Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie debuts very different hairstyle amid season 2 filming
Connor Storrie in Heated Rivalry. (Bell Media)
There’s a news story that is sweeping the globe: Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie has shaved his head down to a buzzcut. We must consider the international implications of this for season two.
The 26-year-old actor was spotted over the weekend, and his ethereal golden locks were notably absent.
Rumours were flying last week that fans had spotted Storrie. Now, however, we supposedly have photographic evidence.
A photograph of Storrie having a meal with co-star Christina Chang was posted on Sunday (23 August).
After the apparent confirmation that the curls are no longer with us, fans went online to unite in their grief and mourn Storrie’s signature curls.
“Just saw his buzz cut and I am actually UNWELL. CONNOR STORRIE WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME…” one fan posted.
Another wrote: “Connor Storrie you better have a magical hair growing product we need the curls back NOW.”
For some, the haircut is personal; one user said the haircut “was like clipping an angel’s wings”.
Some have also made fan edits in mourning, such as images of Storrie with his curls soundtracked to Taylor Swift’s heartbreaking track “All Too Well.”
‘You better have a magical hair growing product’
After the sighting of Storrie, fans gave the actor the nickname ‘Buzznor’ to honour his new look.
Some are even concerned about how Storrie’s haircut may impact Heated Rivalry season two. “Genuinely confused how they plan to tell Ilya’s story in season 2 with Connor’s hair looking like this,” one fan posted.
“And before anyone comes back saying it doesn’t matter. Yes it the f*** does. Ilya’s curls like Shane’s freckles are an important part of how he’s described,” one fan posted.
Storrie portrays Russian hockey player Ilya Rozanov in the hit show. As mentioned, both Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov are described with longer hair in Rachel Reid’s The Long Game, the basis for the show’s second season.
It’s unlikely this is a spontaneous act and instead we may be seeing Ilya with short hair at some point in the series. Production on season two has only just started and will stretch into this winter – plenty of time for the curls to return.
Storrie has been hinting at making major changes to his hair for a while now.
“I’m ready to cut this stuff off if y’all want me to be completely honest,” he said of his curls in a Teen Vogue interview.
“I’m ready to shave my head. I don’t know who’s out there, but someone hire me and give me a crazy haircut.”
Also, in a video for Vogue, he doubled down: “Just wait until we do something, and until we cut it all off. I want to.”
Of course, the change could also be for another upcoming role, and his curls will be intact for Heated Rivalry with the magic of wigs.
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