Jojo Siwa’s ex Kath Ebbs has finally spoken out about their split in an explosive tell-all podcast.
Ebbs, 27, previously confirmed they were “dumped” at the Celebrity Big Brother UK wrap party following Siwa’s stint on the reality TV show, during which she made headlines for her close bond with castmate Chris Hughes.
Now, Ebbs has revealed how “devastated” they felt when watching Siwa, 21, grow closer with him on TV and the gut-wrenching moment their relationship came to an end.
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In an episode of the Conversations with Kath podcast, Ebbs explained they’d told Siwa it would be their “worst nightmare” if history would repeat itself and one of the most talked-about reality TV scandals in Australia were to happen.
Ebbs said the former couple had very much “discussed” when Tully Smyth and Anthony Drew became entangled on Big Brother while she had a girlfriend off the show, a love story that no one in Australia could forget.
After seeing Siwa climb in bed with Hughes on Celebrity Big Brother – for nothing but a friendly cuddle – it struck a chord for Ebbs.
“My heart fell through my f–king a–hole,” they said.
“I had the world’s biggest meltdown.
“I’m not saying she was into him, but the way she was interacting is not something I’ve ever seen before. I felt like my boundaries had been crossed.”
Hughes and Siwa maintain to this day that the relationship is purely platonic.
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As the pair grew closer in the house, Ebbs stayed silent on social media after receiving a huge about of backlash from viewers. They also had paparazzi lining up at their door.
Ebbs was in two minds whether to fly out and see Siwa after what had happened – but after seeing her say she missed them on TV, they flew 22 hours on a flight from Australia to greet her after the show in London.
“We hugged, we kissed… we just, like, held each other for ages,” Ebbs recalled of when they first reunited.
But it was at the afterparty that Siwa decided to end the relationship – not because of Hughes, but apparently due to other underlying reasons.
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“I was literally sitting there like… devastated,” Ebbs recalled of the moment they realised they were being broken up with.
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“I was just processing. The conversation… I don’t even know how long it went on until. I kept trying to say to her, ‘Let’s give it a beat’. I knew she didn’t have any idea what I’d been through, she had no clue.”
Siwa had explained her side of the story on UK talk show This Morning, saying: “I was genuinely just going to have a conversation before and then it just led to another…. They straight up asked me if I was happy and I said, ‘No.'”
Siwa later said on The Viall Files podcast that after their break-up chat, Ebbs had “cussed her out” at the afterparty.
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“All of a sudden we’re having it, and we’re at the wrap party for Big Brother. I’m getting cussed out,” she claimed, adding security kept gesturing to her if she was OK.
Ebbs admitted there was “some truth” to that, saying: “I turned around and I said, ‘Actually, f–k you. I have flown 24 hours to be here for you, and you couldn’t even wait two seconds before dumping me? You should be ashamed of yourself.”
They then went back to the hotel and had a five-hour conversation, where Siwa “doubled down” on her decision to end the relationship while denying anything untoward was going on with Hughes.
“I have tried to respect her the whole way through it, and I can hand on my heart say that with confidence,” Ebbs said, adding they’re happy to be moving on with their life.
Since leaving the house, JoJo and Chris are still very close friends and plan to meet up at the end of May in London.
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