- - Martha Stewart Reveals She ‘Tried’ to Watch “Heated Rivalry” but Says It’s ‘Not My Stuff’: ‘It Doesn’t Turn Me on’

Liza EsquibiasFebruary 10, 2026 at 3:42 AM

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Martha Stewart (left); Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) in 'Heated Rivalry'

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In a recent interview, Martha Stewart revealed that she did not finish watching Heated Rivalry

The series has become an international sensation since its November 2025 debut and follows the unexpected secret love story of two male hockey players

Stewart admitted that she "tried" to watch it but said the show is "not my stuff"

Martha Stewart is revealing one trend she can’t get behind.

In a recent interview on the Up & Adams Show, the lifestyle icon, 84, explained that watching a good TV show is a staple in her bedtime routine. When host Kay Adams asked if Stewart is a fan of Heated Rivalry — the LGBTQ+ hockey drama that has become a viral sensation over the past few months — she made a surprising admission.

“I tried, I tried,” Stewart shared. “It doesn’t turn me on.”

"It doesn't turn me on…" – Martha Stewart on Heated Rivalry 🤣Here's what she's watching instead:@MarthaStewart | @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/k7689AfBIQ

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) February 6, 2026

Based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry was created by Jacob Tierney for Canadian streaming service Crave. It follows Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), a Canadian hockey superstar, and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), a cocky Russian phenom, whose fierce on-ice rivalry turns into a secret, explosive hookup.

The steamy debut season was picked up by HBO Max shortly before its November 2025 premiere, and it has since become the platform’s top-rated non-animated acquired series and a top-five scripted debut of 2025, per Variety.

“That’s not my stuff,” Stewart joked, adding that, “MobLand’s my stuff. Best thing on TV in 2025.”

She went on to name the stars of the Paramount+ crime drama: “Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren?” she continued, naming the leads of Guy Ritchie’s Paramount+ drama.

“Oh and Tom Hardy, he’s my man," the author quipped.

Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan in 'MobLand'

Sophie Mutevelian/Paramount+

The series follows two London crime families who are at war, with Brosnan and Mirren as the patriarch and matriarch of the Harrigans. Stuck in the middle is Hardy's character, a bounty hunter ready to fight for his own power.

MobLand marks the second project that Brosnan and Mirren have worked on together in the past year — they also star in The Thursday Murder Club with Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie.

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MobLand is streaming now on Paramount+. Heated Rivalry season 1 is available to stream on HBO Max.

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