{"id":2506313,"date":"2026-07-17T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2506313"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:55:11","slug":"heartstopper-stars-still-havent-seen-heated-rivalry-we-probably-have-very-similar-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/heartstopper-stars-still-havent-seen-heated-rivalry-we-probably-have-very-similar-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHeartstopper\u201d stars still haven\u2019t seen \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d: \u2018We probably have very similar experiences\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Heartstopper<\/em> stars Kit Connor and Joe Locke still haven&#8217;t seen <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It feels very like we probably have very similar experiences,&#8221; Locke says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actors are just happy to &#8220;see another queer show explode.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Heated Rivalry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/heated-rivalry-11867005\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><\/a> is probably the closest thing we have to filling the impending <em>Heartstopper<\/em> void, even though both are radically different in tone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cozy, queer coming-of-age romance, led by Kit Connor and Joe Locke, comes to a close this weekend with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the finale movie on Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/heartstopper-to-end-with-feature-film-after-3-seasons-netflix-11719562\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the finale movie on Netflix<\/a>, titled <em>Heartstopper Forever<\/em>. Meanwhile, the <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> craze treks on during the interim between seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I actually haven&#8217;t seen <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em>,&#8221; Connor tells <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> in an interview with Locke, who also admits, &#8220;I haven&#8217;t seen it either.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) snap a selfie in &#8216;Heartstopper Forever&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Samuel Dore\/Netflix<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been working and living like a bit of a monk for the last while,&#8221; Connor adds. The actor has a number of upcoming projects, including <em>Elden Ring<\/em>, the fantasy epic inspired by the popular video game that&#8217;s been shooting in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;d love to meet them both,&#8221; Locke says of <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Connor Storrie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/connor-storrie-11898841\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Storrie<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hudson Williams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/hudson-williams-11898842\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Hudson Williams<\/a>. &#8220;It feels very like we probably have very similar experiences of that instantaneous craze. And it&#8217;s great to see another queer show explode.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Heartstopper<\/em> came onto the scene with season 1 on Netflix in 2022. Locke plays Charlie, a gentle, shy kid at school dealing with anxiety, depression, and bullying, while Connor portrays Nick, a jock type coming to terms with his bisexuality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series, a warm hug of a show, chronicled their love story, which now culminates in <em>Heartstopper Forever<\/em>, out now on Netflix.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) on 'Heated Rivalry'Credit: Courtesy Bell Media\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/a81736353bf5b8b3b649efa088a08134f3df7fb65ac6e30c06ee8dbf03a0215b\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fentertainment_weekly_785%2F8919d67b377cba334f1cb1019a256b58\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) on &#8216;Heated Rivalry&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Courtesy Bell Media<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> could not be more different. The Canadian romance \u2014 about two rival hockey players who fall for each other and have wild sex behind closed doors \u2014 erupted onto the cultural scene at the end of 2025. Season 2 will start filming soon ahead of a projected spring 2027 premiere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show, a Crave Original in Canada, is released in the U.S. and other international territories through HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/heartstopper-stars-havent-seen-heated-rivalry-kit-connor-joe-locke-exclusive-12021529\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Heartstopper stars Kit Connor and Joe Locke still haven&#8217;t seen Heated Rivalry. &#8220;It feels very like we probably have very similar experiences,&#8221; Locke says. The actors are just happy to &#8220;see another queer show explode.&#8221; Heated Rivalry is probably the closest thing we have to filling the impending Heartstopper void, even though both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2506314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[466608,419961,466609,347323,23191],"class_list":["post-2506313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-heartstopper","tag-heated-rivalry","tag-joe-locke","tag-kit-connor","tag-netflix"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Heartstopper-stars-still-havent-seen-Heated-Rivalry-\u2018We-probably-have.com2Fen2Fentertainment_weekly_7852Fe9aed1749709ba887726ede958be33c0.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506315,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506313\/revisions\/2506315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}