16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
ITV presenter downs Guinness after eating Britain's hottest chicken wings
Luke Harvey agreed to taste the wings while he was broadcasting at York races for ITV in a hilarious segment which has now gone viral
ITV Racing broadcaster Luke Harvey has described what it was like to try out Britain's hottest chicken wings. The plucky presenter is often deployed to provide the lighter moments when working for the network at the races.
His latest appearance has become a viral hit after he agreed to try out a serving of what were billed as 'the hottest chicken wings in Great Britain' at York on Thursday. After placing an order of the hottest dish on the menu at the Yuzu stand, Harvey was given a pair of gloves and warned he may need safety goggles and a fire extinguisher.
The server returned with a box of Korean Fried Wings cooked with the caterer's signature hot sauce and topped with chillies.
But after taking one bite, Harvey began to gag and headed off to the bar to find a drink. Approaching a racegoer with a pint of Guinness, he said: 'Oi, give me that'.
Seemingly reluctant to part with his drink, Harvey had to snatch the glass away in order to cool his burning mouth.
Presenter Ed Chamberlin chimed in, 'I think it's fair to say, pray for Luke', as Harvey told viewers, 'I'm going home".
Since the clip was published on social media, it has received more than 1.4 million views.
Speaking to Mirror Racing on Friday, Harvey said: 'They were meant to be the hottest chilli chicken wings in Britain. I took a big bite out of one for a bit of fun. I thought my tongue was going to fall off, it was so hot. It was nice tasting, just bloody hot.'
Harvey revealed the incident with the Guinness was pre-arranged even though the scene did not come off as he'd expected.
'I had this idea to take someone's pint because I would need something to drink after eating this chilli,' he explained. 'I asked this guy if he minded if I bought a Guinness and then pretended to take his Guinness off him.
'When I went to grab my Guinness, he wouldn't let me have it! I ended up yanking it off him and he literally gave me a death stare afterwards. I've only been at the races for 20 minutes and everyone has been commenting about this guy, surprised I haven't got a black eye!'
Harvey has been getting comments about the incident everywhere he has been in York since.
He said: 'We were out filming in York town centre this morning and as we walked past a green grocers someone drove past and shouted, 'Do you want any chicken wings?! Then the bloke in the grocers came out and said he sells the chillies to the caterer! Social media has gone crazy over it.'
