There's one thing JoJo Siwa and Kath Ebbs' breakup has taught us.

The internet has been overflowing with opinions ever since Kath Ebbs revealed they were dumped by JoJo Siwa at the Celebrity Big Brother UK after-party.

It's a messy situation that has sparked heated debates about loyalty, public relationships, and the right way to end things with someone.

If you've missed this drama (how?), here's what happened: While JoJo was competing on Celebrity Big Brother UK, she formed what many viewers considered to be an inappropriately close bond with fellow housemate Chris Hughes.

Meanwhile, her partner Kath Ebbs was watching from home, later flying across the world to support JoJo at the finale — only to be dumped at the after-party.

Let's be clear about one thing — JoJo's behaviour in the Big Brother house crossed lines. The secret messages, cosy cuddling sessions, and what Kath has since described as "emotional cheating" played out for everyone to see. It was uncomfortable for many viewers.

"After two weeks of sitting back watching certain things unfold and not being able to get any clarity from the person that it involves... I was dumped at the after-party," Kath explained in their heartbreaking video confirming the split.

Watch Kath's TikTok about the breakup. Article continues after video.

This behaviour isn't acceptable, regardless of celebrity status. Having your partner form an intimate connection with someone else while you're forced to watch it play out on television is a unique kind of humiliation no one deserves to experience.

However, there's a more nuanced discussion to be had about what happened after the cameras stopped rolling. When JoJo left the Big Brother house and realised her feelings had changed, she did what many people fail to do — she ended the relationship immediately.

According to Kath's video, JoJo admitted to having "confused feelings" and realising Kath wasn't "the person that they wanted to spend the foreseeable future with." As painful as this was for Kath, especially after flying across the world to support JoJo, ending a relationship when you're no longer fully committed is technically the right thing to do.

The timing and location? Terrible. The decision itself? Necessary.

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It's also worth remembering that JoJo Siwa is just 21-years old. She rose to fame as a child on Dance Moms and has lived virtually her entire adolescence in the glaring spotlight of fame. For someone who has had cameras following her since childhood, being in the Big Brother house might have paradoxically been the first time she's been disconnected from her carefully curated public persona.

This doesn't excuse boundary-crossing behaviour, but it provides context for why someone might have such a dramatic period of self-discovery in such a public setting. For many young adults, these revelations happen during university or in their early twenties — for JoJo, it happened on international television.

The Celebrity Big Brother house became JoJo's version of a university experience — a confined space away from her normal life where she could explore different aspects of herself. Unfortunately for Kath, this exploration came at their expense.

The discourse around this breakup has placed JoJo under an intense microscope. While her behaviour in the house deserves some of the criticism it's getting, I think there's also room for understanding that human relationships are complicated, messy, and rarely end neatly.

Image: Instagram/kathebbs.

The problem isn't that JoJo ended things with Kath — it's how the situation unfolded publicly, with boundary-crossing behaviour that left her partner hurt and humiliated. Had JoJo maintained appropriate boundaries with Chris during filming and then realised afterwards that she wanted to end her relationship, we'd be having a different conversation.

The lesson here isn't about demonising a 21-year-old still figuring herself out, nor does it mean giving a free pass for harmful behaviour — accountability matters — but rather that understanding certain situations are more nuanced than the internet cares to acknowledge.

JoJo Siwa is learning in real-time what many of us have the luxury of learning in private. For that, perhaps we can offer a little grace — while still holding firm that emotional fidelity matters. And how you end a relationship says as much about you as how you conduct yourself within one.

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