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"LONDON (
AP) — If you haven’t heard of gay ice hockey TV drama “Heated
Rivalry” and its two lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie yet ... then
get your skates on.
What started as a word-of-mouth hit in the U.S. and Canada in December 2025 has
spread to become a global phenomenon. Its stars have rocketed from unknowns to
cultural icons in the space of weeks, appearing on stage at the Golden Globes,
sashaying down the Milan catwalks to, this week, carrying the torch for the
Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Based on the 2019 novel by Rachel Reid, the story traces the decade-long secret
relationship between Canadian Shane Hollander (Williams) and Russian Ilya
Rozanov (Storrie), mixing slow-building yearning with explicit sexual scenes.
And as it launches across Europe, it’s proving a surprise hit in Russia, even
though homosexuality is illegal there and the show will never get an official
release."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
