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Canada’s Drag Race star Aurora Matrix opens up about Heated Rivalry boyfriend
Matrix, who appeared on Canada’s Drag Race Season 1 and later returned for All Stars, revealed that returning to filming made their heart grow fonder
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Heated Rivalry season 2 star Shaheen Jafargholi once auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent
Jafargholi will play Ryan Price, a retired NHL enforcer and defenceman, in the Crave series
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Daniel Diemer and Shaheen Jafargholi join Heated Rivalry season 2 cast
Diemer will play Ryan Price and Jafargholi will play his love interest Fabian Salah
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Heated Rivalry physical release to include deleted scenes and bloopers
The first season will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray in October, followed by a limited 4K Collector’s Edition in November
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Troy Iwata is cast as Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody
The Musical Parody storyline follows Shane's "journey from power centre to power bottom"
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Heated Rivalry season 2 casts Emily Hampshire, Edvin Ryding, Robert Naylor, Sabrina Jalees and Priyanka
The announcement follows Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie joining the cast of season 2
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Heated Rivalry star Dylan Walsh says he ‘got in trouble’ for spilling season 2 secret
Walsh, who plays Shane’s father, David Hollander, is stepping away from Cameo after a Heated Rivalry season 2 reveal
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Callan Potter shares behind-the-scenes photo from Heated Rivalry season 2 filming
Heated Rivalry season 2 will be based on Rachel Reid’s The Long Game, in which Potter’s character returns
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Rachel Reid defends Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie Heated Rivalry season 2 casting
“Thinking about all the people last summer who told me the casting for Ilya and Shane was wrong and bad,” wrote Reid
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François Arnaud says ‘there’s definitely more of Scott and Kip’ in Heated Rivalry season 2
Their on-screen relationship has become a fan-favourite part of season 1, with several athletes and people in sport praising the pair’s storyline
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Heated Rivalry team asks fans for ‘space’ whilst filming season 2
"Please give our cast and crew the space they need," wrote production
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Jurassic World star Justice Smith reportedly joins Heated Rivalry season 2 cast
The actor is alleged to be playing a lead character from Rachel Reid's Role Model book
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Gay porn entertainment company launches erotic book business mirroring Heated Rivalry lust
So far, Falcon | NakedSword has launched two novellas: one a gay baseball romance, and the other a bisexual fantasy featuring a rugged construction worker
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Hudson Williams stars in the first trailer for supernatural thriller Yaga
Yaga will be available to watch in the UK and Ireland on Sky and NOW from October 2026
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François Arnaud just made Under Armour impossible to ignore
The actor steps into a new role as Global Brand Ambassador for the performance wear brand, bringing the same confidence that has made him a screen favourite
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Hudson Williams stuns in first-look images from new witchy thriller, Yaga – SEE HERE
Set within the small coastal town, Williams plays Henry Park, the missing heir to a powerful family fishery business
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Heated Rivalry adult parody casts its Shane and Ilya for London stage show
"Expect power ballads. Expect power plays. Expect emotional meltdowns in tiny towels," reads the show's synopsis
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US baseball game recreates Heated Rivalry with same-sex kiss
The baseball team shared the clip online, showing a batter's legs wrapped around a pitcher's waist
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Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie earns first Emmy nomination for SNL appearance
The actor is nominated in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category after hosting the NBC sketch show in February
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Benito Skinner says two Heated Rivalry stars turned down Overcompensating roles
"Those boys are busy," said Skinner