OFFICIAL GUINNESS WORLD RECORD – Longest Habanero Kiss



7 November 2025 - Written By

🔥 IT’S OFFICIAL! 🔥

On Saturday 28th June 2025, at the Chilli & Gin Festival in Portsmouth, UK — two League Of Fire champions made GUINNESS World Record history 😱📜

🇺🇸 Annee ‘The Reaper Teacher’ Boyer (California, USA)
🇮🇹 Carmelo Francavilla (South of Italy)

…each ate a fresh Habanero pepper 🌶️ and then kissed for a staggering 35 minutes and 24.26 seconds 💋

Their lips remained in contact the entire time — despite both literally scorching from Habs! 🥵😘🔥

And as of yesterday — 6th November — they are now OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED by Guinness:

🏆 THEY ARE THE NEW OFFICIAL GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDERS 🏆

This all happened LIVE at Fort Purbrook in front of a buzzing south coast crowd in England — and we were honoured to assist in making this fiery, romantic and historic moment happen 😍🌶️

Huge shoutouts:

👑 UK Chilli Queen — LOF Ambassador — working tirelessly behind the scenes and on the mic
⏱️ David ‘Heatwave’ Hainsworth — timekeeper + part-referee
🌶️ Jean Rogers — legendary British chilli grower + official witness
👏 Claire & Mark — organisers of the Portsmouth Chilli & Gin Festival — thank you for the trust!

This is what we do at the League Of Fire:
🔥 passion
🔥 pain
🔥 and unforgettable LEGACY!

Annee & Carmelo — you two are OFFICIALLY AMAZING! 💋🔥🇬🇧

Roll on Portsmouth 2026… we can’t wait 😉🌶️💥

To keep up to dates with info and tickets for the Portsmouth Chilli & Gin Festivals check out their website: chilliandginfestival.com