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Heated Rivalry: Connor Storrie teases season 2 could shoot this summer

WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS Connor Storrie has teased when the upcoming second season of Heated Rivalry will start shooting (!). During his appearance on The Today Show (14 January), the star behind Ilya Rozanov told Craig Melvin that showrunner Jacob Tiernay is “still writing” the highly-anticipated follow-up and “we’re gonna be filming soon.” “I don’t know when exactly,” Storrie added. When asked if that means “this summer,” he replied: “Yeah, I think about then.” Heated Rivalry, based on Rachel Reid’s novel of the same name from her MLM romance Game Changers…

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Hollanov nation, rise! Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid unveils Unrivaled cover

WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS Hollanov nation, rise! Rachel Reid has officially unveiled the cover for Unrivaled, the upcoming seventh entry in her iconic Game Changers series. Spotted over the weekend by online sleuths on Barnes & Noble, the novel continues the story of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov from Heated Rivalry and The Long Game. Reid officially announced Unrivaled on 12 January, sharing the cover, release date and early details about the hockey power couple’s next chapter. “I’m really excited to have the chance to continue their story with Unrivaled.…

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Unrivaled: Rachel Reid to release a new sequel to Heated Rivalry and The Long Game

A new chapter of Shane and Ilya’s swoon-worthy romance is officially on the way!  If you’re like us, chances are you have become obsessed with all things Heated Rivalry and the Game Changers book series, thanks to the critically acclaimed TV adaptation. The show, created by Jacob Tierney and based on Rachel Reid’s novel of the same name, follows Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), two elite professional hockey players who embark on a passionate, secret romance while maintaining a fierce rivalry on the ice. Since its November…

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Heated Rivalry: Connor Storrie shares iconic reaction to Miley Cyrus’ music pitch for season 2

Drop everything! New Connor Storrie lore has dropped. Last week, pop icon Miley Cyrus shared her thoughts on Crave/HBO Max’s critically acclaimed series Heated Rivalry at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. “I have not watched yet, but this is on my to-do list now. [Heated Rivalry is] all I’ve heard about, about how much I’m going to be obsessed,” she told Variety reporter Marc Malkin. “This is, like, every conversation I’ve had today has started with, ‘You have to do this.’” Malkin then floated the idea of Cyrus contributing…

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GLAAD Media Awards 2026: Heated Rivalry, BOOTS, and The Hunting Wives score nominations

WORDS BY JORDAN ROBLEDO Award season is officially upon us! On Wednesday (17 July), the world’s largest LGBTQIA+ media advocacy organisation announced the nominees for the upcoming 37th GLAAD Media Awards. The ceremony, set to take place in Los Angeles, California, on 5 March, will spotlight “291 culture-changing nominees across 32 categories, honouring outstanding fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues in film, television, gaming, music, podcasting, journalism, Spanish-Language media, and more.” Unsurprisingly, Crave and HBO Max’s hit gay hockey romance series, Heated Rivalry, earned a nomination…

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Connor Storrie’s favourite moment from Heated Rivalry might surprise you

WORDS BY JORDAN ROBLEDO Connor Storrie has revealed one of his favourite moments from Heated Rivalry, and his answer might surprise you. On 7 January, the rising star joined Abbott Elementary talent Janelle James to announce the nominations for the 2026 Actors Awards, formerly known as the SAG Awards. While walking the red carpet for the event, Storrie chatted with Entertainment Tonight about the ongoing success of Heated Rivalry, including the one moment from season one that lives “rent-free” in his mind. “Oh, I feel like the moments that I…

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Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams says closeted pro-athletes have reached out to him

WORDS BY JORDAN ROBLEDO Hudson Williams has opened up about the positive impact Heated Rivalry has had on real-life athletes. On 7 January, Sirius XM shared a clip from the rising star’s upcoming interview with Andy Cohen, in which he reflected on the response he’s received from closeted professional athletes.    “It’s definitely the people who reach out somewhat anonymously, who are like ‘I’m a professional player still, and I’m still in the closet,” Williams revealed. When Cohen asked whether he’d heard from closeted hockey players specifically, the handsome actor…

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Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams channels Nosferatu in horror music video

WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS From closeted hockey player to gothic vampire icon! Hudson Williams has (quite literally) sunk his teeth into a brand new project. On 6 January, the Heated Rivalry star appeared in Love Lucille’s ‘Lights On’, channelling Nosferatu’s Count Orlok as he stalks, and ultimately drains the blood of, a young woman (played by Karina Frislev) in her home. Directed by Emily English, the video sees Williams decked out in Orlok’s signature look: bald and nightmarishly pale, painted with dramatic black eye makeup and lipstick, complete with pointed ears, razor-sharp…

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25 of the best “this was my Heated Rivalry” memes

Heated Rivalry has produced another viral moment, and it’s our favourite one yet. Over the last month, pop culture enthusiasts worldwide have been engrossed in the passionate and NSFW gay hockey romance series. Created by Jacob Tierney and based on Rachel Reid’s book of the same name, the gay hockey romance series follows Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), two elite professional hockey players who embark on a passionate, secret romance while maintaining a fierce rivalry on the ice. Since its two-episode premiere, Heated Rivalry has dominated every…

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Quinn apologises to trans community, donates to charity after Heated Rivalry interview edit

WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS Quinn, the audio erotica app that has been making waves with Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams’ romantasy series, has issued an apology after editing out a comment about trans women from a recent interview. The Heated Rivalry icons recently collaborated with Quinn for the erotic three-part series Ember & Ice, which follows Dante and Finn, two fae princes from feuding courts who are “bound together by a years-long forbidden affair”. In an accompanying interview, the duo offered their thoughts on why MLM romance stories resonate so deeply…

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