9 h. ago Heated Rivalry review – these physically perfect people have so much sex it’s tedious

This steamy queer romance between ice hockey rivals is packed with constant shots of muscular bottoms in fancy hotel rooms. But a bit more character development or emotional investment wouldn’t go amissI suspect that Chala Hunter is still on a recuperative retreat somewhere. Until about May, I would think. For she was the intimacy coordinator on Heated Rivalry and she has earned a break.For those not aware: intimacy coordinators gained prominence in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement, when assorted testimonies from actors (largely female) made public and unignorable the shocking fact that actors (largely male) and directors (largely male) will often (largely always) try to get away with more than has been contracted for once they are naked with A N Other person. An intimacy coordinator is there to help arrange scenes and advocate for actors. Think of them as somewhere between a bureaucrat and a contraceptive. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Heated Rivalry fans notice series has been ‘sped up’ for UK release

Sky confirmed the series has had ‘no edits’ and ‘no cuts’

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22 h. ago Truth about Heated Rivalry, by SARAH VINE. The gay hockey romance has caused hysteria among straight women. I've watched the X

Are you into gay porn? If not, I would proceed with caution when watching the hot new show of the moment, Heated Rivalry, which premieres in the UK this weekend.

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25 h. ago Heated Rivalry: this queer Canadian hockey romp is so hot it threatens to scorch the ice it skates on

Ravishing actors, charged glances, buttocks like pneumatic hams this is one steamy love story. But it’s far more than just a porny sport-based bodice-ripperI was surprised to learn that ice hockey romance is a genre, a popular one. Surprising, but it makes sense. Love in a cold setting has a fairytale quality. It’s why the great Russian romances endure, though they aren’t relatable. Most of us don’t sit by windows, waiting for a horse to bring word that our cousin has survived the winter in Smolensk. Perhaps it’s time for a modern Doctor Zhivago? Enter Heated Rivalry (Saturday 10 January, 9pm, Sky Atlantic), a Canadian queer romp so hot it threatens to scorch the ice it skates upon.Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov are star players from Montreal and Moscow respectively, mysteriously drawn to each other on the rink, in the full glare of the media. Well, not that mysteriously. The co-leads get down to business almost immediately, with a not-quite meet cute in a shower room. Every episo...

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30 h. ago Truth about Heated Rivals, by SARAH VINE. The gay hockey romance has caused hysteria among straight women. I've watched the X

Are you into gay porn? If not, I would proceed with caution when watching the hot new show of the moment, Heated Rivalry, which premieres in the UK this weekend.

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40 h. ago Heated Rivalry on Sky review: This sweaty, steamy gay ice hockey romance scores every goal

This low budget queer sports show has made overnight stars of its leads, and for good reason

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46 h. ago What time is Heated Rivalry out in the UK? Sky and Now TV release timewhat

Heated Rivalry will skate onto UK TV screens this weekend ⛸🏒

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63 h. ago Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie reveals he went from waiting tables to reading award nominations in just eight months

Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie has reflected on his dramatic career change whilst announcing nominations for the SAG 2026 Actor Award nominations, revealing that life just eight months ago looked very different.

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64 h. ago From Heated Rivalry to Stranger Things, are obsessive fans ruining TV?

The soapy new drama series about gay hockey players is a lot of silly, sexy fun – but you wouldn’t know it based on the pricklier, angrier and more territorial aspects of its fandom. Why is very unserious TV being treated quite so seriously, asks Adam White

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64 h. ago Heated Rivalry’s fans have sucked the fun out of Heated Rivalry

The soapy new drama series about gay hockey players is a lot of silly, sexy fun – but you wouldn’t know it based on the pricklier, angrier and more territorial aspects of its fandom. Why is very unserious TV being treated quite so seriously, asks Adam White

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64 h. ago Heated Rivalry’s obsessive fans have sucked the fun out of the show

The soapy new drama series about gay hockey players is a lot of silly, sexy fun – but you wouldn’t know it based on the pricklier, angrier and more territorial aspects of its fandom. Why is very unserious TV being treated quite so seriously, asks Adam White

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65 h. ago Heated Rivalry star says closeted pro athletes have reached out to him as series skyrockets

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play two closeted hockey players in the hit romance series

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3 d. ago SAG Award 2026 nominations announced as Leonardo DiCaprio's One Battle After Another leads and Kate Hudson lands a surprise nod

The 32nd annual nominations were announced on Wednesday by Abbott Elementary star Janelle James and Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie.

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3 d. ago SAG Award 2026 nominations announced with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Hudson making the list

The 32nd annual nominations were announced on Wednesday by Abbott Elementary star Janelle James and Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie.

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5 d. ago Heated Rivalry – Everything to know about steamy romance drama taking internet by storm

Heated Rivalry, which has become a huge hit and taken the internet by storm, will arrive on our screens in the UK and Ireland on 10 January – here's everything you need to know

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5 d. ago Heated Rivalry: The steamy Canadian romance drama taking the internet by storm

The hockey/romance drama will be available to stream on Sky and Now this January.

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6 d. ago Baffled Jeff Goldblum goes viral as he's quizzed on gay sex drama in VERY awkward Critics Choice 2026 interview

Goldblum, 73, who is presenting at the show and whose latest film Wicked: For Good is up for seven awards today, was outfitted in a suit.

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8 d. ago ‘No one can know’: Heated Rivalry’s gay love story exposes ice hockey’s culture of silence

The surprise hit series has reopened a familiar debate: why, in the National Hockey League, visibility is still treated as a problem rather than a possibilityAt around the midpoint of the first episode of Heated Rivalry, just after Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov – one Canadian, the other Russian, both hockey’s top prospects – have had their first tryst, Hollander sits at the side of his hotel bed and says: “So. You’re not going to tell anyone about this, are you?” Rozanov, lying naked beside him, replies sarcastically: “Me? Yes, Hollander, I’m going to tell everyone.” Hollander reinforces the point: “Because no one can know,” he says. Rozanov utters something under his breath in Russian, then: “Hollander. Look, I’m not going to tell anyone, OK?” Hollander replies: “OK.”No one can know. If hockey were to have an unofficial slogan, this might be it. Heated Rivalry, the surprise 2025 hit series from Crave and HBO, is layered drama, prompting timely questions about the barriers to acc...

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9 d. ago Anderson Cooper had a hilarious response every time Andy Cohen mentioned hit series Heated Rivalry during NYE coverage

Duo returned to host CNN’s live New Year’s Eve coverage

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1 week ago ‘The television event of the decade!’ It’s your top TV of 2025

From the phenomenal Vince Gilligan show Pluribus to horny, life-changing ice-hockey drama Heated Rivalry and much more here are Guardian readers’ shows of the year(Disney+) It’s embarrassing to say about a product released by the Disney Corporation within the Star Wars brand, but it’s by far the most searing and narratively sound portrayal of the creep of totalitarianism I’ve seen on-screen in years. Airtight character work, pitch-perfect action and the ideal moment to tell an inherently political story about the hope of truth and resistance against an endless barrage of falsehoods and atrocities. Eoin, London Continue reading...

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