{"id":245304,"date":"2026-01-15T02:31:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/245304\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T02:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:31:06","slug":"heated-rivalrys-francois-arnaud-says-scott-hunter-is-a-little-frustrating-to-play-wants-his-next-role-to-be-a-little-wilder-francois-arnaud-celebrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/245304\/","title":{"rendered":"Heated Rivalry\u2019s Fran\u00e7ois Arnaud Says Scott Hunter Is \u2018A Little Frustrating to Play,\u2019 Wants His Next Role to Be \u2018A Little Wilder\u2019 | Francois Arnaud | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t worry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/francois-arnaud\/\" title=\"Francois Arnaud\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fran\u00e7ois Arnaud<\/a> still loves playing Scott Hunter! <\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old actor was seen stepping out from a building to a hoard of fans this week in New York City. <\/p>\n<p>Fran\u00e7ois has been in town as he makes the rounds to promote the hit Crave series, which also streams on HBO Max in the US. He\u2019s already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/13\/francois-arnaud-reveals-his-old-manager-refused-to-read-heated-rivalry-script-didnt-think-he-should-do-the-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visited CBS Mornings<\/a>, SiriusXM Studios, MS Now and taped an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so far! <\/p>\n<p>In a new interview, Fran\u00e7ois shared what it\u2019s been like portraying Scott and teased what he wants to to next.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s going to be more of Heated Rivalry later on in the year, but we still don\u2019t know what that looks like, if it\u2019ll be a little side thing for Scott,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/i-d.co\/article\/francois-arnaud-heated-rivalry-cheap-date\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/i-d.co\/article\/francois-arnaud-heated-rivalry-cheap-date\/&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">i-d mag<\/a> of what\u2019s next this year for him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m reading a lot of scripts and trying to find the right thing. I\u2019m interested in something a bit more chaotic,\u201d Fran\u00e7ois continued. \u201cScott is great, but also kind of frustrating to play because he\u2019s so wholesome and together. Hopefully something a little wilder is in the cards.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Fran\u00e7ois has previously touted his excitement for the show\u2019s second season, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/14\/connor-storrie-reveals-when-heated-rivalry-season-2-might-start-filming\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">slated to start filming<\/a> later this year. At the Critics Choice Awards earlier this month, the actor shared some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/05\/francois-arnaud-reacts-to-miley-cyrus-being-so-in-for-heated-rivalry-song-shares-his-hopes-for-skip-in-season-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">what he hopes to see for Scott and Kip<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/robbie-g-k\/\" title=\"Robbie G k\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robbie G.K.<\/a>) in season two. <\/p>\n<p>Browse through the gallery to see more photos of Fran\u00e7ois Arnaud out in New York City\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t worry, Fran\u00e7ois Arnaud still loves playing Scott Hunter! 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