Awkward moment Chris Hughes is convinced Kate Lawler FAT SHAMES him on live TV over common phrase he’s never heard of

CHRIS Hughes looked genuinely confused, and a bit hurt, when he thought he’d been fat shamed by Kate Lawler. The former Love Island star appeared as a guest on Kate’s Big Brother spin-off vodcast called, Big Brother: The Group Chat, which she co-hosts alongside GK Barry. Chris Hughes had an awkward moment on GK Barry (L) and Kate Lawler’s Big Brother vodcast Credit: ITV Chris thought Kate had fat shamed him after she used a popular idiom Credit: ITV Chris, who competed on Celebrity Big Brother last year, was their guest on Thursday’s episode and seemed baffled by a common phrase that Kate had thrown his way. Towards the end of the episode, Kate revealed they’d run out of time and lamented that they could not “chew the fat” more with Chris. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! It is an idiom that means to “talk with someone in an informal and friendly way,” per the Cambridge Dictionary. But poor Chris looked very confused and promised he’d been “hitting the gym” and was not fat at all. Kate had said she wanted to ‘chew the fat’ with Chris Credit: ITV He got so confused that he picked up a plant from the table beside him Credit: ITV Chris competed on Celebrity Big Brother last year alongside JoJo Siwa Credit: ITV The pair eventually became a couple and have stayed together ever since Credit: Instagram Kate said: “I would love to stay and chew the fat more with you. But at this point, we have to say goodbye.” Chris asked: “Chew the what? Fat what? I’ve been in the gym. I’ve been training, don’t worry about me.” Even GK thought Kate had called him fat and burst out laughing. Kate responded: “I did not just fat shame you young man, you’re a fit and healthy man.” Most read in TV In the moment of hilarity and confusion, Chris picked up a small plant that was on the table beside him, and Kate joked that he should take because he “might want it for a snack.” The funny interaction was shared on TikTok and fans responded with their thoughts. “’I’ve been in the gym, training’ love him, too funny!” wrote one person in the comments. Another added: “I love Chris, he was so funny in the house.” And a third commented: “This literally has me crying.” Comment now