Chris Hughes said he was ‘grateful’ for his girlfriend JoJo Siwa after she treated him to lavish early Christmas and birthday celebrations at her parents’ home in Palm Springs.
Ahead of spending their first Christmas together in the UK, Chris flew to the US to mark the festive season with the Dance Moms star and her family.
After celebrating his 33rd birthday on Monday, Chris shared a gallery of Instagram snaps of the Sunderland-themed decorations and cake JoJo purchased, along with a mountain of Christmas presents.
Chris and JoJo started dating after meeting on Celebrity Big Brother in April, and while their bond began as a friendship, they confirmed their romance just weeks after leaving the show.
In the post, Chris also shared snaps from a golf day with JoJo’s dad Tom, as well as his girlfriend sweetly cosied up under an Elf-themed blanket.Â
JoJo herself had also shared a gushing tribute to her boyfriend on his birthday, writing she ‘couldn’t imagine life’ without him.
Chris Hughessaid he was ‘grateful’ for his girlfriend JoJo Siwaafter she treated him to lavish early Christmas and birthday celebrations at her parents’ home in Palm Springs
Ahead of spending their first Christmas together in the UK, Chris flew to the US to mark the festive season with the Dance Moms star and her family
Chris captioned his post: ‘AÂ very special birthday & early christmas in the states, feel very grateful. Thank you all for the bday wishes, merry christmas everyone, ho ho ho.’
JoJo had shared a sweet tribute to Chris in honour of his birthday, after throwing him a football-themed party.
She wrote: ‘This day 33 years ago was a good good day… the day my favorite person was born. Happy birthday to my love.
‘I couldn’t imagine a life without you in it anymore, you are the best friend, son, brother, and boyfriend. You make my life better each day that passes. Everyone who knows you is a lucky one.Â
‘Love you lots and lots more than tater tots.’
It comes after the couple revealed they have talked marriage ahead of spending their first Christmas together – and confirmed when they really started dating.
Despite being in the States at the moment, JoJo and Chris revealed they will be spending Christmas with Chris’s family in England this year.
And ahead of the festivities, the pair have hinted they are already thinking about marriage in a sign their relationship is getting serious, and fast.
After celebrating his 33rd birthday on Monday, Chris shared a gallery of Instagram snaps of the Sunderland-themed decorations and cake JoJo purchased
Chris was treated to a huge Sunderland F.C football cake while the room was decorated with football paper, streamers and red balloons
He also showed off the lavish Christmas decorations and gifts at JoJo’s parents’ Tom and Jessalynn’s home
Ahead of spending their first Christmas together in the UK, Chris enjoyed some downtime with JoJo in the States, including completing an Elf-themed puzzle
After travelling to Los Angeles, JoJo and Chris brought the huge bags and boxes of presents to her parents’ home in Palm Springs
He also shared a sweet snap of himself and JoJo playing cards with her grandmother
In the post, Chris also shared snaps of his girlfriend JoJo sweetly cosied up under an Elf-themed blanket
Chris also enjoyed a round of golf with JoJo’s dad Tom in the California sunshine
Speaking to The Sun, the couple discussed how, and when, a proposal might happen as JoJo joked she will be the one popping the question if Chris hasn’t got down on one knee in seven years.
But Chris was adamant he didn’t want to be proposed to, insisting he would be the one to pop the question.
‘It shouldn’t take you seven years to work out if you want to marry someone,’ he said. ‘So you can go off that and then that won’t ever happen.’
The pair were thought to have gone from ‘platonic soulmates’ to dating in June but JoJo confirmed the pair actually started dating the month before as she let slip their anniversary.Â
‘Just so you know, May 27th 2032, I will be down on one knee, I will not wait one extra day!’
Asked by the publication if she’s hoping for a ring for Christmas, JoJo’s eyes reportedly lit up as she said: ‘A ring?!’Â
JoJo and Chris’s chemistry became a talking point on Celebrity Big Brother as JoJo was in a relationship with her now ex Kath Ebbs at the time.Â
When Chris and JoJo then made their relationship public, it caused a stir on social media, with Big Brother viewers questioning if it was just a showmance to boost their profiles.Â
But the pair have vehemently denied the accusations and insist their love is real in a new interview.Â
‘I think anyone who meets someone on television, I don’t think it matters who it would be, there would be some people who would doubt it. I don’t think you can read into that too much,’ JoJo told The Sun.Â
Chris added: ‘We’re just bobbing and weaving and ducking and diving, kicking along.’
The television personality isn’t afraid of fast-paced relationships. He rose to fame on ITV2 dating show Love Island back in 2017, where he had a rollercoaster romance with Olivia Attwood, 34.Â
His romance with JoJo has moved just as fast, with the couple dividing time between their homes in the US and the UK.
The singer, 22, and Love Island star, who met on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, looked happier than ever as they marked his special day at her home in the US
Talking about the foundations of their love story, Chris insisted while they didn’t spend a long time dating, he really got to know the ‘ins and outs’ of JoJo in the three weeks they spent in the Big Brother house.Â
He said: ‘We spent three weeks with each other. I know we weren’t together then but it’s been a long time.’Â
Elsewhere in the interview, JoJo revealed a dealbreaker for them in making their relationship work is only accepting job offers which don’t put their romance in jeopardy.Â
She added: ‘Something important to both of us, is that nothing comes between us, is that nothing makes anything stressful or feels that we have to do something.’Â
