‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Connor Storrie Confesses He Dressed as a Twerking Miley Cyrus for Halloween When He Was 13: ‘It Was a Big Cultural Moment at the Time’

Now that Miley Cyrus has said she would love to do music for the second season of “Heated Rivalry,” one of the show’s stars, Connor Storrie, has a confession to make.

Storrie, who plays Russian hockey player Ilya in the queer romance series, tells me he was only 13 when he dressed as Cyrus for Halloween.

As Hannah Montana?

Nope, it was Cyrus from her very controversial MTV VMAs performance with Robin Thicke in 2013. “Not to expose myself a little bit, but…it was a big cultural moment at the time,” Storrie told me Wednesday morning after he and “Abbott Elementary” star Janelle James announced this year’s SAG/Actor Awards nominations in Los Angeles. “Me and my best friend — I was Miley Cyrus for Halloween and he was Robin Thicke.”

“I was in middle school,” he continued. “I think those photos don’t exist anymore. I want to plant the seed for people to try to find them, but I don’t think they will.” (Turns out they do. Fans were quick to find one after Variety posted a video of my interview on social media.)

Cyrus was blasted for her appearance at the VMAs for not only twerking on Thicke during their set, but she was also accused of cultural appropriation.

Unlike Storrie’s YouTube videos from around that time that have become quite popular these days, Storrie doesn’t believe there’s any footage of him as Cyrus. As James said, “That’s probably a good thing.”

Looking into the camera, Storrie said, “So, Miley Cyrus, know that I was you at the MTV Movie Awards.”

It’s been a meteoric rise for Storrie and his “Heated Rivalry” co-star Hudson Williams ever since HBO Max debuted the first two episodes of the show over Thanksgiving weekend. HBO Max acquired the series from Canadian streamer Crave.

Memes and gifs of the show’s most explicit sex scenes and other moments from the episodes quickly went viral.

In mid-December, Storrie told me he decided to do his self-tape audition shirtless. “I was like, ‘If we’re doing a show that heavily involves sex,’” he said. “So I took off my shirt, even though it didn’t say that. I had my shirt off the entire time because I was like, ‘If we’re doing that, you all have to see what these people look like naked.’”

Storrie has signed with mega talent agency CAA. He and Hudson will present at the Golden Globes on Sunday. Storrie will make his late-night talk show debut on “Late Night with Seth Meyers on Jan. 12.

Sadly, because “Heated Rivalry” is a fully Canadian-financed production, it’s ineligible for Emmys and Actor Awards.

“Do I think it would be cool to get that recognition for the show?” Storrie asked. “Yeah, 100%. Do I think the show has a level of quality that I think will get recognized? 100%. But also, awards are a cherry on top of the cake, which is just being able to do what you want. We all make things to be seen, so when you get reinforcement that things are being watched, that’s kind of all you need, especially with something like this that had little promise going into it.”

James said she watched “Heated Rivalry” about three weeks ago when her assistant recommended it. “What I’m thinking about his excellent Russian accent that he does,” she said when I alluded to his risqué sex scenes. “I’m thinking about his characterization. I’m thinking that he is adorable, and he looks like a leading man, and I’m excited to see where he goes next.

Additional reporting by Kennedy French.