“Heated Rivalry” stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie are almost as close in real life as their on-screen characters.

“Me and Hudson had the chemistry down before we even started acting,” Storrie, 25, who plays Williams’ love interest on the HBO Max series, told Vanity Fair in an interview published on Friday.

“We got comfortable just being inches from each other’s face and invading each other’s personal space,” Williams, 24, added, joking, “A nightmare for HR.”

Based on the novels by Rachel Reid, “Heated Rivalry” follows “two rival hockey stars [Williams stars as Shane Hollander and Storrie stars as Ilya Rozanov] at the top of their game face an unexpected challenge when they develop feelings for each other, complicating their careers and the sport’s expectations,” per an IMDb

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