I SPENT the day with Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa on a shoot and witnessed first-hand what they're really like together IRL.
And the 32-year-old Love Island star-turned-horse racing commentator also told me the weird thing he loves about his girlfriend, 22. Yes, it may seem rather odd but it speaks volumes about the strength of their relationship.
When asked about their favourite thing about their partner, most men would comment on their appearance - their face, their eyes or typically their body.
But it was quite surprising to hear what Chris likes best about JoJo - to see her crying!
Before he is dubbed a sadist, his reason for liking it is actually very sweet. While Chris is based in Ascot, JoJo lives in California so they are doing a long distance transatlantic relationship so are often having to leave each other because of work commitments.
And Chris feels the fact they are so upset when they have to say goodbye shows how much they love each other.
He told me: “My favourite thing about JoJo is when she gets really emotional. And she gets emotional every time she leaves me. And I obviously get upset as well. It's reciprocated.
"When she gets emotional, she gets this like foam at the mouth because she’s crying so much.
"When she is talking, it happens because of all the emotions. It genuinely melts my heart. I joke about it with her but it genuinely melts my heart.”
To demonstrate his point he showed numerous videos of the pair of them leaving with tears streaming down their faces. It is quite heart warming to see how much they don’t want to be apart.
In one video Chris is filming her from the taxi and she is running along beside desperate to get one more glimpse of him.
I was the first journalist to interview Chris about how he'd fallen for JoJo, who rose to fame as a child star on US reality show Dance Moms.
And it's undeniable that the pair, who met on Celebrity Big Brother in April, are madly in love.
With so much upset of having to be apart, have they discussed moving closer to each other?
“No, we haven’t spoken about living with each other in the future. We live in the moment. There’s no pressure on anything. I’m happy to jump on planes.
'Most precious human'
"It's juggling diaries. Yeah. When I have time off, I want to spend it with her," he said.
“We have a transatlantic relationship – she could live in New Zealand and we’d still make the same effort. I say it’s effort, but it’s effortless. Nothing is too much trouble to make her happy. I write love letters. I’m obsessed with her. I’d do anything for her.”
Of course it isn’t just her tears that Chris likes - he likes a LOT of things about her.
He told me: “I love her skin. Her skin is incredible. I love her eyes, And obviously her smile. That's always good. I love to make her smile. She's honestly like the most precious human.”
The pair are currently in LA together at JoJo’s house and have been sharing loved up snaps of them cuddling.
In one social post that showed them lying on the sofa playing video games together, fans spotted framed pictures of the couple proudly displayed on the mantelpiece.
Chris also admitted that he loves how his girlfriend - who he calls Joelle - takes care of him too.
My favourite thing about JoJo is when she gets really emotional. And she gets emotional every time she leaves me
Chris Hughes
He added: “I love her mind and the way it operates. I'm actually kind of obsessed with how her mind works and how effortlessly caring she is.
“When she came to my house to surprise me, she wanted to make my living environment a nicer place. She bought me some candles and a holder for my toothbrush.
'No one else exists'
"She said ‘oh you need this.’ She doesn't have to do that but she does these little things that feel like big things.
"Just the way that she cares is so special. It's like such a unique way of caring about someone - and the amazing thing is it’s so effortless. It feels so pure. She is just that person.
“She does things for me every day. I feel like everything she does can be romantic. The way she looks after me is the most beautiful thing in the world.
"I have never been cared for the way that she cares for me. She treats me like I'm the only person on the planet.
"Like that's how it makes me feel. She makes me feel like no one else exists. She makes sure I’m fed. I’m watered, I'm happy.”
