Will Smith is the latest celebrity putting his spice tolerance to the test on Hot Ones.
The actor, 55, was reduced to tears as he sampled the most fiery of hot sauces on the hit series.
Smith admitted he wasn’t ready for his appearance: ‘I am the guest that is least prepared for this show.’
‘It’s making my eyes water in a unique way,’ he confessed after trying one flavor. ‘That one had a reaction with my tear ducts.’
The star also opened up about his Bad Boys franchise and the dog he nearly adopted from his 2007 film, I Am Legend.
Will Smith was reduced to tears as he sampled the most fiery of sauces on Hot Ones
‘It’s making my eyes water in a unique way,’ he confessed after trying one flavor. ‘That one had a reaction with my tear ducts’
Discussing why he believes the Bad Boys franchise has been as successful as it has been, he said: ‘It’s like life is so hard. Everybody wants somebody that’s like, “It’s whatever man. What do you need? I’m there.” Ya know? And I think that is the core of Bad Boys that is really resonant on a universal level.’
He also discussed attempting to adopt the dog Abbey he worked with on I Am Legend.
‘It was like Abbey spoke English,’ he replied. ‘You could say, “Ay, Abbey, do you see where I left my phone?” She’d be like,’ Will said, before mimicking the dog responding to him.
Smith is about to be back on the big screen with the release of his latest Bad Boys film, Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
It’ll arrive in theaters two years after Smith landed at the center of controversy in 2022 after he slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars.
The film will also serve as Smith’s comeback and will work as an experiment to see his ability to draw audiences following the controversy.
‘Bad Boys is not a risk,’ a film industry insider recently told People. ‘It’s a good piece to see him soar. A talent as ambitious and financially successful as Will does not go away with one mistake.’
The source added: ‘He needs to keep box-office success alive.’
A Hollywood insider also told People that the film could put the actor ‘back on top’ if it ‘does well’ at the box office.
The star struggled to get through the spice factor
Smith admitted he wasn’t ready for his appearance: ‘I am the guest that is least prepared for this show’
The actor had a napkin handy
Tears flowed from Smith’s eyes as the spices grew more challenging
Smith will be the next celebrity putting his spice tolerance to the test on Hot Ones
A teaser for the actor’s appearance shows the star opening up about his Bad Boys franchise and the dog he nearly adopted from his 2007 film, I Am Legend
The source said the actor ‘should be back on top and looking good for other films he is involved with and working on’ should Bad Boys 4 succeed.
Smith’s film Bad Boys: Ride or Die will be released on June 7.
As the actor promotes the film, he got spiritual as he discussed finding ‘lasting happiness’ without relying on riches.
‘The material world is utterly incapable of providing lasting happiness,’ he said on the Full Send podcast.
Will is about to be back on the big screen with the release of his latest Bad Boys film, Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Smith’s film Bad Boys: Ride or Die will be released on June 7
‘It’s just you have to get to the ends of the things and still be miserable to realize that.
‘People talk about rock bottom. I coined a phrase that there’s a corresponding place, I call it “cliff top”, where you wear out everything in the material world.
‘It is absolute abyss when you realize that there is nothing left in this world to reach for you to make you happy.
‘And then you realize that the final frontier is getting your inner house in order. With no women, no drugs, with no money, with nothing, can you cultivate a joyful spirit just with you and you?’
