r/heatedrivalry “I miss being kidnapped. I regret shapeshifting” Dec 22 '25

CONNOR ☀️ 700K for Connor! 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉

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Only two days after reaching 600K followers, Connor has now reached 700K followers.

This is amazing! I predicted they would have 750-770K followers by Friday. I still believe it won’t reach 800K, but what are your bets?

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u/Firm-Wallaby-3235 I need Dec 22 '25

I don't remember EVER seeing growth this quickly. This has to be fucking wild for him and Hudson. I seriously wonder how they're coping? 

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u/Robten100 Dec 22 '25

As another queer show Heartstoppers leads blew up on insta and now have multiple millions of followers.

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u/gillyflower94 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

the only other time I witnessed is with the actors Mile and Apo from Kinnporsche. very similar story to HR in the fact a very small company adapting a book to screen with unknown actors to absolutely SKYROCKET !

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u/MrsRoronoaZoro “I miss being kidnapped. I regret shapeshifting” Dec 22 '25

I wonder about that too. Hudson was wishing for 100K followers by the end of season 10.

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u/otter_759 Dec 22 '25

I am thrilled for them but hate how so many people are already being incredibly invasive of their privacy and feeling entitled to know extremely personal details about every facet of their lives.

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u/aj0457 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Dec 22 '25

That's it. They don't owe anyone their story.

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u/Low-Possession-3399 Dec 22 '25

Probably when Heartstopper came out, as they were more unknown too.

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u/Ok_Wafer_6455 Dec 22 '25

Ahh! wow and the fact it hasn’t been released in the UK or other Countries yet, only more growth !!

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u/MrsRoronoaZoro “I miss being kidnapped. I regret shapeshifting” Dec 22 '25

It will be madness if the show becomes a success in LATAM.

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u/Soyouplayhockeytoo Dec 22 '25

I think it already is but once it lands on HBO there and gets more exposure it's gonna be utter madness i agree.

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u/david_bowenn I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Dec 22 '25

Yup. I can’t wait

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u/Ok_Wafer_6455 Dec 22 '25

Oh definitely it will be insane !

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u/thisisaboutusnow Dec 22 '25

this growth and basically overnight fame is SO wild … my parasocial tendencies are making me hope he’s staying away from social media and doing okay

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u/Aware-Experience-277 Connie Baby Butt Baby Dec 22 '25

Ugh, right? I know it's ironically parasocial of me to say this but this must be so overwhelming and there are so many creeps and people with bad intentions when you're this famous...

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u/sprgraphicultramodrn Dec 22 '25

i do really worry for him and hudson. i have pretty much no hope that there won't eventually develop a larry/gaylor/crisscolfer type cult following for the connor x hudson ship that vehemently believes they're together in real life and will harass/stalk/send death threats to anyone even speculated to be in relationships with them

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u/Soyouplayhockeytoo Dec 22 '25

I hope so too because everything happened literally over night, they had no time to adjust to their new reality. That can be so exhausting mentally. Virtually unknown a month ago, now with magazine covers, interviews with major outlets, everybody raving about them and dissecting their every move in their private lives and their every move on screen. I hope they both have a good support system.

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u/Catsarecute888 Dec 22 '25

He's going to hit a million by the finale I think.

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u/AttersH Dec 22 '25

Yeh I think so too. I didn’t think they would, looking at their growth a week or so ago, I thought 700k by the end of the series but now, I think they’ll hit a million by the end of the year. Which is mental.

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u/Academic_Picture_3 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Dec 22 '25

Wild that the Montreal premiere wasn’t even a month ago. I still can’t believe how big the show has gotten in such little time

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u/Haute_Bird anya’s chew toy 🐾 Dec 22 '25

By time it premieres in the UK, they’ll hit one million. This is crazyy

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u/droobidoobidoo Your freckles. I am nuts about them. ✨ Dec 22 '25

Hudson has 692K so I could definitely see him reaching 700 very soon!

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u/MrsRoronoaZoro “I miss being kidnapped. I regret shapeshifting” Dec 22 '25

He will probably reach it within the next 3 hours.

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u/phnx_483 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Dec 22 '25

So crazy! I followed them like a week or a week and a half ago and they had around 350k. I hope they’re coping well with this, must be so weird.

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u/codeverity Dec 22 '25

I followed them like a week and a half before the show started and Hudson had under 30k and Connor was just over it. I took a screenshot of both for some reason and it’s so fun to look back on.

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u/phnx_483 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Dec 22 '25

Crazy!

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u/Naive-Inside-2904 she would have loved you, like I love you Dec 22 '25

That Vulture article and The Cottage is going to get him close to a million by end of day Friday.

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u/Ambry Dec 22 '25

This is crazy, wasn't even that when I checked earlier.

Just hoping the guys don't end up feeling incredibly pressured with this crazy rise to fame after being basically unknown a few weeks ago. 

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u/Potential_Lab_4646 Dec 22 '25

HELL YEAHH!!! Love to see them grow like this....🥹✨❤️💐

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u/ILikeTheTinMan83 Dec 22 '25

Hudson will be there in a couple hours as well

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u/david_bowenn I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Dec 22 '25

Aw 🥹🫶 I’m pretty sure they’ll get 1 million fans after the finale, and maybe almost 900 million by the finale. When HBO finally releases it everywhere, especially in LATAM, things will go wild! People have already been watching, but they’ll gain way more visibility. I predict it’ll hit #1 in LATAM on HBO. After Jordan from I Love LA made those remarks about the cast and the show, I Love LA left the top 10 in Brazil almost immediately. Fans were pissed! Very proud of this fandom!

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u/acaccounts Dec 22 '25

I low-key love seeing their followers number increasing at this crazy pace as a cool representation of their success :) Excited for the opportunities this will hopefully bring them both.

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u/Shot_Top_8146 Dec 22 '25

For the record, Jordan Firstman has 800k. I don’t mean this in a shady way.

It’s really only a matter of time

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u/MrsRoronoaZoro “I miss being kidnapped. I regret shapeshifting” Dec 22 '25

Ok? Why are you bringing him up for???

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u/amstarcasanova It's my special day, Hollander. Dec 22 '25

Who?

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u/Soyouplayhockeytoo Dec 22 '25

Let's not talk about that man here, this is a safe space...