Kath Ebbs, the former partner of JoJo Siwa, has opened up about their feelings of embarrassment after being ‘dumped’ at the Celebrity Big Brother afterparty.
On Saturday, April 26, Ebbs took to social media to share a detailed statement about their experience. They revealed that they had traveled to the UK for the reality show’s final, only to be ‘dumped’ shortly afterward.
“I don’t even know where to begin. I’m filming this in a complete state of shock, which I know is probably distressing and giving, ‘Go have a sleep,'” Ebbs expressed to their followers.
“But I feel so numbed out right now and so disorientated that I feel like the only thing I have to do to place this situation is to finally address it after two weeks of sitting back watching certain things unfold and not being able to get any clarity from the person that it involved.
“It seems to me I have experienced a version of [love bombing]. Being told I’m the love of someone’s life, being asked to marry them before this social experiment.”
Ebbs added, “Being adored throughout behind closed doors. Being hurt by what I saw but wanting to work through it and have a conversation and get clarity.
To be met with, yeah, being further humiliated in a weird way. That’s more of a feeling, I don’t know if it’s fact.
“In the last eight hours I flew here and went to the live show to show up for my partner, and support them in their experience and later on address my feelings of hurt, and work through them. Like all relationships do.
“But before I could even get back to the hotel I… it’s actually crazy… I went to the afterparty with my now ex, and was dumped in the party.
“I was told there were confused feelings there and they had realised in the house I wasn’t the person they wanted to spend the foreseeable with.”
Later, on Instagram Stories, Ebbs mentioned how they felt ’embarrassed’ to acknowledge that ‘the internet was right for once.’
Their breakup follows weeks of speculation about Siwa’s relationship with fellow housemate Chris Hughes, with whom she developed a close connection.
Audience members were puzzled by their friendship, particularly when they shared a bed and exchanged secret notes.
Siwa also discussed her sexuality on the show, telling Danny Beard: “I think I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian.
“I think you… I think being here, I’ve realised I am not a lesbian, I’m queer. And I think that’s really cool—I’m switching letters!
“I’ve dropped the L and I’ve gone to the Q, baby! That’s what I love about sexuality.”