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Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams detailed his relationship with costar Connor Storrie in an exclusive interview with Live from E!: Golden Globes 2026 at the 2026 Golden Globes, hosted by Nikki Glaser.
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Hudson Williams scored more than just goals on Heated Rivalry.
Indeed, the Canada native—who portrays Shane Hollander on the Crave/HBO Max show—had a palpable chemistry with his costar Connor Storrie (Ilya Rozanov) and detailed how the pair developed their rapport while attending the 2026 Golden Globes, hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11.
“Connor and I had chemistry instantly,” Hudson—wearing a custom white Armani suit—told Zuri Hall in an exclusive interview on Live from E!: Golden Globes 2026. “But then we had to find a way to get Shane and Ilya to have chemistry.”
So, the costars-turned-friends made sure to spend plenty of time together when the cameras weren’t rolling to establish Shane and Ilya’s connection, since, according to Hudson, the characters' personalities are “different than our own, for sure.”
“Connor is very expressive. Ilya is kind of like this Slavic rock,” the 24-year-old—who is presenting alongside Connor during the awards ceremony—continued. “Then Shane is also like a dense brick. So, you have the Slavic rock and the dense brick.”
And it turns out Hudson and Connor’s hard work paid off. In addition to Heated Rivalry becoming one of the most viral series in recent memory, the show has touched the heartstrings of fans across the globe, including many closeted LGBTQ+ athletes who have been reaching out to the actors.
“The people who reach out, somewhat anonymously, who are like, ‘I'm a professional player still, and I'm still in the closet,’” Hudson said in a Jan. 7 clip from his appearance on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show Radio Andy. “They’re [also] reaching out to Rachel [Reid], our author, who will then kind of relay these lovely anonymous emails.”
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He added of the hockey, football and basketball players he’s heard from, “Sometimes they’re just reaching out privately through Instagram, and those ones are the ones that really just kind of hit you and go, ‘Oh, so this is a fun show, and it’s celebratory, but also sometimes it’s just hitting people right in the nerve.'”
Read on to see all the stars who showed up and showed out on the red carpet at the 2026 Golden Globes.
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Nikki Glaser
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Patrick Schwarzenegger
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Joe Alwyn
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Elle Fanning
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Duke McCloud
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Danny Fujikawa & Kate Hudson
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Minnie Driver
in Sabina Bilenko.
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Selena Gomez
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Amelia Gray
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Colman Domingo
in custom Valentino.
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Chris Perfetti
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Leighton Meester
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Matty Matheson
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Jennifer Garner
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Jackie Tohn
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Brett Goldstein
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Glen Powell
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Liza Koshy
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Connor Storrie
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Abby Elliott
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Ayo Edebiri
in Chanel.
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Natasha Rothwell
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Paul W. Downs
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Rei Ami
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EJAE
in Dior and Bulgari.
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Audrey Nuna
in Thom Browne.
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Ginnifer Goodwin
in Giorgio Armani Privé.
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Jacobi Jupe & Noah Jupe
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Omar Benson Miller
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Sunrise Coigney & Mark Ruffalo
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