Heated Rivalry's Hudson Williams details receiving messages from closeted professional athletes
Hudson Williams received several significant personal messages.
Actually, Heated rivalry actor who plays closeted gay hockey star Shane Hollander opposite Connor's stories (Ilya Rozanov) on the Crave/HBO Max show, said he has received several private messages from closeted LGBTQ+ athletes who appreciate the show.
“People who reach out to us, somewhat anonymously, and say, 'I'm still a professional player and I'm still in the closet,'” Hudson said in clip from January 7 from his appearance on Andy CohenSiriusXM show Radio Andy. “They [also] appeal to Rachel [Reid]our author, who will then, as it were, pass on these beautiful anonymous letters.”
The 24-year-old added of the hockey, soccer and basketball players he's heard from: “Sometimes they'll just reach out to you privately on Instagram and they're the ones who will really just get under your skin and be like, 'Oh, so this is a fun show and it's festive, but sometimes it just gets under people's skin.'
But gratitude isn't the only emotion Hudson has felt in the six weeks since the show premiered to American audiences on HBO Max. Indeed, he is fully aware that his viral popularity is “crazy.”
