10 Essential TV Gay Couples For LGBT+ Pride Month
9. Christian And Olli - Verbotene Liebe
One of German TV's most revolutionary LGBT storylines, soap opera Verbotene Liebe made headlines for its authentic portrayal of the romance between Oliver Sabel and Christian Mann. The series had already received some attention for breaking ground with Olli's previous relationships, but it was this one that garnered international attention and, quite frankly, it's easy to see why.
Christian was Olli's friend and roommate, he was a boxer and he was in a loving relationship with his girlfriend Coco. However, when the two men came to blows over a kiss that Olli shared with Coco, it ended in another spontaneous kiss... between the two of them. Though Christian quickly put an end to it, he soon found himself unable to stop thinking about it. And from there, he slowly began to fall madly in love with his former friend.
After Christian was honest about his feelings, the pair would finally get together and embark on a long, loving romance before they finally made it official and got married.
Christian and Olli's tale was one without stereotypes that ultimately educated international audiences on the fact that sometimes men can just fall in love with other men and, in doing so, they can live happily ever after.