- - “Heated Rivalry”'s Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie Give a Shoutout to Fans as They Make Golden Globes Debut: 'Hi Moms! Hi Daughters!'

Brenton BlanchetJanuary 12, 2026 at 4:47 AM

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Connor Storrie (left) and Hudson Williams during the Golden Globes -

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie of Heated Rivalry presented at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11

The pair play Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, respectively, in the series streaming on HBO Max

Williams and Storrie were photographed together throughout the weekend leading up to the Globes

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie have officially made it to the big stage — and didn't let first-time nerves get the best of them.

Heated Rivalry fans got a Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov reunion at the 83rd annual Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11. The pair presented the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Television award together to Adolescence star Erin Doherty at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

After a security check of the stage perimeter by some UFC fighters, Williams, 25, and Storrie, 24, entered the stage side-by-side and joked about their rapid rise in fame.

"It’s a little nerve wracking here being here at our first Golden Globes," said a timid Storrie.

In response, Williams encouraged his costar to "just take a deep breath and picture everyone in the audience, you know. . . ."

When Storrie told Williams that picturing the audience in their underwear wouldn't work because "everyone’s seen us seen us" naked, he then gave out a shoutout to those who likely have streamed the sexy series: "Their trainers have, and their moms have, and their daughters have."

"Hi moms! Hi daughters!" Williams greeted the show's loyal fans.

The big moment comes amid the HBO Max drama's breakout success and after the pair was photographed out together several times on Globes weekend.

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Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams at the 2026 Golden Globes

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Williams and Storrie star in the LGBTQ+ drama is based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changers book series as characters Shane and Ilya, respectively. The show wrapped up its first season on Dec. 26 when the season finale began streaming. Canadian streaming service Crave announced it would begin work on a second season following the show’s breakout success in the U.S. on HBO Max.

The hockey title was adapted and created for TV by Jacob Tierney, and follows Canadian hockey superstar Hollander and Russian phenom Rozanov as they spark a steamy romance off the ice.

“It was unlikely that this show would become a runaway hit, but I’m glad people are enjoying it so much,” Reid wrote in an essay for Macleans after the series began to grow in popularity. “I hope the success of Heated Rivalry encourages publishers to not only seek out queer romances, but to promote them far and wide.”

Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams during the 2026 Golden Globes

Earlier on the carpet, Sunday, Williams told E!'s Zuri Hall that he and Storrie "had chemistry instantly," and praised his "expressive" costar.

During a conversation with Andy Cohen on his Sirius XM program Andy Cohen Live, Williams revealed that multiple current professional athletes across sports have reached out to himself and author Reid to share their stories about being closeted — given that the show follows the two secretly gay and bisexual professional athletes as they navigate their romance.

“It's definitely the people who reach out somewhat anonymously who are like, ‘I'm a professional player and I'm still in the closet,' ” Williams said.

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Connor Storrie at the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11

“Hockey players, football players, basketball players, yeah. So, then they're reaching out to Rachel, our author, who will then kind of relay these lovely anonymous emails. And sometimes they're just reaching out privately through, like, Instagram," he added. "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.' ”

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Hudson Williams at the Golden Globes on Jan. 11

Heated Rivalry is now streaming on HBO Max. See PEOPLE's coverage of the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards, taking place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. EST, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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