Former First Lady Jill Biden’s ambition to appear on a popular gay-themed hockey series faced a setback Thursday night due to fierce competition.
Dr. Biden made an unexpected visit to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center’s annual fundraising event in New York City.
The event honored notable figures such as Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady, creators of HBO and Crave Canada’s “Heated Rivalry,” along with Rachel Reid, the author of the “Game Changers” book series that inspired the show.
Since its debut on HBO last November, the series has become a major hit.
The storyline follows Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, star players in the fictional Major League Hockey, whose secretive relationship evolves into a profound romance over several years.
Fans can look forward to the second season of this acclaimed series, set to premiere in August.
As part of the dinner, there was a live auction for a walk-on role on Heated Rivalry.
Among the bidders – the former First Lady – who ‘stunned’ guests by bidding $35,000 for the opportunity, according to the Gay City News.
Former First Lady Jill Biden was a surprise guest Thursday night at New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center’s annual fundraising dinner, where she bid to appear on the hot HBO gay hockey show, Heated Rivalry
The hot HBO show Heated Rivalry follows the years-long romance of hockey stars Ilya Rozanov (left), played by Connor Storrie and Shane Hollander (right), played by Hudson Williams. Season two is expected to start shooting in August
Biden, however, was quickly outbid.
While son Hunter has admitted to being anywhere from $15 million to $17 million in debt – much of it from legal fees – the former President and First Lady were able to sell their memoirs for around $10 million.
Two separate bidders were ultimately selected as the winners, with a combined $250,000 contribution to the center, Gay City News said.
The former First Lady accepted her defeat with grace.
‘Guess I won’t be heading to the cottage after all – but it was worth a shot!’ Biden wrote on X.
In the season one finale, Hollander, played by Hudson Williams, hosts Rozanov, played by Connor Storrie, at his ‘cottage’ – an expansive modern lakeside home in Canada, where their relationship becomes official.
‘What a wonderful evening supporting @LGBTCenterNYC,’ Biden also said in her post.
A Biden spokesperson declined to say if the former First Lady watched the show with Joe.
Former First Lady Jill Biden claps while attending Thursday night’s fundraising dinner for the New York City LGBT Community Center where she was a surprise guest and shocked audience members by bidding to appear on the HBO hit Heated Rivalry
The former President did not attend the Thursday night fundraiser.
Earlier this week, both Bidens were on hand at a portrait unveiling of the ex-commander-in-chief at Syracuse University School of Law – where President Biden calling a black man ‘Barack’ went viral.
A source familiar told the Daily Mail last month that both the former President and First Lady have several joint events scheduled for the month of April.
Additionally, Dr Biden will up her public appearances soon, as her book, View from the East Wing: A Memoir, will be released on June 2.
She has announced eight stops on a book tour throughout the month of June, kicking it off back in New York with a stop the next day in Washington, DC – where the White House’s East Wing no longer exists.
Dr Biden will also travel to Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia, Ann Arbor and Boston.
