He’s known for making his celebrity interview guests bare their souls and eviscerate their taste buds as they chow down on 10 increasingly spicier chicken wings.
And Hot Ones host Sean Evans isn’t afraid to turn up the heat in his personal life either, as he’s reportedly dating a porn star.
The 37-year-old YouTuber has been linked to adult actress and webcam host Melissa Stratton. TMZ reported on Tuesday.
Evans has apparently kept the budding romance a secret and has avoided sharing her connection with Stratton on social media, but has shared several photos of the two looking comfortable together, including images indicating that they attended the Super Bowl together.
DailyMail.com has contacted a representative for Evans for comment.
Hot Ones host Sean Evans, 37, is dating porn star Melissa Stratton, sources told TMZ on Tuesday; seen together on Saturday February 10
Stratton, an adult actress and webcam host, has shared several photos of the two looking cozy on her social media accounts; photographed on January 27 in Las Vegas.
Sean shared several photos from Saturday before the Super Bowl on Instagram that mainly focused on him and his famous friends, although Melissa appeared smiling in the background of a photo at a bar.
However, she was more explicit on her X account (formerly Twitter); He posted a photo of her smiling and posing with Sean in front of the Super Bowl LVIII backdrop.
The talk show host put an arm around her, as she smiled widely and rested a loving hand on his shoulder.
On her own social accounts, Melissa posted a photo of herself snuggling with Sean at the same bar where she was barely seen in her post.
The interviewer appeared to post only photos of himself from inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where the big game took place, but Melissa shared photos of herself at the stadium wearing a red Kansas City jersey, and another wearer of the Social media shared a photo of the two sitting next to each other in a VIP box and smiling at the camera.
The photos were relatively chaste, but the adult actress included some affectionate captions, including a post of the two together from the day before the Superbowl that she captioned: “Sexiest đŸ”¥ @seanseaevans.”
Sean’s lack of posts about Melissa may not imply anything sinister, as her social accounts are primarily dedicated to promoting her popular talk show Hot Ones, so perhaps he just wants to keep them focused on business.
Although neither post made it explicit that the two are a person, sources with direct knowledge told TMZ that Evans and Stratton are dating.
According to them, the two public figures began chatting on social media in November, preparing for their first in-person meeting towards the end of 2023.
Things seem to be getting more serious and the two have since spent time together in major US cities including Chicago, Los Angeles and now Las Vegas.
Sources added that Melissa hails from Kansas City and is a big fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, who beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in a thrilling overtime session, which is why Sean invited her to the big game.
Melissa was spotted at Super Bowl LVIII with the YouTuber and shared several photos of the two hanging out over the weekend, although Sean didn’t post any photos featuring her prominently.
Sources say the two began chatting online in November and met later in 2023. Since then, they have met up across the United States, in Chicago, Los Angeles, and now Las Vegas; seen January 27 at the 2024 Adult Video News Awards in Las Vegas with Codey Steel (L) and Hime Marie (R)
Evans is known for hosting Hot Ones, where his guests answer his questions while trying to eat 10 chicken wings, each of which is drizzled with a progressively spicier sauce; seen doing a mini version of him on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2017
It’s unclear if Sean and Melissa believe they are in a relationship or if they are just having fun hanging out for now.
The Hot Ones host has become a fan favorite in recent years, partly due to the gimmicky nature of his show.
Celebrities answer their questions while eating chicken wings smothered in increasingly spicier sauces, and some of their pickiest guests can’t make it to the last, spiciest wing.
Although he has been criticized for his supposedly robotic delivery and sometimes superficial questions, fans have defended him and the show for being able to elicit reckless answers from stars who are generally much less willing to share their true feelings with other interviewers.