Lewis Capaldi says Jenna Ortega can “fucking take a wing” during tearful ‘Hot Ones’ challenge

7 July, 2023

Lewis Capaldi has been left with a newfound appreciation of Jenna Ortega after he recently took part in the YouTube series Hot Ones.

Capaldi features in the latest video from First We Feast, a series that sees celebrities interviewed whilst tackling a number of chicken wings covered in increasingly spicy hot sauces.

Halfway through the challenge, the singer found himself struggling as he took on the Mako Snake hot sauce by The Spicy Shark, which comes with a Scoville level of 7,100.

“Okay, here we go,” he said as he took his first bite. “That’s got a little bit of a ting.”

As he the heat really started to kick in, he continued: “Oh yeah. That’s hitting a little bit. That’s getting a little bit nippy. Maybe I’ll slow down on this wing. That’s good. We can handle that. I’m getting so scared, because I know what’s coming.”

When asked what learns as an artist when his expectations for a record are exceeded, Capaldi couldn’t answer at first, as he admitted: “I’m getting there, I’m salivating and crying slightly now… You asked me a question, you motherfucker!

“Okay, it’s hot now! Fuck you!”

He then added: “Fucking Jenna Ortega, she can fuckking handle a wing.”

Capaldi was referring to Wednesday star Jenna Ortega’s appearance on the show earlier this year, when she calmly swept through the entire hot wing challenge with seemingly no discomfort.

Eventually composing himself enough to answer the question, he said: “You just learn that you don’t know anything, because it’s like, no one has the answer. It just shows you that you don’t know what a hit is.

“Any time I put a song out thinking, ‘This is gonna be a smash’, it’s been a f**king complete abject f**king failure. So yeah, you know nothing. And labels know nothing, no one knows anything!”

Capaldi then stopped himself, asking: “Am I visibly crying?”

Host Sean Evans replied: “Yeah, but it looks cinematic and kind of beautiful, actually!”

Earlier this month, Jennifer Lawrence admitted that she “passionately threw up” after completing the Hot Ones challenge. The No Hard Feelings star was reduced to tears as she made her way through 10 rounds of spicy chicken wings.

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