Sadly, Crackin’ On was not long for this world (it lasted three episodes) and neither was the relationship. The couple split up after just seven months, and Hughes went on to date other reality stars and Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson.
He gave both singing and hosting a go, and appeared on “several” other reality shows before joining Siwa’s season of Celebrity Big Brother UK in 2025.
So what happened on the show and after?
Siwa and Hughes first bonded when Hughes defended the singer after fellow housemate Mickey Rourke made homophobic comments to her, leaving her in tears. Rourke was eventually booted from the show for his “inappropriate” language and bad behavior.
The relationship between the two soon heated up, with cameras capturing them cuddling and laughing together. To viewers, it definitely seemed like the two were an item.
“Christopher, the love that I’ve gained for you in this building is insane,” Siwa said to Hughes at the end of the show. “You’re a one-of-a-kind gentleman, somebody who is so easy to love, so easy to laugh with. I really, really believe you are a vital part of my life that I didn’t know I was missing.”
Siwa also explored her sexuality while in the Big Brother house. As she told a housemate on a livestream, she had previously identified as a lesbian, but now believed it was more accurate to call herself queer. Shortly after, Siwa’s partner since January, Kath Ebbs, said on Twitter that Siwa dumped them at the Big Brother after party.
“I’m filming this in a complete state of shock,” they said in the April 26 video, which has since been deleted. “After two weeks of sitting back watching certain things unfold and not being able to get any clarity from the person that it involved.”
However, Siwa denied Hughes was the reason for the breakup with Ebbs, telling podcast host Nick Viall that she and Hughes are “friends.” And Hughes described their bond in April as “a really strong bond between two people, which is just a strong friendship.”
“I think you can have like a soulmate friendship,” he told ITV. “And to me it’s like that energy of where it’s not like the standard friendship that you have with your friends. But you know it’s still a friendship, and it’s just nice.”
Since then though, the pair has continued to share what certainly seem like loved up moments, with Hughes posting photos from a trip they took to Mexico together that show them hugging and cuddling. Siwa shared a similarly cute Instagram collage showing the two snuggling to celebrate her 22nd birthday on May 19.
Despite what the internet and world is screaming is very clear “evidence” of a relationship though, the pair has continued to deny they are together.
When asked on Monday if Hughes was her boyfriend on a British talk show, Siwa responded simply “No.” But when the host said Hughes was letting “us down” by not making things exclusive, Siwa pushed back.
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