‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams has heard from closeted pro athletes on heels of viral show

“Heated Rivalry” prima Hudson Williams said he’s received messages from closeted master athletes since nan monolithic fame of nan TV show.

The HBO Max acquired bid is based disconnected nan “Game Changers” book bid by Rachel Reid. It follows 2 closeted pro lucky players who are rivals connected nan ice, but hook up successful concealed for much than a decade and create feelings for 1 another.

Williams made an quality connected “Andy Cohen Live” Wednesday and revealed he’s really heard from master athletes who haven’t travel retired yet — overmuch for illustration his character, Shane Hollander, successful nan show.

Williams said he’s heard not only from lucky players, but shot and hoops players arsenic well.

“It’s decidedly nan group who scope retired somewhat anonymously who are like, ‘I’m still a master subordinate and I’m still successful nan closet,'” he said. “They’re reaching retired to Rachel [Reid], our author, who will past benignant of relay these beautiful anonymous emails.”

Williams, 24, said he’s besides received backstage DMs.

“And sometimes they’re conscionable reaching retired privately done Instagram, and those ones are nan ones that really conscionable benignant of deed you and go, ‘Oh, truthful this is simply a nosy show, and it’s celebratory, but besides sometimes it’s conscionable hitting group correct successful nan nerve,'” he shared.

“Heated Rivalry,” which besides stars Connor Storrie arsenic Shane’s emotion interest, Ilya Rozanov, became a astonishment breakout occurrence aft debuting successful November.

Fans proceed to person aggravated liking successful Williams and Storrie’s adjacent relationship off-screen arsenic well, and nan actors talked astir their chemistry successful an question and reply pinch Vanity Fair past month.

“Me and Hudson had nan chemistry down earlier we moreover started acting,” Storrie, 25, said.

Williams added, “We sewage comfortable conscionable being inches from each other’s look and invading each other’s individual space. A nightmare for HR.”

Williams besides shared that his “pretty adjacent bond” pinch Storrie “made it comfortable going into territories wherever you’re person pinch a personification than immoderate different coworkers are pinch their coworker.”

“Unless they’re sleeping together.” he joked.