This college student asked Keke Palmer to be his ‘cougar’, and her response had him ‘freaking’

Keke Palmer is the internet’s girlfriend, but being the greedy little bugger he is, college student Cole Smith sought exclusivity as he threw “my hat in the ring.”

In a thirsty moment, Cole Smith clocked the flirty back and forth between Keke Palmer and Sean Evans on Hot Ones. He thought she was married, but after realising that she was a single pringle, he wasted no time in shooting his shot. In a now-viral TikTok, which has since racked up 13.4 million views, he offered to give his would-be girlfriend Nutri-Grain bars and Skype sessions – because that’s all women want, apparently.

@thefakecolesmith

Please help me get this to @Keke Palmer I will never ask for anything ever again I have to shoot my shot #kekepalmer #hotones #seanevans #shootmyshot

♬ original sound – Cole Smith

“I’m throwing my hat in the ring,” he said. “Sure, Sean Evans is a great guy, but wouldn’t you rather be with a college student that forgot to shave this morning? I mean look at that scruff.”

He admitted to being 11 years younger than Keke, but as long as she was okay with that, Cole was good to go.

Keke Palmer’s response to Cole Smith was the most Keke Palmer thing ever

I can’t begin to name the amount of Keke Palmer moments that are permanently branded in my brain, but they obviously include: “I know it ain’t the Stallion”, “Sorry to this man”, and her Angela Bassett impression. Now I’ve got a few more to work with.

In her TikTok response, she said: “How you doing young man? I heard all the nice things you said about me, and you’re so bold for doing so. I was kinda gagged when I found out I was 11 years older than you. That means when you were born, I was already winning spelling bees. That means, when you were learning how to talk, I was already jumping rope.

@kekepalmer

#stitch with @Cole Smith hey boo 😘

♬ original sound – Keke Palmer

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“The point is, while I’m open for a little swirl or two…the truth is, I’m not ready to be a cougar, I’m not ready just yet. But if I was, you’d be the first one I was calling.”

It was all said with that quintessential Keke Palmer voice, the one that makes every sentence a viral moment.

Cole responded to her response

In an interview with PEOPLE, Cole Smith took on Keke Palmer’s response, stating: “I started freaking out. Ms Palmer is a legend for responding. Go see her new movie!”

The fact that he Ms Palmered her shows a level of maturity more men could do with in 2025. I hope it works out for them.

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Featured image credit: Cole Smith/Keke Palmer