This hunky gay model-turned-soap star is making a splash on daytime televison with his poolside hijinks
Olympics-pilled, regularly tuning in to the 2024 Paris games and, inevitably, finding a new athlete to crush on every day.Today’s Olympian Du Jour?
Why, it’s French swimmer Florent Manaudou whose broad shoulders and six-pack abs sure have us ready to take the plunge.Anyway, while we were Googling Olympics swimmers—for research!—we came across a South African soap opera called Diepe Waters, which just so happen to take place in the world of competitive swimming.
Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.In fact, The Afrikaans-language drama currently has a storyline all about one of its characters competing in the Olympics, which is a pretty savvy programming move for its network KykNet if you ask us!Love, lies, scandal and intrigue, all set in and around the pool?
Sounds like our favorite kind of campy television! Unfortunately, Diepe Waters isn’t currently streaming via any official platforms in the U.S.However, there’s at least one reason gays might be interested in the South African series, no matter where in the world they live, and his name is Henri Strauss.Table Top mountain is South Africa’s most famous peak.The out actor and model made his debut on the show this past December, playing Chris van Staden, a sweet and philosophical university student—and swimmer, of course!
