Casting
In summer 2006, newcomer Thore Schölermann gets cast in the role of Christian Mann, who's the younger brother of the already established character Gregor Mann. Christian is supposed to serve as the new heartthrob, finding himself eventually in a love triangle between two young women.
After a little bit over a year, actor Jo Weil returns to the show as Oliver Sabel, a role he established in 1999. Verbotene Liebe head writer Tom Chroust decides to write a coming out storyline for Christian, pairing him with Oliver. This step proves to be a gold mine. The pairing gets a huge international following and is considered a supercouple.
In June 2012, it was announced that Thore Schölermann will host the second season of ProSiebenSat.1's casting-show The Voice of Germany.. He debuted in his new role on October 18, 2012. It was reported on August 27, 2012 that Schölermann is supposed to take an extended break from Verbotene Liebe. He made his last appearance on December 7, 2012.
Original reports suggested that Schölermann will return to filming in early 2013. But it was since announced that the actor won't return full time, but is open to appear in a limited capacity. However no deal has been made yet and it's unclear if Schölermann will return at all.
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