JoJo Siwa says going on Celebrity Big Brother UK is not a decision that anyone close to her would have advised. 

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the Epic Universe Celestial Carpet Opening Celebration event in Orlando, the 22-year-old admitted she went against her team's wishes and followed her gut by going on the reality television show.

“It's funny because going into the experience, nobody on my team wanted me to do it,” Siwa tells PEOPLE, adding, “and everyone tried to discourage me from doing it.” 

“But for some reason, I was really set on doing it,” she says. 

The Dance Moms alum wrapped season 24 of the long-running series in late April.

“Right before I went in, the last thing I told my mom is, I said, ‘Mom, I think this is going to be the best thing I've ever done in my life.’ And I wasn't speaking about my career, I was speaking about my life and I think I was accurate on that,” Siwa explains.

During her time on the show, the “Karma” singer, who came out as LGBTQ in 2021, had a close friendship with her housemate, Love Island alum Chris Hughes.

In one livestream, she clarified her sexuality, saying she was now queer rather than a lesbian. 

"I'm switching letters!" Siwa told Danny Beard, her costar and former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star, referring to the letters in LGBTQ. "I've dropped the L and I've gone to the Q baby! That's what I love about sexuality."

After the season ended, she and Hughes, 32, did an April 28 joint interview with the U.K. show, This Morning, where Siwa put an end to any romance rumors between the pair. 

“He’s a gorgeous boy … Look, he’s a great guy. It is platonic, we have a lot of fun together,” she said at the time. “Life is life, and I don’t know any future of anything. But, I’m really grateful for our dynamic that we have in our bond that we have, and whatever life does, life will do.” 

However, their relationship has seemed to have bloomed into something more. 

On Thursday, May 22, The Sun published a photo claiming both stars were pictured kissing in a pool at a Mexican hotel, though it's hard to identify the individuals in the image.

Siwa also shared an Instagram carousel the day prior where Hughes made several cameos, including the cover photo of her smiling as they sat close together.

In the picture, she rested one leg on his as he affectionately held onto her. Her head was also resting on his shoulder. 

At the Epic Universe Celestial event, Siwa told PEOPLE, “I'm in such a great place. I'm so, so happy. I said to somebody the other day, ‘I don't think humans are meant to feel this happy,’ and that somebody was like, ‘No. I think you are actually,’ and that's... Yeah. It's good happy."