‘Heated Rivalry’ Creator Shuts Down Question About Leads' Sexualities

The creator of Heated Rivalry shut down a question about Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie‘s real-life sexualities after the pair played love interests in HBO Max’s queer sports drama.

Jacob Tierney noted in an interview published on November 28 that Williams and Storrie’s offscreen love lives are irrelevant compared to the “enthusiasm and willingness” they brought to their roles.

“I don’t think there’s any reason to get into that stuff,” Tierney, 46, told LGBTQ+ magazine Xtra when asked about the relevance of Williams and Storrie’s sexualities. “I’ll tell you something about the casting of both of these roles. You can’t ask questions like that when you’re casting, right? It’s actually against the law. So what you have to gauge is somebody’s enthusiasm and willingness to do the work.”