Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie stopped by Saturday Night Live to introduce host Olivia Rodrigo before she performed a brand new, unreleased song from her forthcoming album.
The 26-year-old, clad in a denim-on-denim ensemble, was met with cheers from the audience as he introduced Rodrigo’s latest track “Begged” through the May 2 episode of the sketch comedy show. The “Drop Dead” singer served because the host and musical guest for the episode; Storrie made his own SNL hosting debut earlier this yr, helming the Feb. 28 episode.
Rodrigo sat upon a swing as she sang the mint track, which can be featured on her third studio album, You seem pretty sad for a lady so in love.
“All that I need is to know undoubtedly that you just just have eyes for me,” the sang on the very top of the track. “All that I need is to take a seat here silently and watch movies on TV.”
Earlier within the night, the three-time Grammy Award winner performed her latest song “Drop Dead,” and was similarly introduced by a glittery special guest in Debbie Harry. Each tracks hail from her upcoming record that may drop June 12.
While Storrie didn’t appear in any of Rodrigo’s sketches on Saturday night, the 2 each notably made their debuts as SNL hosts on season 51.
For his own hosting gig, Storrie brought out his Heated Rivalry co-star Hudson Williams for a sketch and to assist him introduce that week’s musical guest Mumford & Sons. The web had been speculating throughout the week if the 25-year-old Canadian actor would join his onscreen beau for a guest appearance. The pair have repeatedly spoken about how close the experience of constructing Heated Rivalry has made them.
Storrie’s appearance is more likely to send fans of his into excitement for greater than just the glimpse on television. There’s been no shortage of chatter online about whether Storrie or Williams could be making an appearance on the MET Gala, set to happen Monday night. During the last several months, Storrie has landed several coveted luxury brand ambassadorship gigs including Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. The actor and his stylist, James Yardley, recently graced the quilt of The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Stylist issue for his or her work together.
The actor’s SNL debut got here just months after his breakout role within the queer hockey drama, Heated Rivalry. Hailing from Canadian streamer Crave and airing on HBO Max within the U.S., the series centers on a fictional hockey universe based on popular romance books by Rachel Reid. Letterkenny alum Jacob Tierney created, wrote and directed the series.
Heated Rivalry focuses on two rival skilled players — Canada-born Shane Hollander (Williams) of the fictional Montreal Metros and Russia-born Ilya Rozanov (Storrie) of the fictional Boston Raiders — as they navigate a near-decade-long situationship-turned-relationship. The show has made certified stars out of each Storrie and Williams.
Within the months because the show’s premiere, the pair have presented on the Golden Globes, served as torchbearers within the 2026 Olympic Torch Relay and every booked post-Heated Rivalry roles. THR previously reported that Storrie was in talks to affix the ensemble solid of Molly Gordon and SNL author Allie Levitan’s A24 comedy Peaked, which appears to have only recently wrapped filming.
Crave renewed Heated Rivalry for a second season early into the show’s first season run. HBO Max has confirmed it should proceed to air the series. The show is slated to shoot the second season this summer — Tierney said it might shoot in August on a recent TV appearance. It’s aiming for a spring 2027 release, Bell Media and Crave told THR in an announcement.
Reid announced earlier this yr that she’ll be publishing her seventh book within the Game Changers series, which Heated Rivalry and its sequel The Long Game belong to. The book, Unrivaled, can be the subsequent chapter in Shane and Ilya’s story. She announced earlier this week that she’d be pushing the book to a 2027 release date.