All eyes are going to be on Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie at the 2026 Golden Globes even though they and the show are not actually nominated.
You know how I know this? All eyes are already on the breakout stars of the Crave Original hockey romance that dominated headlines over the past five weeks. But while Williams and Storrie made themselves available for a truly inspired run of interviews and photo shoots throughout the holiday break, it took talk show hosts a minute to catch up. (Psst: You can still read Glamour’s interviews with Williams and Francois Arnaud here.)
It turns out, the wait only served to amplify Williams and Storrie’s star power, as their schedules continue to fill up with appearances on Sirius XM’s Andy Cohen Live, Today, and Late Night With Seth Meyers. On January 7, Williams officially kicked off the New York leg of the Heated Rivalry press tour with his late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams opens up about the cottage scenes that make him cry, relating to Shane Hollander over sudden fame, and witnessing a darker variation of the Scott Hunter kiss.
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All you need to see is one clip of Hudson Williams entering or leaving 30 Rock to know we’re dealing with a One Direction–level fandom here. But what must feel like a herculean task for a young actor navigating sudden fame looked like a breeze for Williams, who walked Fallon around his own set (and onto his knees) as if the Canadian owned the whole damn building.
Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles, Connor Storrie was the belle of the ball at not one, but two Hollywood fetes. He started the morning announcing nominees for the Actor Awards (previously known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards) alongside Abbott Elementary star Janelle James. Later in the evening he attended a Chanel dinner party hosted by Gracie Abrams at the Chateau Marmont, where he proved Hollywood’s biggest names are just as obsessed with Heated Rivalry as everyone else.
Tessa Thompson even interrupted her own speech to say hello to the Heated Rivalry star. “Hi…we met upstairs,” she said in a video that’s going viral on social media. “Everyone wants to meet you.”
That they do. And they’ll have another chance once Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams reunite in Los Angeles to present an award together at the Golden Globes on January 11. Hopefully they’ll return next year as nominees, when their show is officially eligible.
We’re skipping right to book six—and maybe book seven?
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