JoJo Siwa makes loved-up red carpet debut with boyfriend Chris Hughes
JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes attend Dancers Against Cancer’s 2025 Gala of the Stars at The Beverly Hilton. (Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)
JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes attend Dancers Against Cancer's 2025 Gala of the Stars at The Beverly Hilton. (Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)
LGBTQ+ celeb JoJo Siwa has made her red carpet debut with boyfriend Chris Hughes at the Dancers Against Cancers 2025 Gala in Beverly Hills.
The pair attended the event together on Tuesday (21 October) and were photographed sharing a kiss while posing for pictures.
JoJo Siwa wore an elegant black dress with pearl detailing along the neckline, while Hughes sported a brown polka-dot shirt and white trousers.
@pinknews JoJo Siwa made her red carpet debut with boyfriend Chris Hughes at the Dancers Against Cancers 2025 Gala in Beverly Hills on Tuesday (21 October). The Dance Moms star, who came out as a lesbian in 2021 but now identifies as queer, has spoken about the pressure to 'label' her sexuality since she started dating Chris Hughes earlier this year. In a recent interview, she said: "You just get put in this world where you feel like, because you now have said, 'Oh, I'm a lesbian,' you have to be a lesbian. And the truth is, sexuality is fluid." #jojosiwa #chrishughes #dancemoms #bigbrother #lgbtqia ♬ Bette Davis Eyes – JoJo Siwa
The Dance Moms star, who came out at lesbian in 2021 but now identifies as queer, has spoke about the pressure to “label” her sexuality since she started dating Chris Hughes earlier this year.
In a recent interview, she said: “You just get put in this world where you feel like, because you now have said, ‘Oh, I’m a lesbian,’ you have to be a lesbian. And the truth is, sexuality is fluid.”
In September, Siwa clarified that being in a heterosexual relationship does not make her any less queer.
Speaking on SiriusXM’s Smith Sisters Live show, she said: “Just because I’m in a hetero[sexual] relationship does not mean I’m straight. And okay, just say all of a sudden I said ‘yeah, I’m straight’. Awesome.”
The “Karma” singer continued: “I’m not straight.”
“I mean, I’m in love with a man… But my past doesn’t get to be discredited though because of that.”
Siwa was in a relationship with influencer Kath Ebbs when she entered the Celebrity Big Brother UK house in April; she broke up with Ebbs shortly after exiting the house, and confirmed her relationship with Hughes not long after that.
During an appearance on the Reign with Josh Smith podcast, Siwa opened up about how she now feels a “guard come up” when she interacts with a queer person, due to the “brutal bullying” she received after confirming her romance with former Love Island star Chris Hughes.
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