Ariana Grande Superfan Eats Hot Peppers Every Time She Says ‘Um’
Ariana Grande’s “Arianator” fanbase is pretty vast, and sometimes a little over the top. The best example is Mike Junchaya, who uploaded a video of himself eating Fresno chili peppers after every time Ariana said “um” during her acceptance speech at the 2016 American Music Awards.
Junchaya absolutely had to know what he was getting himself into, because the awards show was last year, and there’s a good chance he has watched the footage 8,200 times.
He still did it, though, and immediately regretted it, as Ariana accepted her Artist of the Year award, and the “ums” seemed to never stop.
“I thought, why not show her my love by sacrificing my own taste buds,” Junchaya told Foodbeast. “I did regret it after, but as soon as the video went viral, the pain became worth it.”
About eight “ums” in, some even back to back, you can see the regret in his eyes as he took bite after bite.
There were 10 “ums” total in the one minute speech, and by the last one, Junchaya pretty much had to spit out the peppers that remained in his mouth, as he started gagging and the camera stopped.
“To get rid of the burn, I was shoving ice into my mouth,” Junchaya said. “Not very effective.”
Was it unnecessary? Yes. Was it hilarious? Yes. So it was worth probably worth it.
“If the video doesn’t show how big of a fan I am, I don’t know what will.”
