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25-05-2025
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Joey Chestnut Swaps Hot Dogs For This Salty Snack In Memorial Day Comeback
Competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut is switching gears from hot dogs to something a little lighter, but just as challenging. Popcorn. Ahead of his next competition, The Blast caught up with Joey Chestnut, who opened up about the unique prep, the physical toll, and why popcorn might look easy, but isn't. Joey Chestnut Says Popcorn Challenge Is All About Rhythm Raising Cane's/MEGA 'Popcorn, it's easy to eat a lot of it. It's just hard to eat it quick,' Chestnut explained. 'The quick is the trick. I gotta find the right rhythm with drinking the water and controlling my breathing.' Advertisement Chestnut revealed he's been practicing and even broke a record in one of his prep sessions. 'I've gotten three practices in, and one of them I was able to break a record,' he said. 'I'm hoping that I can duplicate that.' But success, he says, hinges on staying calm. 'Sometimes it's easy to get excited, and I try to do things to get to the next step a little bit quick. So I gotta take big handfuls, control my breathing. I took a big handful, and I tried to breathe through my nose, and inhaled popcorn,' he laughed. 'It's relearning how to eat popcorn.' Butter, Burps, And The Last Two Minutes The physical demands of eating mass quantities of popcorn might be different from hot dogs, but they come with their own challenges. Advertisement 'I've had to learn to get comfortable swallowing a ridiculous amount of popcorn in my mouth at one time and trying to swallow it with a sip of water,' Chestnut said. 'I convince myself it's mostly air. Once it gets into my stomach, I get a couple big burps sometimes. I have to be careful, make sure that nothing comes out.' He added, 'The last two minutes are always the hardest. My body's like, 'What are you doing to me?' I'll be covered in butter and sweat, and that's when I look my worst, but that's when I need to do my best.' Joey Chestnut Explains How He Stays Mentally Sharp And The Recovery Process Instagram | Joey Chestnut Despite his years of experience, Chestnut admits he still gets nervous. 'Absolutely nervous. I want to do well,' he said. 'If I let the nerves take over, I don't do well. I just stay calm, breathe, and go one step at a time. It's just like a mental game.' Advertisement He also relies on the crowd to push him through the final stretch. 'I feed off the energy of the audience. They're going to be yelling at me. That helps. It's hard, but it's fun.' When it comes to post-contest recovery, Chestnut says popcorn is far more forgiving than other events. 'With hot dogs or bratwurst or bologna, I'm bloated for a day and a half. But this one will be pretty cool. It's easy on the body.' However, there is one competition you won't catch him at. 'There used to be a raw oyster eating contest in New Orleans,' he said. 'I always used an excuse like, 'Oh, I'm getting ready for another contest,' so I can't do that one. But really? The texture, the oversaltiness… it would get to me. So I've stayed away.' Joey Gears Up To Attempt Popcorn World Record Live In 2022, Chestnut shattered the previous popcorn-eating record by downing 32 servings, each weighing 24 ounces, surpassing the former mark of 28.5 servings set in Las Vegas the year before. Advertisement Now, this Memorial Day, the competitive eating legend is heading to Rural King in Terre Haute, Indiana, for a record-breaking spectacle you won't want to miss. The Memorial Day Popcorn Challenge will take place at 4651 South US Highway 41, where Chestnut will attempt to break his own official world record for popcorn eating. Joey Chestnut To Devour Popcorn And Delight Fans At Rural King's Family-Friendly Memorial Day Event Instagram | Joey Chestnut The event runs from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with food trucks, live music, and family games leading up to the main attraction at 1:00 PM, when Chestnut takes center stage. 'This event is about bringing fun to our communities,' Phil Reiter, Rural King Vice President of Marketing and E-commerce, said. 'Our free popcorn has always been a fan favorite, and partnering with Joey Chestnut, the best in the world, is the perfect way to celebrate that tradition.' Famous for his 16 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest wins and more than 55 competitive eating world records, Chestnut is ready to see how much popcorn he can devour in just eight minutes.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Tom Cruise Playfully Roasts a Moviegoer for Eating All Their Popcorn Before the Movie Starts: 'Go Get Some More'
The internet's fascination with Tom Cruise and his favorite movie theater snack is increasing as Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning releases in theaters Cruise was seen pointing out that a fan at one of the movie's recent screenings had finished their bucket of popcorn before the movie began in a video shared to X on Tuesday, May 20 The actor also went viral for eating the popular movie snack in a unique way during a screening of the movie in London on May 11Tom Cruise is establishing himself as something of a popcorn aficionado as Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning hits theaters. Cruise, who went viral recently for frantically throwing popcorn into his mouth during a screening of Mission: Impossible at the BFI IMAX in London on May 11, was seen playfully calling out a fan at another screening for the franchise's eighth movie when he noticed the fan had finished his popcorn before the movie even started. The video, which was posted to X on Tuesday, May 20, shows Cruise entering a movie theater full of fans excited to see the new Mission: Impossible from a side stage. As Cruise entered the room and stepped on stage, he turned to a fan in the front row and said, "You ate all your popcorn already!" Tom Cruise calling out fan for finishing their popcorn before the movie starts lol — Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence) May 20, 2025 The fan in question, as well as the people sitting nearby, all seemed to get a kick out of Cruise's comment and were left smiling after the surprise interaction; Cruise even appeared to tell the fan to "go get some more" as he arrived on stage. Cruise's apparent love for popcorn has received significant attention online in recent days. Journalist Mike Ryan shared photos on X of Cruise eating popcorn as he chatted with employees at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on Sunday, May 18, as he attended the N.Y.C. premiere of the new Mission: Impossible film. On top of that, another journalist who attended that premiere, Rachel Leishman, wrote on X that Cruise told moviegoers that night, "I normally eat two big buckets myself during a movie." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Cruise himself reacted to the viral video of him chowing down on popcorn in London during an appearance on ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show with Darius Butler on Wednesday, May 21. "Man, I'm eating popcorn! They know when I'm going to these movies that I'm watching, I'm eating popcorn," he said with a laugh, when host Butler asked him: "Are you actually eating popcorn or are you full of s--- right here, TC? I've got to know." Cruise has shared his love for popcorn before: at the end of a 2023 promotional video that he shared on X leading up to the premiere of that year's Dead Reckoning, the actor was seen eating popcorn from a large bucket. "I love my popcorn. Movies. Popcorn," he said. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning releases in theaters May 23. Read the original article on People
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22-05-2025
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Tom Cruise Is Going Mega Viral For How He Eats Popcorn, And It's Honestly Very Funny
Tom Cruise is a whole It's been almost thirty years since hunky heartthrob Ethan Hunt (Tom) dangled from a ceiling in the first Mission: Impossible movie based on the 1966 TV series. The legendary leading man who's become a household name from the '80s and beyond is back in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. Truth be told, my jaw is on the floor because the action sequences look more dangerous than ever before. But, to my surprise, doing death-defying stunts in your late 50s/early 60s in one of the highest-grossing and long-running series of all time is not why Tommy is going viral. Eight movies of Tom's unbelievable stunts —jumping from helicopters, running from explosions, leaping from tall buildings, dangling from more helicopters — and THE BIGGEST STUNT GOING VIRAL IS HIM EATING POPCORN! In a video posted by user @seifwtf on X, Tom went in on a popcorn bucket, aggressively flinging pieces into his mouth at the BFI IMAX Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) screening. Tom also received a BFI Fellowship at the BFI Chair's Dinner, but all folks wanted to talk about was this single moment of him eating a bag of popcorn. Related: 13 Celebs Who Opened Up Publicly About Their Sobriety People had hilarious reactions to Tom's high-octane eating popcorn-eating technique. One person said, "this is how my dad eats popcorn." This person suggested that "someone hand him heavier popcorn," and maybe that would help. Related: 9 Celebrities Who Have Endorsed Donald Trump In The Past Month I can't believe somebody compared him to a Nep-Enut from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. This user said, "I have got to change the way I eat popcorn." Someone else said Tom is "Just leaving mountain of popcorn on the floor in his wake," and I'm curious if this is true. I love the way this person incorporated Mission: Impossible lore into their joke. "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to get it in your mouth, not on the floor," they wrote. Tom even addressed his popcorn-eating habits on The Pat McAfee Show with Darius Butler on May 21. "I've never seen anyone eat popcorn like this," Darius said. "Are you actually eating popcorn or are you full of shit right here, TC? I've got to know." @PatMcAffeeShow / Twitter: @PatMcAfeeShow "Man, I'm eating popcorn," Tom said, laughing. "They know when I'm going to these movies that I'm watching, I'm eating popcorn." Tom Cruise is serious about cinema and the movie theater experience; his popcorn practices are just an element of that dedication. You remember this 2023 promotional video for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning? In another viral video shared on X, Tom was urging a fan to "go get some more" popcorn since he ate it all before the movie began. One person asked, "If you've not finished your popcorn before the movie starts have you been been to the cinema?" Someone else suggested, "This dude can never go to the movies again. Just embarrassing," after being called out by Tom. Tom should make an ASMR channel where he eats different types of popcorn in different movie theaters. Based on the internet's reactions, it would do numbers. Also in Celebrity: 19 Celebrities Who Are Way Smarter Than You Thought They Were — Like, One Is A Neuroscientist Also in Celebrity: Cassie Finally Broke Her Silence After Kanye West Decided To Publicly Support Diddy, And Her Response Is Exactly What Everyone Has Been Saying Also in Celebrity: 23 Celebrity Couples Who Revealed Intimate Details About Their Lives That Literally No One Asked For
CNN
22-05-2025
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Tom Cruise saw people popping off about how he eats movie popcorn
Tom Cruise appears to give things his all, which includes eating popcorn. A video shared on social media of the star enthusiastically throwing movie popcorn into his mouth at a screening of his latest film, 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,' has sparked some reaction. Cruise laughed when he was asked about it by Darius Butler during an appearance on 'The Pat McAfee Show' on Wednesday. 'I've never seen anyone eat popcorn this like,' Butler, said. 'Are you actually eating popcorn or are you full of s**t right here, TC? I've got to know.' It cracked Cruise up. 'Man, I'm eating popcorn,' Cruise said as he laughed. 'They know when I'm going to these movies that I'm watching, I'm eating popcorn.' Cruise's love of popcorn has been well documented over the years. A 2023 promotional video for 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1' also featured Cruise with a bucket of the movie snack. Four cities. Four screenings. We had so much fun at the first fan screenings for Mission: Impossible! Thank you to everyone who came out. 'I love my popcorn,' he says in the video. 'Movies. Popcorn.' Writer and podcaster Rachel Leishman wrote about an exchange she had with Cruise at a recent screening. 'I'll use this time to talk about the absolutely insane information Tom Cruise gave in his pre-screening speech,' Leishman wrote. 'First, he asked us all not once but twice if we had popcorn (I showed him my bucket to confirm) and then he goes 'I normally eat two big buckets myself during a movie' She did not, however, reveal whether he orders his with extra butter. 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' is in theaters Friday.
CNN
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Tom Cruise saw people popping off about how he eats movie popcorn
Tom Cruise appears to give things his all, which includes eating popcorn. A video shared on social media of the star enthusiastically throwing movie popcorn into his mouth at a screening of his latest film, 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,' has sparked some reaction. Cruise laughed when he was asked about it by Darius Butler during an appearance on 'The Pat McAfee Show' on Wednesday. 'I've never seen anyone eat popcorn this like,' Butler, said. 'Are you actually eating popcorn or are you full of s**t right here, TC? I've got to know.' It cracked Cruise up. 'Man, I'm eating popcorn,' Cruise said as he laughed. 'They know when I'm going to these movies that I'm watching, I'm eating popcorn.' Cruise's love of popcorn has been well documented over the years. A 2023 promotional video for 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1' also featured Cruise with a bucket of the movie snack. Four cities. Four screenings. We had so much fun at the first fan screenings for Mission: Impossible! Thank you to everyone who came out. 'I love my popcorn,' he says in the video. 'Movies. Popcorn.' Writer and podcaster Rachel Leishman wrote about an exchange she had with Cruise at a recent screening. 'I'll use this time to talk about the absolutely insane information Tom Cruise gave in his pre-screening speech,' Leishman wrote. 'First, he asked us all not once but twice if we had popcorn (I showed him my bucket to confirm) and then he goes 'I normally eat two big buckets myself during a movie' She did not, however, reveal whether he orders his with extra butter. 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' is in theaters Friday.
