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Keke Palmer seems to confirm she's dating 'Hot Ones' host Sean Evans

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News on

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Keke Palmer addressed, but did not shut down, speculation that she’s dating “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans.

Emmy winner Palmer, 32, told podcaster Jay Shetty at Cannes Lions Tuesday that she and 40-year-old Evans are “hangin’ out,” People reports.

Shetty had asked whether the “I Love Boosters” star was “serious” about Evans, after gossip site Deuxmoi shared a snap earlier this month of the pair at a candlelit dinner in Brooklyn.

“First of all, I love Sean Evans — I love Sean, hey Sean. That’s my guy,” said Palmer. “You never know what can arise from there. We just take it day by day. One wing at a time so to speak.”

The wing joke was a nod to Evans’ hit web series, “Hot Ones,” which features him interviewing stars — including Palmer, first in 2017 and again in 2021 — as they brave increasingly spicy chicken wings.

Palmer returned for a third “Hot Ones” episode in 2025, to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary.

“I saw an interview where you said, like, I was your favorite guest and all this really sweet stuff,” she said at the end. “I know we’ve just had some wings but, I just thought that, maybe we could just have a quick smooch, to see if there’s a spark.”

 

A giddy Evans laughed as he agreed, “Let’s do it.”

“The spark was sparking,” Palmer said right after pecking his lips.

Evans also sang Palmer’s praises last month during an episode of her podcast, “Baby, This Is Keke Palmer,” on which he dubbed her “obviously very charismatic” as well as “smart” and “beautiful.”

Prior to her budding relationship with Evans, Palmer welcomed son Leo in early 2023 with Darius Jackson.

The “Nope” star and fitness instructor split later that year — with each party filing restraining orders against the other, though they eventually settled amicably.


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