Jennifer Lawrence had tears and snot running down her face after she bravely endured the “wings of death” on the popular YouTube series Hot Ones, much to the delight of her fans.
The actor, 32, appeared on the show to promote her new film No Hard Feelings. The show sees host Sean Evans interviewing celebrity guests while they eat progressively spicier chicken wings.
Lawrence began sobbing, with tears and snot running down her face, after eating the spiciest hot sauce in the line-up: Da Bomb Beyond Insanity hot sauce, which has a rating of 135,600 Scoville Heat Units.
After taking a bite of the chicken wing covered in Da Bomb, Lawrence’s eyes widened and she exclaimed: “Oh my god!”
She waved her hands at her face as the spiciness kicked in and grimaced before she started to sob. Evans warned her to “be careful around the eyes” as Lawrence took sips of water and declared: “I’m panicking!”
As she tried to grapple with the heat, she took sips from other glasses in front of her while crying: “I don’t know what to do, nothing helps! Is my face OK?”
Lawrence accepted a question about a meeting she had with Adam McKay and what her favourite Will Ferrell film was, even though she visibly struggled to answer due to the extreme levels of heat in her mouth.
She then took a bite of the next chicken wing, before wailing: “I feel like I’m gonna die!”
At some point, she also worried about her makeup and asked her team: “Is my mascara waterproof? I bet you everyone is laughing… my whole team.”
The episode was branded the best of the current season of Hot Ones so far by fans.
One person wrote: “Watching Jennifer Lawrence give the most realistic and relatable reaction dying to hot wings is one of the most precious things I will ever see.”
Another said: “Jennifer Lawrence is hysterical. I wish this was an hour longer.”
The clip of Lawrence reacting to Da Bomb was also shared on Twitter, where users described it as “a work of art”.
“I cried laughing the rest of the interview starting with this moment!” a Twitter user said.
Another added: “Jennifer Lawrence having a full breakdown on Hot Ones, oh I love her.”
By the end of the show, Lawrence had recovered from her ultra-spicy experience, but told Evans: “Thank you for warning me, but I guess… f*** you for having [Da Bomb] here.”
Numerous celebrities have appeared on Hot Ones since the series began in 2015. Some notable guests with particularly memorable reactions included Lorde, Gordon Ramsay, Shaquille O’Neal, Margot Robbie and Tom Holland.
Lawrence’s new comedy No Hard Feelings is now showing in the UK. The Independent gave it three out of five stars and you can read the review here.
