JoJo Siwa finally appeared to confirm her romance with Chris Hughes as she took to the stage for her second show in London on Tuesday.
The pair have sparked frenzied speculation over their relationship status after meeting in the Celebrity Big Brother house, and enjoyed a pᴀssionate reunion when JoJo flew to the UK on Sunday.
And after taking to the stage at Colours Hoxton, JoJo finally appeared to admit her friendship with Chris had blossomed into romance, despite being coy about their status in previous interviews.
She later broke down in tears at the crowd’s reception to her show, admitting that both ‘personally and professionally,’ she’d ‘never felt so special and so loved.’
The star once again performed her cover of Bette Davies’ Eyes, and changed the end of the song’s lyrics to sing ‘Chris Hughes Eyes.’
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JoJo Siwa finally appeared to confirm her romance with Chris Hughes as she took to the stage for her second show in London on Tuesday
Following her cover of Bette Davies’ Eyes, where she changed the lyrics to sing about Chris, she told the crowd: ‘I’ll tell you this much, if it’s not obvious, that ending lyric is very much true’
Admitting she’d changed the end of the song because it made her ‘happy,’ she added: ‘I’ll tell you this much, if it’s not obvious, that ending lyric is very much true,’ sparking a huge cheer from the fans in attendance.
Chris had attended JoJo’s first show in London the previous night, but the star admitted he couldn’t attend Tuesday’s performance.
So instead, the dancer revealed she’d brought along the orange beanie he’d given her while in the house, after she caught Christopher singing one of her hits while she was still asleep.
She told the audience: ‘This morning I woke up and all I heard was [sings Nobody Can Change me] he was singing, so I figured today I’d bring a little bit of him while I sing this next song.’
As the show came to close, JoJo then broke down in tears at the crowd’s reception, and emotionally told her fans that after once feeling she was ‘one of the most hated people in the world,’ she feels ‘so special and so loved.’
She said: ‘London can I just say, as Joelle a very serious thank you I’m going to take my last two minutes to get a little deep with you all.
‘I’ve gone through a lot of phases in my life, it’s crazy what I’m about to say out loud.
‘Since I was nine, I’ve gone through phases of my life where, at times, I have been one of the most hated people in the world.
Chris had supported JoJo at her show in London the previous evening, and later shared a snap of himself and the dancer cosied up in bed together
As the show came to close, JoJo then broke down in tears, and emotionally told fans after once feeling she was ‘one of the most hated people in the world,’ she feels ‘so special and so loved’
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‘I’m not asking for sympathy, it’s OK, but I’ve been hanging onto things that are out of my control.
‘It was really really bad when I was 14. But, right now, personally and professionally I feel incredibly loved.
‘And it just, nights like this, I don’t cry that often, nights like this it just it really hit me, and I can be up here an sing my songs and commit to the bit, but I just want you to know inside my heart is smiling.
‘And I feel like, I just feel so grateful because in my life right now, in roms like this and at home I feel so loved and I feel so special.
‘I wanna take a second, and remind everybody if you’re doing through a hard time, I promise it gets good, just keep pushing troops.’
The previous evening, Chris was filmed beaming at JoJo and blowing her a kiss as she performed her on-stage tribute to him.
The Dance Moms star then revealed a rhinestone-covered Sunderland football shirt, the team Chris supports, after they were promoted to the Premier League on Saturday, telling the crowd: ‘This is for somebody special who’s here tonight.’
The pair were then spotted leaving the venue together, with Chris going onto share a cosy snap of himself and JoJo cuddling in bed watching Dumb and Dumber.
Despite frenzied speculation around her relationship with Chris, JoJo was noticeably coy when grilled about their bond in Monday’s Lorraine.
Lorraine’s step-in host Andi Peters asked the star if they have had a chat, similar to how they do in Love Island, to make themselves ‘exclusive’.
JoJo laughed at the question and said: ‘Chris and I have had a lot of chats.
‘We’ve never gone into the kitchen and the head is turning, we’ve never had that version. He’s the best man.’
JoJo and Chris were reunited on Sunday when she jetted to the UK, with the former Love Island seen waiting to greet her with a bouquet of roses.
‘I will say he is up there as one of my favourite people in the entire world, he makes me happier than I think I’ve ever been, he makes me feel so full as me, he’s a really good one who has been the most incredible addition to my life,’ JoJo gushed.
Over the weekend JoJo revealed she was missing Chris – just days after the couple were spotted sharing a kiss during a romantic, adults-only getaway in Mexico.
The American dancer shared a cosy black-and-white pH๏τo of the pair strolling along a street together, with Chris wrapping one arm around her shoulder.
Posting the pH๏τo to her Instagram Stories, she captioned it: ‘Just a lil longer’ alongside a love heart emoji.
Last week, the pair appeared to ‘confirm’ their romance after jetting to Florida with JoJo’s family to celebrate her 22nd birthday, as they were spotted kissing in a swimming pool.
It comes after on Saturday JoJo’s love life took a surprising new direction as she reportedly believes Chris is ‘the one’ and sees a long-term future with him.
A source exclusively told DailyMail.com that JoJo believes Chris would make ‘a tremendous father.’
Last week, the pair appeared to ‘confirm’ their romance after jetting to Florida with JoJo’s family to celebrate her 22nd birthday, as they were spotted kissing in a swimming pool
JoJo – who recently declared she no longer identifies as a lesbian – is ‘telling people that Chris is The One in a dramatic twist in the way she has lived her life over the last few years,’ the insider said.
‘She feels more alive than she ever has been with anyone else. With Chris, she realized that this is exactly what she has wanted for so long.’
The insider confirmed the romance, stating: ‘The rumours are true, they are a thing and it is going very well.’
More than just a fleeting romance, JoJo sees a long-term future with the reality star.
‘Another thing she has wanted for so long is children. And she feels that Chris would be a tremendous father if they decided to go down that route.’
The source added, ‘Things are happening at a breakneck pace to the outside eye, but to them it is going at a pace that feels absolutely right.’
Earlier this week the pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other in new snaps uploaded by the singer – after ‘confirming’ that they are together with a kissing pool snap.
On Wednesday, JoJo shared intimate snaps with Chris to her Instagram page as they spent time together on her special day.
He treated her to a mountain of birthday presents, they enjoyed breakfast together on the morning of her big day and one snap even showed Chris with his hand high up on JoJo’s leg.
She penned in the caption: ‘This years 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 a week I’ll remember for the rest of my life.’