- Keke and Sean have built great chemistry during multiple Hot Ones appearances, sparking romance rumors.
- Keke confirms that they spend time together, but are not yet in a serious relationship.
- The two were recently spotted having dinner together, with Sean looking ‘smitten’ with Keke.
Keke Palmer has commented on her relationship with Sean Evansto clarify what is really going on between them.
On Tuesday, June 23, the actress commented on her relationship status with the Hot host during a Cannes Lions performance. According to Page sixduring Spotify’s Conversations that channel culture During the panel, host Jay Shetty asked Palmer if she was “serious about Sean Evans.”
Keke didn’t dodge the question, as some might have expected. Instead, she spoke highly of Evans and even teased a possible romance.
“Oh, are we talking about this? First of all, I love Sean Evans. I love Sean. Hey, Sean! That’s my husband,” she began.
When Shetty brought up the viral photos of the couple dining together in Brooklyn, the I like boosters star confirmed that they have been spending time together, but insisted that they are not rushing into anything.
“We’re hanging out,” she said, adding that they “never know what could happen.”
“(We) just take it day by day, wing by wing, so to speak,” Keke clarified.
Keke Palmer and Sean Evans first crossed paths in 2017 when they appeared on an episode of Hot. The two reunited for another interview in 2021, further building their on-screen chemistry.
Romance speculation increased in 2023 when Evans admitted he was in love with Palmer during an appearance on Chicken Shop Date. He described her at the time as a ‘very charming woman’.
Palmer later shared the clip on Instagram and responded by calling it “too nice.”
Their flirty dynamic became even more apparent during Palmer’s third performance Hot last year. At one point, she jokingly asked Evans for a “quick hug,” and the pair shared a kiss on camera. The rumors only intensified in May when the two exchanged playful banter during an episode of Palmer’s Honey, this is Keke podcast.
The speculation reached a new level when Palmer and Evans were saw eating together on June 12, 2026.
According to reports from TMZthe actress and the Hot The hosts were spotted dining together at Lucali Italian restaurant in Brooklyn on Friday evening. According to an eyewitness, Keke and Sean spent more than an hour and a half in the luxurious restaurant and were completely closed in on each other the entire time.
Although the singer and media personality didn’t appear to engage in any PDA, the source went on to tell the newspaper that Evans seemed “smitten” by Palmer.
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