JoJo Siwa is hitting back at speculation that she’s in a “lavender” relationship with Chris Hughes, also known as an outwardly heterosexual arrangement between one or more queer partners. (Find out more about lavender marriages here.)
The 23-year-old “Boomerang” singer spoke out to address the rumors on E!’s Hot Goss.
“I came out when I was 17, I had a wonderful relationship with a girl,” JoJo said.
Coming out dating a man for me ended up getting more scrutiny than coming out dating a girl,” she went on to say, describing getting into the romance after appearing on Big Brother UK together.
“A lot of people took it in a negative way for the fun of it. People thought Chris and I’s relationship was not real.”
“I had no clue what it meant before,” she explained of the term “lavender relationship.:
“I Googled it and I was like, ‘Oh, grow up!’”
“I hate that people think that love is controllable. Prior to Chris, I was never interested in men—still not interested in men as a whole. I’m interested in a man—singular, not plural,” JoJo went on to clarify.
“I’ve had dudes as my friends my whole life. I bond better. I don’t want to get my nails done and talk iced coffee orders with girls. I don’t carry a purse, I carry a backpack. I don’t wear women’s pants, I wear men’s pants…I’ll be very honest, I saw him and I was like, ‘Yeah, we’re going to be best friends.’”
“Chris is such a wonderful partner. We have the utmost trust for each other. We have the utmost respect for each other,” she went on to say. Watch above.
The couple marked their first anniversary together in May with sweet tributes shared on their respective Instagram accounts, giving fans a glimpse into their long-distance romance.
The anniversary celebration came after JoJo admitted she had a bit of wedding fever.
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