Keke Palmer & Hot Ones’ Sean Evans Were Spotted On A Date And Fans Are Rooting For A Real Romance

One of Hollywood’s most hilarious, most versatile stars, Keke Palmer, is rumoured to be dating Hot Ones host Sean Evans.

As a chronically online entertainment journalist, I am ROOTING for this connection to be real.

Whispers of a ~real romance~ between Palmer and Sean reached boiling point this weekend after Deuxmoi shared a tip from an insider who spotted the pair on a date in Brooklyn, New York.

“Keke Palmer and Sean Evans spotted having dinner in Brooklyn tonight,” the tip reads alongside a photo of Sean smiling at Keke over a candlelit dinner.

Mami and Papi. (Image source: Instagram / @deuxmoi)

Alongside the Deuxmoi tip-off, another sneaky source dished to TMZ more details about the date, noting that it took place in Brooklyn’s Lucali and claimed the pair were “locked in” on their chat for a bit.

But despite being “locked in”, verbally, the insider noted that they didn’t show any PDA. However, the Hot Ones host seemed “smitten” over the iconic movie star.

Palmer has appeared on Evans’ popular YouTube series Hot Ones three times, with fans constantly clocking their remarkable chemistry.

*Manifesting… (Image source: YouTube / First We Feast)*

However, rumours of a romance truly intensified during their 2025 episode, when Palmer and Evans shared a snog after Palmer saw that Evans said she was his favourite guest on Chicken Shop Date, hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg.

“I know we’ve just had some wings, but I thought that maybe we could just have a quick smooch to see if there’s a spark,” Palmer said before they had a cheeky kiss.

Two weeks ago, Evans appeared on the Baby, this is Keke Palmer podcast, where she joked that she was his “potential future suitor”. While it was a joke, the pair completely flirted up a storm, with both Palmer and Evans saying “I love you” to each other at the end of their episode.