Keke Palmer knew the wings weren’t the only things getting hot while 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 during that time.
Palmer mentioned that when she found out about the professed “crush” on her last year, she had a feeling something was going on, as the chemistry between the two during the interviews was quite enjoyable.
“I was living for it,” Palmer told PEOPLE on Aug. 13, recalling the time the two spent together while 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 while appearing on another chicken-themed celebrity interview show, Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date.
Dimoldenberg asked Evans if he had “ever had a crush on a guest.” After admitting that he had—and making the Chicken Shop host guess their identity—he revealed that it was Palmer.
