Celebrity MasterChef

Chris Hughes’ comments on Celebrity MasterChef have stunned fans after he declared himself single on the latest episode of the BBC show

JoJo Siwa fans have been left speechless after Chris Hughes declared himself single. The reality TV star is appearing on BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef and admitted he “wants a girlfriend”.

In this week’s episode, Chris, 32, says: “So, I live on my own. I’ve been single for three years so it’s not like I’m cooking for anyone. If I’m just cooking for myself, no one can appreciate it, apart from me.”

He ended by saying it’s “quite sad really, isn’t it?” But his comments shocked fans of his and JoJo’s. The pair met earlier this year as they appeared in the Celebrity Big Brother house. After forming a formidable friendship, the duo shared a romantic connection outside of the TV show.

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But after his comments on air, fans questioned what was going on. One user on Twitter /X said: “Why is Chris saying he’s been single for 3 years?” Another added: “Chris had been with JoJo for ages and he says he’s single?”

Others were keen to know when the footage was actually filmed. A third viewer asked: “This was filmed after he met JoJo surely?! #masterchefuk” And another said: “Was this recorded before Chris and jojo got together?”

The show was indeed filmed prior to Chris meeting American JoJo in the CBB house in April. It was confirmed filming for the series was completed before Chris’ stint in the house.

The duo are clearly still very much loved up and continue to share their journey with their fans online. And Chris recently revealed the exact moment he felt himself falling in love with the former Dance Moms star.

His admission confirmed a theory that fans of the couple hatched months ago. The 32-year-old former Love Island contestant and the 22-year-old American singer first met each other on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year.

Chris has since opened up to Harry Corrin on the Question The Default podcast. He insisted that: “Nothing was rushed or forced, it just happened.”

Chris said he flew to meet her in Mexico shortly after CBB. “I flew out to surprise her, which was nice,” he said. “I spent a few days with her and her family in Orlando as well before flying home, and that’s where it all started.”

He went on to reveal: “I went to Mexico and met up with her, which is where the whole feelings developed and things changed. Which was lovely and no secret to anybody.

“But it was genuinely lovely and nothing was rushed or forced, it just happened.” Six months have passed since Chris and JoJo first met and the pair have suggested they have wedding plans on their mind. American star JoJo has opened up about her hope to walk down the aisle.

Speaking previously to The Sun, JoJo said: “A wedding is a two-person thing. So we would have to decide what it looks like. But I do know that I want it to have a baby-blue scheme, and I need to help Chris make the playlist.”

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Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton had a kitchen disaster during the latest episode of Celebrity MasterChef.

Michelle Heaton admitted she was “absolutely gutted” after completely burning her dish on Celebrity MasterChef.

The Liberty X star is amongst the celebrities battling it out on the latest series of the BBC show, alongside Love Island’s Chris Hughes, writer Dawn O’Porter, soul icon Jaki Graham and actor Jamie Lomas.

She was creating a halloumi burger with sweet chilli jam and sweet potato fries when disaster struck. The singer left her sweet potatoes in the oven too long and discovered they had burnt to a crisp when she checked on them.

She let out a gasp as she retrieved the charred chips, before burying her face in her hands, reports Wales Online.

“Oh, no!” she cried out. “I actually can’t believe it. Burned my sweet potato fries.”

Dawn had been granted an additional 10 minutes cooking time after triumphing in an earlier taste challenge, and witnessing Michelle’s mishap, she offered to share it with her.

“Can I gift it?” she asked. But judge Grace Dent informed her: “I am sorry, but you can’t.”

Michelle refused to surrender and swiftly prepared some tiny sweet potato cubes to present instead.

She declared that she would simply have to “hope for the best” during judging, confessing: “I am absolutely gutted.”

“You had a bit of a disaster,” judge John Torode observed as she presented her creation.

“I had a massive one,” she acknowledged, though he reassured her: “You picked yourself up and you went and sorted it out. That’s what MasterChef is all about, Michelle. Good on you.”

The singer received some positive feedback for her dish in the end, with John commenting that the halloumi was “cooked really nicely”. However, he felt her brioche bun was “on the edge of too sweet”.

Reflecting on her performance, Michelle said she had been feeling tearful after the mistake.

But she went on: “I am feeling OK considering I had a massive disaster.

“I was about to cry, but I didn’t, because I usually do. And I just ploughed on. And I’m really, really happy that I did, because I learned something about myself.”

Celebrity MasterChef airs on BBC One.