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As if Heated Rivalry didn’t already person LGBTQ audiences hooked, nan show astir had a bisexual icon attached.
Margaret Cho precocious revealed that she turned down a domiciled successful Jacob Tierney’s deed Canadian show “all because of Trump” and nan looming fearfulness of ICE detainment for travelers attempting to participate aliases re-enter nan United States.
“Last year, I sewage a aviator book for a show that I really loved, but it changeable successful Canada, and I was truthful frightened because I’m truthful vocal astir hating ICE and hating this administration,” she explained connected nan I Never Liked You podcast. “I was like, I will get detained astatine nan separator and I will beryllium put successful ICE detention if I go.”
Cho recounted, “And I was was struggling complete it. I had to talk to each of these group astir it. And I was ace upset astir it, and I said no. And it was Heated Rivalry.”
Noting she’s since “watched” nan show and moreover “hosted immoderate rewatch parties,” Cho said, “The aviator was beautiful, and I was like, I want to do this.”
“It kills me. And it’s each because of Trump,” added Cho.
Cho noted she’s “asked them” astir appearing successful Season 2. “We’ll see,” she teased.
After Heated Rivalry was renewed for Season 2, creator Tierney told Deadline that it will beryllium based connected The Long Game, nan only different existent book successful Rachel Reid’s bid that focuses connected Ilya and Shane (her adjacent book Unrivaled resumes nan communicative connected Sept. 29).
