Kate Garraway has shared her opinion on JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes’ close relationship on Celebrity Big Brother as she steps in for Lorraine. The pair have formed a close bond in the house and were previously seen cuddling in bed.

Speaking to influencer and former Gogglebox star Joe Baggs on the drama in the latest series, Kate said: “I suppose what people are thinking is that we know JoJo has a partner and you have to sort of wonder how her partner is feeling.”

JoJo has been seeing her partner Kath Ebbs since November, and last night was seen opening up about how much she missed her partner to Ella Rae Wise.

Despite Kate’s concerns, Joe Baggs revealed he thought their relationship was purely a “Chris and Kem vibes,” although he did mention the back tickling in bed.

Speaking on how he’d be feeling in the situation, Joe continued: “Well, I’m the jealous type and I would really struggle seeing that. I think it’s because of the bed cuddles and the psychical touching and that side of things. But, JoJo did open up to Ella and said that she was really missing her partner.”

Earlier this week, JoJo’s mum weighed in on her daughter’s close relationship with Chris claiming the TOWIE star was “jealous.” Taking to her TikTok JoJo’s mum Jessalynn wrote: “JoJo’s little friendship with Chris is the recipe for a jealous Ella – ooooo the dramaaaaaaa triangle has entered the chat. Love, Dance Mom Jess.”

Just days before entering the Celebrity Big Brother house, Ella split with her boyfriend, TOWIE co-star Dan Edgar.

“We are not together. And it’s really, really sad that we’re not together. We split up a week ago,” she told The Sun. “It has nothing to do with Big Brother. It was a decision that I had to make because I didn’t feel that we were getting things that we wanted out of each other.” We can be best friends, but if something’s missing, what are we wasting our time for?”

During the launch show, fans predicted a romance between Ella and Chris. However, Ella was recently seen opening up to Angellica Bell – revealing she hadn’t bonded with him like she thought she would have.

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