Celebrity Big Brother star Chris Hughes made a surprise confession about his relationship with ex Olivia Attwood during Thursday’s show.

The Love Island star previously enjoyed a romance with Olivia on the iconic reality show back in 2017, but they split after just seven months together.

And during a chat with housemates Donna Preston and JoJo Siwa, Chris was asked whether he and Olivia were ever intimate in the Love Island villa.

Ella Rae Wise was quick to chime in with a firm ‘yes,’ while Chris agreed, adding: ‘That was when we did not think anyone was watching’.

During a separate chat with Danny Beard, Ella added that she feels her own friendship with Olivia may be why she and Chris haven’t connected in the house.

Claiming she’s ‘heard things’ about his behaviour, she was quick to add that this many years ago, when he and Olivia first split. 

Celebrity Big Brother star Chris Hughes made a surprise confession about his relationship with ex Olivia Attwood during Thursday’s show

The Love Island star previously enjoyed a romance with Olivia on the iconic realiy show back in 2017, but they split after just seven months together

Chris has set tongues wagging on Celebrity Big Brother due to his close friendship with JoJo, with the star even briefly branding her his ‘girlfriend’ in the latest episode, before she insisted she wasn’t. 

Viewers were quick to vent their frustrations over seeing an episode dominated by JoJo and Chris’ close bond.

Others claimed that Chris was clearly ‘in love’ with JoJo, with posts including: ‘Chris being in love with JoJo Siwa was not on my bingo card…

‘Swear to God if this episode is nothing but Chris and JoJo’s freaky relationship AGAIN;

‘I can’t cope with Chris and JoJo anymore; It’s doing my head in now with this Chris and JoJo weirdness… he fancies her but he knows she is with someone etc etc etc

‘Does Chris know he’s in love with her; So why’s Chris Hughes actually in love with JoJo Siwa then?’

Olivia previously weighed in on Chris’ close friendship with JoJo on the KISS FM Breakfast Show, with the star admitting she’s seen a mixed reaction to his behaviour online.

Olivia said she hadn’t been watching CBB due to her early morning starts on KISS but felt like she was ‘consuming the show via TikTok.’

She told co-host Pete Wicks: ‘I’m getting tagged in thousands because obviously Chris and I used to date – we’re going back like six or seven years but we did.’

Chris has set tongues wagging on Celebrity Big Brother due to his close friendship with JoJo Siwa, with the star briefly branding her his ‘girlfriend’, before she insisted she wasn’t

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Discussing Chris’ close friendship with JoJo, Olivia said that the ‘clips look like there could be something there’ but ‘I guess it’s how you interpret it.’

She added: ‘The internet is going two ways – the internet is going that there’s something there, there might be feelings from one side or the other. 

‘The other side of the internet is asking is Chris playing the game – she has a lot of followers, she’s very famous…’

Taking a cheeky dig at her ex, Olivia quipped: ‘They both already do – that is going to cause friction in the house!’ with Pete adding: ‘Chris Hughes through a megaphone – that’s the ratings going down for a little bit….’

Celebrity Big Brother airs every night on ITV1, except on Saturday nights.

CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2025: MEET THE LINEUP!

MICKEY ROURKE – AXED

AGE: 72

FAMOUS FOR: The actor and former pro boxer is one of the show’s biggest ever signings and after public feuds with Robert De Niro, two marriages and a string of high profile relationships, he will be bringing plenty of drama.

DALEY THOMPSON

AGE: 66

FAMOUS FOR: The double Olympic gold-medallist is considered one of Britain’s greatest athletes. He broke the decathlon world record four times.

PATSY PALMER

AGE: 52

FAMOUS FOR: It’s an open secret that Patsy is leaving EastEnders, with the actress enjoying a wild leaving party this month. The Bianca Jackson star posted a snap of her character on Instagram with the caption: ‘Bye bye B, always grateful to see her again.’

DONNA PRESTON

AGE: 38

FAMOUS FOR: While Donna has featured in several TV shows and movies, the comedy star is known for hosting Apocalypse and for the role of a circus Compere in 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. She plays Den in Coronation Street, has featured in Pants On Fire in 2019 and even wrote and co-produced BBC Three’s Comedy Threesomes.

CHESNEY HAWKES

AGE: 53

FAMOUS FOR: The singer topped the charts for five weeks in 1991 with his hit The One And Only, before making a string of acting and TV appearances. His arrival on CBB has been described by a TV source as ‘perfect timing’, as he’s just released a comeback album

ANGELLICA BELL

AGE: 49

FAMOUS FOR: The TV presenter is said to have landed a staggering five-figure deal to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. Fans will be keen to see if the CBBC legend spills all on her untimely exit from The Martin Lewis Show – which left fans baffled back in 2023. Angellica currently co-presents Hits Radio while Fleur East is on maternity leave.

 

DANNY BEARD 

AGE: 32

FAMOUS FOR: The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner – whose real name is Daniel Curtis – has signed up as a late entry. Danny previously made headlines after swearing on Big Brother’s Late & Live last March whilst doing an impression of housemate Louis Walsh. The incident saw the guest say the word ‘c***’ before immediately apologising after being informed they weren’t allowed to say that on the show.

CHRIS HUGHES

 AGE: 32

FAMOUS FOR: After shooting to fame on Love Island in 2017, Chris went on to become a sports presenter and regularly hosts the horse racing coverage on ITV.

JOJO SIWA

AGE: 21

FAMOUS FOR: The American singer, who sH๏τ to stardom on reality show Dance Moms, is expected to draw a big American audience. The hitmaker has made a name for herself in the U.S. pop charts and is known for her outlandish looks and being a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community.

 

TRISHA GODDARD – OUT

AGE: 67

FAMOUS FOR: The talk show host regularly presented on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and then shifted to Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010. Trisha has been suffering horrible side effects of her chemotherapy – but has bravely battled on.

JACK P. SHEPHERD

AGE: 37

FAMOUS FOR: The actor has played David Platt in Corrie since 2000 and is following in his pal Colson Smith’s footsteps by taking part in the popular reality show. He has won a string of awards for the role including Best Actor at the British Soap Awards.

ELLA RAE WISE 

AGE: 24

FAMOUS FOR: Producers have been keen to land the TV personality, who previously dated Pete Wicks and has had an on-off romance with Dan Edgar. Bosses are hoping the TOWIE star might reveal all about some of her other famous exes.

MICHAEL FABRICANT – OUT

AGE: 74

FAMOUS FOR: The former Conservative politician is understood to have signed a lucrative six-figure deal to take part after political stars were banned from the broadcaster’s other reality show, I’m A Celeb. He served as MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire from 1992 until his defeat in 2024 as well as vice-chairman of the party under David Cameron. But he is perhaps best known for his blond mop for which he has been widely ridiculed but previously denied is a wig.