Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams asked if he has ‘more than a friendship’ with Connor Storrie

Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams is one of the stars in the hot seat on Canada’s The Assembly.

The show sees 30 neurodivergent and autistic adults interviewing celebrities. Each episode focuses on a different celebrity in the hot seat, where they are asked “unpredictable and direct questions”. The UK version has seen Rylan Clark take on questions about cheating, while Stephen Fry was asked about his sexual preferences.

The rules of the show are very simple: “No subjects are out of bounds, no question is off the table.”

One of Canada’s most popular stars at the moment is Williams, and there’s already a lot of excitement about his appearance on the show.

In Heated Rivalry, Williams plays Shane Hollander, a character widely interpreted to be autistic, which is something novel author Rachel Reid has also confirmed.

‘I’m going to ask you about your sex life…’

The first trailer sees Williams being asked a series of questions, from explicit to emotional, about his sex life and also his relationship with co-star Connor Storrie.

“I’m going to ask you about your sex life,” one interview introduces. Williams grins and responds: “Hell yeah!”

“What do you like to fantasise about?” is another question seemingly asked to Williams. “That’s a good one,” he can be heard replying.

Later, the actor is asked: “Did you ever feel something for Connor [Storrie] that was more than friendship?”

It’s not just the raunchy questions; things also seem to get emotional.

In response to a question, Williams shares: “I feel that when I’m falling down that hole of being lonely, your friends and family are like the climbing pegs that you pull yourself back into life by.”

Celebrity guests in the second season alongside Williams are The Hangover‘s Zach Galifianakis and This Is the End actor Jay Baruchel.

Also appearing is three-time Olympic gold medalist Marie-Philip Poulin and Miss Universe Canada Ashley Callingbull and singer-songwriter Lights.

“The response to The Assembly’s first season was incredible,” says Jennifer Dettman, Executive Director, Unscripted Content, CBC.

“Our interviewers bring such a fresh, honest energy to the traditional talk show, and we’re excited to showcase more engaging conversations with some of the most well-known national and international celebrities.”

“This season of The Assembly is full of surprises and promises to deliver even more of the heart, humour and authentic conversations that can only happen on a show like this,” says executive producer Stephen Sawchuk.

The Assembly is set to air on CBC TV on November 1.

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