Katelyn Rose Larson has had enough. Hudson Williams' girlfriend posted on Instagram Stories that 'a couple of people have crossed some boundaries recently'. The Vancouver tattoo artist called out fans booking real appointments at her studio purely to get closer to her boyfriend, the Heated Rivalry star, and she didn't mince her words.
Her message finished with a simple plea: 'with peace and love, please stop.' Larson has largely kept her relationship with Hudson out of the spotlight since it went public earlier this year, making this one of the few times she's addressed the fallout from dating him directly.
Booking a Tattoo Just To Get Closer to Hudson
Larson explained exactly what pushed her to post. Some fans, she said, have been booking slots purely because of the show, then spending their time in the chair asking her coworkers questions about her or about Hudson. She called the experience 'hugely uncomfortable for everyone'.
Fans discussing the post since it went up have said that some visitors take things even further, using the appointments to ask outright whether her relationship with Hudson is real or a cover for a relationship with his co-star, Connor Storrie. There's no evidence behind that theory, but it hasn't stopped people asking.
Larson made a point of not lumping every fan together. Anyone booking in because they genuinely admire the studio's work is welcome, she said. Booking in purely to get near Hudson is a different matter entirely. 'This is where I draw a very hard line,' she wrote, adding that showing up under those pretenses 'crosses a huge boundary'.
How Hudson and Katelyn's Relationship Went Public
Larson and Hudson have reportedly been together since around 2020, long before Heated Rivalry turned him into a household name. He introduced her publicly for the first time on Valentine's Day this year, sharing a photo montage on Instagram and joking she's been with him since his '2000 gold Mazda Protege smoked and squealed' and he 'had no job'.
The pair made their red carpet debut together at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party that March. Her recent Instagram story is the most direct thing she's said publicly since.
The Connor Storrie Theory That Won't Go Away
Hudson has never confirmed anything beyond friendship with Connor Storrie, but a vocal corner of the Heated Rivalry fandom insists their on-screen chemistry reflects something real, dismissing Larson's relationship as a front.
It's a familiar pattern for the couple. Back in December, after a podcast tied to the celebrity gossip account Deuxmoi speculated about a secret tattoo artist girlfriend, Hudson hit back on Instagram with a line fans still repeat whenever the gossip resurfaces: 'You know what, I've grown quite unfond of you deuxmoi.'
Her Clearest Message Yet
Most online harassment takes seconds and costs nothing. However, booking a tattoo appointment is a different level of commitment. A deposit, a design consultation, and hours spent in the chair, all apparently used by some fans just to get access to someone whose only link to Hudson's fame is dating him.
Psychologists call this a parasocial relationship, usually harmless. But here, fans act as if imagined closeness grants real access, going to great lengths and expense to claim it.
Hudson hasn't commented on this specific incident. For now, Larson's post stands as her clearest public ask yet: leave her workplace, and her, alone.
