JoJo Siwa returned to social media on Saturday morning, just hours after she ended her relationship with partner Kath Ebbs at the Celebrity Big Brother after-party.
Australian actor and presenter Ebbs revealed the split in an emotional Instagram video posted on Saturday afternoon, claiming Siwa had ended their romance the previous night.
Ebbs had flown to the UK to support the Dance Moms star during Friday night's live final, where Siwa finished in third place.
The breakup comes after weeks of speculation about Siwa's close relationship with fellow contestant Chris Hughes during their time in the house.
@itsjojosiwa What a 20 DAYS!!!! I’ve stayed awake all night seeing the love from you beautiful Britts!! And hearing that you guys like seeing the other side of my life is a relief, I’ve been a bit scared to show that side of me :)🤍 Thank you to my mom for taking over Tiktok for a bit:) honestly I think we’re going to 50-50 run this page together now😅
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According to Ebbs' statement, they were dumped at the party before they could even return to their hotel.
"I went to the after party with my, I guess now ex, crazy thing to say, and was dumped in the party," Ebbs revealed.
They claimed Siwa told them "there were confused feelings there" and that "they had realised in the house I wasn't the person they wanted to spend the foreseeable with."
Ebbs was reportedly seen leaving the party alone, keeping their head down with their hood up before getting into a taxi.
Viewers had noticed Siwa and Hughes, 32, becoming increasingly close during the show, with their interactions raising eyebrows among both housemates and audiences.
The pair were seen massaging one another, cuddling in bed, and exchanging covert notes while in the house.
Siwa has not yet commented publicly on the breakup but did take to TikTok on Saturday morning with a clip from her hotel room.
She could be seen in her finale makeup recording from her hotel, presumably soon after she'd dumped Ebbs at the Big Brother after-party.
JoJo Siwa has split from partner Kath Ebbs
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In the TikTok, Siwa re-enacted the moment Hughes told fellow housemate Ella Rae Wise he "only wanted spaghetti hoops" while in the house.
However, instead of "spaghetti hoops", Siwa etched over the clip the phrase: "Yeah, I just wanna stay in the UK. That's all I want."
Siwa penned in the accompanying caption: "What a 20 DAYS!!!! I’ve stayed awake all night seeing the love from you beautiful Britts!! And hearing that you guys like seeing the other side of my life is a relief, I’ve been a bit scared to show that side of me... Thank you to my mom for taking over Tiktok for a bit:) honestly I think we’re going to 50-50 run this page together now." (sic)
Hughes reposted the TikTok to his own page, while the clip itself garnered a mixed reception from Siwa's followers, given it was likely recorded following her split from Ebbs.
In their Instagram video, Ebbs described feeling "numbed out" and "disorientated" after the breakup. They claimed to have experienced "love bombing" from Siwa before the show began.
"Being told I am the love of someone's life, being asked to marry them before this social experiment, being adored throughout behind closed doors," Ebbs said.
They added they had been "hurt by what I saw but wanting to work through it and get clarity."
Ebbs later wrote on their Instagram Stories that they were "embarrassed to admit the internet was right for once."
When asked about his relationship with Siwa after leaving the house, Hughes denied any romantic feelings between them.
Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa were two of Big Brother's most talked about contestants ITV "We're just messing around — we're being kids. She was someone I can have fun with," he said.
Siwa, meanwhile, spoke warmly of Hughes, saying: "We absolutely love and adore him, he is in my life for forever now."
She added: "He is more than a friend, he is just such a special guy, I'm so lucky."
The 21-year-old also revealed plans to play tennis with Hughes on Sunday.
Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd was crowned the champion of the 2025 series on Friday night.
Hughes was the first to be evicted from the house during the final.
