Keke Palmer further fueled dating rumors after being spotted on a date night with \u201cHot Ones\u201d host Sean Evans in New York City. <\/p>\n
According to TMZ<\/a>, the duo was seen having dinner at Italian restaurant Lucali in Brooklyn on Friday night.<\/p>\n An eyewitness told the outlet that the \u201cNope\u201d actress, 32, and media personality, 40, were at the upscale establishment for over an hour and a half and remained \u201clocked in\u201d on each other for the duration. <\/p>\n Although the pair didn\u2019t appear to engage in PDA, the source said Evans seemed \u201csmitten\u201d by the \u201cOne of Them Days\u201d actress. <\/p>\n Snapshots obtained by DeuxMoi<\/a> and TMZ showed them deeply engaged<\/a> in conversation over an intimate, candle-lit table. <\/p>\n Keke Palmer and Sean Evans, seen above during a May \u201cBaby, This is Keke Palmer\u201d podcast episode, were reportedly spotted having dinner in New York on Friday evening. baby, this is keke palmer\/ youtube<\/p>\n A source divulged to TMZ that Evans seemed \u201cSmitten\u201d with the \u201cNope\u201d actress. baby, this is keke palmer\/ youtube<\/p>\n Reps for Palmer and Evans did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n The duo intensified romance speculation<\/a> back in May, when they flirted during an episode of her\u00a0\u201cBaby, this is Keke Palmer\u201d podcast. <\/p>\n After introducing Evans as her \u201cpotential future suitor,\u201d Evans revealed that his celebrity crush as a youth was TLC rapper Lisa \u201cLeft Eye\u201d Lopes. <\/p>\n \u201cI played Chili in the [\u2018CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story\u2019] movie. Close enough,\u201d Palmer replied, to which Evans agreed, \u201cAbsolutely close enough.\u201d<\/p>\n Keke\u2019s mother, Sharon Palmer, then said watching her daughter interact with Evans was a \u201cgreat moment\u201d because somebody from Evans\u2019 \u201crich\u201d neighborhood in Illinois wouldn\u2019t typically hang out with someone from Palmer\u2019s Robbins, Illinois area. <\/p>\n Evans (seen here in 2025) and Palmer had dinner at Italian restaurant Lucali in Brooklyn. Getty Images for HubSpot<\/p>\n Snapshots showed Palmer, seen here in 2025, and Evans engrossed in conversation over a candlelit table. GC Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cThis is great. This is how life should be,\u201d she gushed. \u201cThe guy from Crystal Lake should be sitting next to the girl from Robbins.\u201d <\/p>\n Keke called the comment \u201csweet,\u201d adding, \u201cI love that. Shoutout to Mr. and Mrs. Evans \u2026 your parents.\u201d<\/p>\n Evans sheepily confessed, \u201cOh, I thought you were talking about us.\u201d<\/p>\n At the end of the show, Palmer and Evans affectionately embraced and said, \u201cI love you.\u201d <\/p>\n The \u201cHustlers\u201d star has appeared on \u201cHot Ones\u201d several times in the past. In 2025, they stunned fans with a surprise kiss during the show.<\/p>\n The duo hugged during Palmer\u2019s podcast in May, as seen above. baby, this is keke palmer\/ youtube<\/p>\n They kissed during a 2025 episode of Evans\u2019 YouTube series \u201cHot Ones,\u201d as seen above. first we feast\/ youtube<\/p>\n Evans, pictured here in January, confessed he had a crush on Palmer in 2023. Getty Images for Cold Stone Creamery & Wetzel’s Pretzels<\/p>\n \u201cI saw an interview where you said, like, I was your favorite guest, and all this really sweet stuff,\u201d Keke told him, referencing his 2023 admission that he had a crush on Keke during an episode of \u201cChicken Shop Date.\u201d <\/p>\n She added, \u201cI know we\u2019ve just had some wings, but I thought that maybe we could just have a quick smooch to see if there\u2019s a spark.\u201d <\/p>\n As they leaned in for the smooch, Keke gushed, \u201cThe sparks are sparking!\u201d Sean chimed in, \u201cWhen I\u2019m dying, and my life flashes before my eyes, I\u2019ll have that snapshot.\u201d<\/p>\n Palmer was previously involved with Darius Jackson \u2014 with whom she shares son Leo \u2014 but they parted ways in 2023<\/a> after he took to social media to shade the dress she wore<\/a>\u00a0to an Usher concert.<\/p>\n