Following recent speculation sparked by reports that the pair were seen sharing a dinner in Brooklyn, the actress and entertainer was asked directly about her relationship with the Hot Ones host during a Cannes Lions appearance. According to People, Palmer responded with a candid update that has only intensified interest in the longtime friends.
Keke Palmer Addresses Sean Evans Rumors After Years of Fan Interest
The conversation took place during Spotify’s Conversations That Channel Culture panel, where podcast host Jay Shetty asked Palmer whether things had become serious between her and Evans. Rather than providing a definitive label, she kept her answer simple: “We hangin out, you know what I mean?”
Palmer also spoke warmly about the popular interviewer, making it clear that their connection remains important regardless of how it is defined publicly. “First of all, I love Sean Evans. I love Sean, hey Sean. That’s my guy,” she said before adding, “You never know what can arise from there.”
Her remarks arrive after months of renewed attention surrounding the pair, whose history stretches back nearly a decade. Palmer first appeared on Hot Ones in 2017, an episode that quickly became a fan favorite thanks to their easy rapport. Subsequent reunions only strengthened the fascination, including a virtual interview during the pandemic and Palmer’s return to the show in late 2025, when the two shared an on-camera kiss that quickly spread across social media.
Interest in their relationship gained further momentum in May when Evans appeared on Palmer’s podcast, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer. During the episode, they revisited some of their most talked-about moments together and reflected on the connection audiences had noticed for years. Evans recalled feeling the same spark Palmer remembered from their earliest collaborations, telling her they had been on the “same wavelength” from the beginning.
Now, after reports of a Brooklyn dinner outing and Palmer’s latest comments in Cannes, fans appear to have received the closest thing yet to an official update. For the moment, however, Palmer seems content to keep things open-ended. “We just take it day by day,” she said. “One wing at a time so to speak.”
