The host of Hot Ones has made a sad confession after he secured a $82,500,000 deal to buy his own show.
Sean Evans co-created the YouTube show which first aired in 2015 and he has now splashed out to buy it from BuzzFeed.
The format of the show is simple, Evans will interview A-list celebs while they enjoy plates of spicy chicken wings that progressively get hotter.
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Over the years, the show has grown and now First We Feast, which is the entertainment company behind it, has been sold.
The buyers are none other than Evans and co-founder Chris Schonberger.
In a statement, Schonberger said: “I’m thrilled to lead this next chapter as we continue to push boundaries and create unforgettable experiences for our audience.”
While Evans shared that he was ‘excited to continue hosting the show with hot questions, and even hotter wings for years to come’, he also revealed a sad confession.
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In an interview with People, the content creator admitted that there is one major downside to his success.
During the conversation, Evans revealed the one thing he will never do again when he eventually hangs up his hot sauce.
He said: “When this is all done, I’m never eating another chicken wing in my life!
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“You will not see me eating wings at the Super Bowl party or anything like that.”
To be fair, it is hardly surprising given just how many wings he must regularly eat.
They feature pretty heavily in his life and it seems like it’s not just on screen either.
He said: “I understand how it happens, why it happens.
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“But I go to a restaurant and inevitably somebody will come up and be like, ‘This is from the kitchen’, and it’ll be their wings.”
Still, Evans is very aware of what wings mean to him and his career.
“I try not to be too hard on wings because they've obviously changed my life,” he explained.
“So, I’m a little tired of eating them after all these years, but I appreciate all that the chicken wing has done for me.”
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Evans added: “I think part of what's amazing about the whole journey is it comes from bootstraps — like, let’s see if we can make this fun idea work.
“We felt like we were being a little naughty in the corner room that nobody was paying attention to, and we’d make this crazy chicken wing interview show.”