Hudson Williams snaps ‘you’re not fans’ as he’s followed around Paris

Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams had enough of being followed around Paris this weekend, telling apparent autograph sellers: “You’re not fans.”

The rising star, who plays loveable Shane Hollander in the gay hockey drama, has been in the French capital for fashion week.

He was approached by a group of men, who are reportedly autograph dealers, who gave him photographs to sign – but he refused.

In video footage circulating on X, Williams tells the men: “Guys, you just followed me to my residence. No ‘sorry’. You can’t do this. This is really f****** weird. You can’t f****** do this. You guys aren’t fans, you’re being really creepy and you just followed me. You don’t do this.”

The 25-year-old then appears to try and light one of the photos on fire with a lighter, but it doesn’t work.

“I’m gonna burn this,” Williams adds. “Now please f****** leave. You’re demented. I wanna watch you hop on your little bike.”

As he walks away, the men continue to follow him, with one saying: “Sorry to follow you.”

When it’s clear they are still following, Williams turns around and asks them to stop again.

One of the men then begins shouting at the actor to “don’t say bad words”, before approaching him and continuing to argue.

Williams tells them: “You just followed me on a bike,” as another apologises.

Heated Rivalry season two in production

Williams’ appearance in Paris comes as he gears up to get back into Shane Hollander’s skates for Heated Rivalry season two.

Production starts this month, with showrunner Jacob Tierney using Rachel Reid’s novel The Long Game as the source material.

Other characters from Reid’s Game Changers novel series are also set to appear, including Ryan Price and Troy Barrett. A leaked casting call also appeared to confirm characters such as Ilya Rozanov’s therapist would be included in season two.

Fans have been sharing their dream castings for a number of characters, and Adults star Jack Innanen was at the top of many lists to play Barrett – however he was unable to join the show due to schedule conflicts.

One person who may have signed on the dotted line, though, is model and actor Abdalla Amour, who fans believe will be playing Fabian, the androgynous love interest of gentle giant Price.

Unfortunately, the second season is not due to be released until early 2027, but that just leaves plenty of opportunity for fans to re-watch season one (if they haven’t already).

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