Celebrity Big Brother star JoJo Siwa candidly opened up about gender identity in a brave Diary Room confession while set alongside former Love Island star Chris Hughes

JoJo Siwa made a brave admission in the Celebrity Big Brother diary room. The reality TV star was sat next to pal Chris Hughes when she candidly opened up about their secret messages.

The duo were punished by Big Brother for their actions and didn’t reveal what they were talking about to their housemates. Now, JoJo has bravely revealed their discussion. When quizzed about it in the Diary Room, she said: “It’s something that I’m not ready necessarily to be open about or upfront about but it has to do with gender and how do I feel.”

She went on: “Let’s put it this way. Oh my God, this is a lot. Essentially, you have female, you have male. I’ve met a lot of females and love them but don’t feel like I’m them. Met a lot of males, love them but definitely not them.

JoJo bravely opened up about her identity journey“I’ve met a lot of people in my life that are non-binary and these beautiful non-binary people are who I feel the most like. It’s not something that I want to say about myself yet but it’s something that is confusing. So, that’s probably why we were talking about it last night.”

Big Brother thanked JoJo for her honesty, saying: “JoJo, thank you for being so honest and sharing with Big Brother.”

“Of course. It’s important to be honest and I think it’s important to show that it’s ok to not know,” JoJo added before Chris comforted her and said: “That was good. Good job.”

JoJo and Chris have built up a strong connection ( 
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JoJo, who came out as gay, is in a relationship with someone who identifies as non-binary. She was emotional as she revealed to fellow housemates what she had revealed in the diary room.

It came after scenes the night before. JoJo and Chris were seen exchanging messages with their hands, with fans desperate to work out what they were saying. Some were convinced at the time they could be sharing love messages. However, others thought it was about Ella.

JoJo and Chris broke rules by sharing secret messages ( 
Image:
ITV)Following her admission, fans praised JoJo online. Taking to Twitter/X, one user wrote: “Fair play to JoJo for discussing a sensitive topic like this on reality TV. That took some bravery #CBBUK.”

Another added: “Good for her.” And a third said: “our non binary icon.”

Others praised Chris for his actions. One user said: “Chris’s speaking German excuse was basically to protect Jojo because he knew she wasn’t ready to share something so personal with the group, I just LOVE him #CBBUK.”