Sean Evans is revealing the time that Hot Ones got too hot for him to handle.
Evans, 38, has welcomed hundreds of A-list celebrities such as Ariana Grande and Chris Hemsworth on his talk show, which features guests answering questions while eating chicken wings covered in increasingly spicier hot sauce.
In a turn of events, Evans found himself in the hot seat on Wednesday, August 14, when he appeared as a guest on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. When asked whether there was ever a question he regrets asking, Evans recalled one particular moment he’ll never forget.
“Steve-O, in the middle of a shoot, once took a bottle and shoved it up his butt and went, ‘No hands,’” Evans told Andy Cohen of filming a December 2023 holiday special with the Jackass star. “I’m not sure if it was a question that I regret, but I do regret having to have witnessed that.”
“Wow. Oh, my God,” responded a shocked Cohen.
Steve-O appeared twice on Hot Ones in 2017 and 2021 before returning for his third hot wings showdown last December. At the end of the episode, Evans awarded Steve-O a golden trophy shaped like a hot sauce bottle to commemorate his third time taking the challenge.
Steve-O then proceeded to stand up and drop his pants, as he explained, “I’ve always said if I ever were to win an Oscar, that I would want to shove it up my butt as I accepted it on stage.”
“But let’s be honest, I’m not gonna fit an Oscar up there — it’d never get past the shoulders. But this … ,” he added as he lubed up the award and made good on his promise, much to Evans’ shock.
During his WWHL appearance, Evans also shared what it was like recording a recent episode with Deadpool & Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
According to Evans, Reynolds dodged the show for “years” before finally agreeing to partake.
“I’m walking around just looking for a bathroom. … All of a sudden, behind me, I hear, ‘I’ve been avoiding this mother-effer for years.’ And I turn around, it’s just Ryan Reynolds walking towards me with a big smile on his face,” said Evans. “From that moment I knew it’d be a good episode.”
