‘Heated Rivalry’ Star’s Tattoo Artist Girlfriend Begs Fans to Respect Boundaries
Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams’ long-term girlfriend is asking the show’s intense fandom to respect some boundaries.
Hudson Williams’ girlfriend is drawing ‘hard line’ with ‘Heated Rivalry’ fans
Katelyn Larson, a tattoo artist who is dating Williams, took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday, September 21, to share a message with her boyfriend’s fans.
“I didn’t ever want to have to say anything about this, but a couple of people have crossed some boundaries recently, so I’ve got to say something real quick,” she wrote.
“Obviously a lot of you have found the studio because of a certain show and that’s more than okay!” continued Larson, who works at a tattoo studio near Vancouver, Canada. “If you’re following me or the other artists because you like their art and want to get some cool tattoos please go right ahead don’t ever feel weird about that.”
However, Larson said that it was not OK when people booked an appointment for a tattoo with the goal of asking questions about her relationship with Williams or the HBO Max show.
“This is where I draw a very hard line: booking an appointment with me or anyone else purely because of the connection to the show crosses a huge boundary,” she wrote. “Showing up to your appointment and asking my coworkers any sort of questions about myself or about Hudson is hugely uncomfortable for everyone.”
“With peace and love, please stop,” she concluded.
‘Heated Rivalry’ stars navigated abrupt rise to fame
Williams and his co-star Connor Storrie vaulted to stardom in late 2025 when the steamy hockey romance Heated Rivalry premiered on HBO Max in the U.S. and Crave in Canada. The show has an enthusiastic fan base, which has resulted in some uncomfortable moments for its stars.
“It’s crazy … [T]he kind of level of the stratosphere it’s reached is — it’s a little overwhelming and definitely the privacy feels weird,” Williams told CNN News Central in January 2026. “You know, the relationship with the fans is like, you know, you have to kind of draw the line at points.”
“Connor and I were both like, are we in a bubble? Like is this actually [what] people are talking about?” he added.
Williams initially tried to keep his personal life somewhat private. When gossip account DeuxMoi outed Larson as his girlfriend, he replied with a comment: “You know what, I’ve grown quite unfond of you deuxmoi.”
In March, the couple made their official red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscar party. But Williams said that his girlfriend was fine mostly staying out of the public eye..
“She’s not trying to be out there or be perceived,” he explained to ETalk Canada. “She’s always like, ‘I don’t want to be perceived!’”
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