on it.

"Then it was confusing. And so, I was like, ‘All right, I'll be a lesbian.’ But I said, ‘OK, I'll be gay. It's just easier to say gay, but I'm a lesbian if we all need to know the technical terms.’

“I just am the umbrella term of queer or pansexual, because yeah, I fell in love with a boy. Here we are.”

JoJo previously admitted she had been "craving" a wedding for the first time because she is so happy with Chris, 33.

Speaking on the Reign with Josh Smith podcast, she said: "I'm happy. I've never wanted the future so bad.

"I've never, ever wanted the love that I have to just continue to grow.

"I've never protected a love that I have so much. I've never cared about another person so much.

"I've never craved a wedding. I've always wanted to just, like, go sign a piece of paper or go to Vegas 'cause I didn't wanna have a wedding, but now I'm like, ‘No, I want a ring and I want my Dad to walk me down the aisle and I wanna first dance and I want butterflies.’ … I’m happy."