François Arnaud Is Our April 2026 Cover Star!
Just like the millions of us who have watched (and rewatched) #HeatedRivalry, the incredibly popular Canadian queer hockey-romance series directed by Jacob Tierney and based on Rachel Reid’s book series, Game Changers, #FrancoisArnaud is still trying to wrap his head around the trajectory of this little Crave show that could. The 40-year-old Montreal-born talent, who has been working consistently since his 20s, is taking it all in stride. “You can’t buy into the hype so much yourself,” he says of the popularity of both the show and his character, Scott Hunter. “You have to see things for what they are. We made this really cool thing that we love, and it’s so amazing that other people love it too. And [now] we’re going to try to make more good things together—and apart.”
Read the full interview with
@francoisarnaud in the ELLE Canada April 2026 issue, which hits newsstands and Apple News + on March 16!
Photography
@royalgilbert
Styling
@amandaleeshirreffs
Hair and makeup
@kikihaircutter (using
@guerlain )
Production coordination
@paaayson
Photography assistants
@hyeymtran and Henry Han
Styling assistant Ian James
Publisher
@sophiebanford
Multi-platform content director
@cynthiaquellet
Editor-in-chief
@joannafox
Art director
@samputhputh
Story by
@joannafox
@francoisarnaud is wearing a shirt and tie by
@ysl and a ring, brooch and earring by
@tiffanyandco
Special thanks to
@visitweho and
@fairmontcenturyplaza