Watch moment Ella Rae Wise asks Chris Hughes on a date as CBB romance heats up
LAST night on Celebrity Big Brother, things got steamy between two of the stars.
Fans were watching open jawed as they witnessed the brazen moment Ella Rae Wise asked Chris Hughes on a date.
Love Island star Chris, 32, and newly-single TOWIE star Ella, 24, were seen in the hottub during last night’s episode, following the fallout from Mickey Rourke’s homophobic row and slur.
The pair had already sparked romance speculation on launch night, but on Wednesday things took a heady turn as they bathed in the steamy waters.
Talking to Patsy Palmer about colonic irrigation, Ella then revealed how she likes to get the procedure before she goes on holiday.
Speaking to Chris, Ella explained how she gets one every “five months” and they help her feel “less bloated”.
“I love emptying s**t out, it feels great,” she added.
Chris then said that he would be very keen to undergo a colonic irrigation at some point.
“I might book in for one when I go back,” Chris said.
“Shall we go together?” Ella asked, seemingly asking the hunk out on a date.
“To get our ar*es cleaned?” Chris joked.
Reacting to the steaming moment between the pair of them in the hot tub, fans went wild on X.
One person said: “WHY ARE CHRIS AND ELLA FLIRTING IN THE HOT TUB, THE WAY HE WAS LOOKING AT HER.”
“Ella and Chris ? Yeah something is brewing,” penned a second.
A third then predicted: “Ella and Chris will just be mates.”
While a fourth slammed: “someone tell chris & ella that this isn’t love island.”
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Trisha Goddard – Talk show host
Mickey Rourke – Hollywood actor
Donna Preston – comedian and TV star
JoJo Siwa – influencer and singer
Chris Hughes – Love Island hunk
Jack P. Shepherd – Coronation Street star
Patsy Palmer – EastEnders legend
Daley Thompson – Olympic athlete
Chesney Hawkes – 90s singer
Ella Rae Wise – Towie star
Michael Fabricant – former Tory politician
Angellica Bell – former CBBC presenter
Danny Beard – Drag queen and Britain’s Got Talent
A fifth then joked: “I do love Ella Rae’s determination to get a showmance started with Chris.”
While a sixth person accused: “Ella and Chris in the hot tub trying to force chemistry because producers have told them to.”
And a seventh pleaded: “Are they trying to push something between ella and Chris… bby we want more chris and Jojo friendship content.”
Romance rumours between the pair first surfaced on launch night, just seconds after the pair locked eyes on one another.
As Ella entered the house on Monday night, fans were quick to spot how the camera panned to Chris straight away.
“Chris seeing Ella walk int he house. He’s going to go for her isn’t he?” speculated one person.
Another added: “The camera IMMEDIATELY panning to Chris when Ella walked in LMAO. They know what they’re doing.”
The Essex beauty finally called time on her rocky relationship with co-star Dan Edgar as she prepared to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house, with her revealing her single status ahead of her entry.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, she confirmed the end of their 18 month relationship.
Meanwhile, Chris is also single – but is he looking for love and could there be a spark between him and Ella?