Keke Palmer knew the wings weren’t the one issues getting sizzling whereas chatting with Sean Evans.

The Nope actress, 30, had two interviews with the Hot Ones host, 38, in 2017 and 2021, and in November 2023, Evans revealed that he had developed a crush on Palmer throughout that point.

Palmer talked about that when she came upon concerning the professed “crush” on her final yr, she had a sense one thing was going on, because the chemistry between the 2 in the course of the interviews was fairly gratifying.

“I was living for it,” Palmer instructed PEOPLE on Aug. 13, recalling the time the 2 spent collectively whereas filming her iconic episodes.

“Not to say that I was surprised or I wasn’t surprised,” she added. “But when I heard it and people were sending it to me, I was like, ‘I knew the vibes were vibing.’”

The First We Feast interviewer first shared that he was crushing on Palmer whereas showing on one other chicken-themed celeb interview present, Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date.

Dimoldenberg requested Evans if he had “ever had a crush on a guest.” After admitting that he had—and making the Chicken Shop host guess their id—he revealed that it was Palmer.

“Very charming,” he mentioned of the actress. “Very charming woman.”

At the time, Palmer reacted to a clip of the Chicken Shop admission on Instagram, joking, “It was love at first hot wing — this was too kind @seanseaevans .”

Evans, the host who has made a reputation for himself by consuming spicy wings and interviewing a various vary of leisure giants, has been the driving power behind Hot Ones since its premiere in 2015.

Although it’s unclear the place his present relationship life stands, Evans beforehand made headlines when it was reported that he was “without a doubt” relationship grownup movie star Melissa Stratton. However, in lower than 48 hours, it was reported that Evans and Stratton had known as it quits.

TMZ reported {that a} supply near Stratton revealed that Evans was the one who ended issues, citing his want to maintain his “love life more under wraps.”

Stratton addressed the rumors on X by retweeting TMZ‘s put up and including the caption: “Don’t try to date a [corn emoji] [star emoji] if you actually hate [corn emoji].”

She later posted an Instagram video of herself in a automotive with one other man, captioned: “It’s ok I’ve got a better bald man to get spicy with @mosttalentedbaldman.”