JoJo Siwa flooded with support as Celeb Big Brother admission leaves fans divided

shared a very emotional admission on this evening, revealing what she'd been hiding from the other housemates. The star was taken to the Diary Room alongside her TV buddy , and clarified what they'd been speaking about in private - but alongside plenty of praise for the heartfelt moment, some furious fans think 'disgusting' bosses should have let her keep her privacy.

JoJo, 21, and Chris, 32, got in trouble earlier on in the day after they were , with the alum writing on Chris' hand while the others were asleep.

“At 1:59am in the bedroom, JoJo wrote messages on Chris’ hand in secret. Chris gave JoJo his hand and said, 'you can write it out'. JoJo then wrote on Chris’ hand and said 'It makes sense, think about it,'" reported to the whole house before dolling out punishment to the pair.

While JoJo assured housemates that they weren't secretly talking about nominations at the time, she opted to make up a lie about what they were really discussing in code. Later, however, Big Brother called her and Chris in together and and keeping from others.

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“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," JoJo revealed.

The pop star added: "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.

“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.”

While Big Brother thanked JoJo for her honesty, many fans noticed that JoJo suggested she wasn't sure she wanted to talk about her gender identity yet and kept the conversation private with Chris for a reason.

On X, formerly known as , some viewers slammed the ITV for airing the footage, saying that as long as she and Chris weren't trying to cheat the nominations their real topic of conversation didn't need to be disclosed.

"Did NOT have to air that conversation with JoJo. She was pushed to share something that she didn’t seem ready to share. And they’ve broadcasted it. It would have been easier to… not have broadcasted it," one person stated. A second agreed: "They should have edited that conversation with JoJo out, it seemed pretty clear she didn’t want that out there yet and she deserves to keep that until she’s ready."

"I get that they had to ask the question, but then they didn’t have to air what JoJo was talking about. Seems a bit cruel, especially when she said she’s not ready," said another.

"The fact JoJo basically forcefully came out on national television is pretty disgusting. They were not ready to come out," a fourth viewer agreed, while another raged: "...they just outed her. Awful form."

In contrast, many people gushed over JoJo's openness, with JoJo herself noting to Big Brother and Chris: "It’s important to be honest and I think it’s important to show that it’s ok to not know."

One fan wrote: "JoJo’s openness about her gender identity is so inspiring. It’s amazing to see her connect with non binary experiences in the Big Brother’s house. But I hope she gave full consent for this to air."

"Jojo talking about gender identity is something I can relate to, and so many other people can too. Very brave to open up about," another viewer praised.

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