Robbie GK plays Kip Grady, Scott Hunter’s love interest in the hit sports romance show<\/p>\n
Heated Rivalry star Robbie G.K. is opening up about the series\u2019 growing cultural impact, what it could mean for professional hockey, and his hopes for the show\u2019s future as it continues to resonate with audiences.<\/p>\n
Asked whether the series might inspire real-world change within the NHL, Robbie said, \u201cI certainly hope so.\u201d He pointed to shifts seen in other major sports leagues, adding, \u201cI think that big organisations like that, sports organisations,\u00a0we\u2019ve seen things in the past, specifically in the NFL, where there\u2019s been these types of movements or things that are trying to create change.\u201d<\/p>\n
He emphasised that he hopes the league goes beyond surface-level engagement, saying, \u201cI hope as much as [the NHL is] using this as leverage \u2026 they\u2019re also taking internal notes and changing the atmosphere in change rooms and from an organisational standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n
The actor revealed that multiple NHL teams have reached out to him directly since the show\u2019s release. \u201cThe Vancouver Canucks reached out to me, which me and my roommates were losing our minds because we were talking about trying to get tickets,\u201d he shared. \u201cI think the New Jersey Devils reached out to me. It\u2019s just insane, but I\u2019m super stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robbie also discussed the possibility of Heated Rivalry Season 2 and the future of his character, Kip. While details remain under wraps, he noted that author Rachel Reid has expressed interest in expanding Kip and Scott\u2019s storyline. \u201cI\u2019m just sitting around. My fingers are crossed but I appreciate having Rachel in my corner because that\u2019s exciting. I would love to be on it more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Music also came up during the conversation, with Robbie reacting enthusiastically to the idea that Miley Cyrus could be involved in a future soundtrack.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was absolutely a \u2018Hannah Montana\u2019 fan. That\u2019s what I grew up on. That\u2019s the reason I got into acting and musical theater in the first place,\u201d he said, adding with a laugh, \u201cI hope at some point to meet you in person, Miley.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Robbie GK plays Kip Grady, Scott Hunter’s love interest in the hit sports romance show Heated Rivalry star…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,213738,134,575,85],"class_list":["post-402395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-binge-buzz","tag-entertainment","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}