Abby Lee Miller can’t deny the love between JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes.
“She is smitten,” Miller, 59, completely shared with Us Weekly on the tenth anniversary occasion of “Juicy Scoop With Heather McDonald” on Wednesday, June 25. “I used to be with the 2 of them collectively. We have been doing a factor for the opening of Common Orlando’s new theme park, Epic Universe, and oh my god! She jogged my memory of me with a younger, sizzling man.”
The Dance Mothers star recalled her former scholar “batting her eyelashes” and “trying over her shoulder at him.”
“I believe it’s hilarious. I believe it’s lovable,” Miller added at STK Steakhouse in Westwood, California. “He appears simply as taken together with her.”
Siwa, 22, and Hughes, 32, met on the U.Ok. actuality present Celeb Large Brother in April. Throughout their time within the Large Brother home, the pair developed a robust friendship and bond.
It wasn’t till June when Siwa confirmed her romance with the previous Love Island UK contestant.
Whereas the “Boomerang” singer — who now identifies as queer after beforehand figuring out as a lesbian — confronted some questions from followers about her sexuality, Miller stated her longtime good friend has by no means cared about what different individuals consider her.
“You realize what I all the time say? JoJo is laughing all the way in which to the financial institution. She doesn’t care,” Miller stated. “I believe that’s one factor I taught her that was very useful. If you find yourself within the limelight and you might be an artist — whether or not dancer, singer, sculptor, painter, no matter — and you set your coronary heart on a plate and somebody goes to stab it with a fork, it’s a must to like it greater than something on this planet, and it’s a must to be extra happy with what you’re doing that it doesn’t matter.”
Siwa met the dance teacher when she was 9 years outdated and appeared in Abby’s Final Dance Competitors earlier than starring in Dance Mothers.

Greater than a decade later, the pair stay in contact and share an appreciation for one another’s respective skills.
“I believe JoJo is internally, she’s grateful,” Miller defined. “She is aware of that that present catapulted her to a place the place she may get a contract with Nickelodeon and promote merchandise in each single retailer and simply increase.”
As Siwa continues her new romance with Hughes, Miller is staying busy within the dance world.
The dance teacher is headed to the Dance World Cup in Europe later this summer season to guage 1000’s of scholars. She additionally continues to host the “Go away It On the Dance Flooring” podcast each week.