After graduation in 2004, he trained to be a professional actor at Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

The role brought him international fame when Christian was paired with Oliver Sabel, played by Jo Weil.

However, his screen time got reduced and he then vacated the role on 7 December 2012 with Christian taking a job abroad.

Online rumors indicated that Schölermann would return to the soap opera in early 2013, when the season finale of The Voice of Germany aired.

[6] In an interview, Thore stated that he was an animal lover and that he had several pets during his childhood, including a pig.

[citation needed] In early 2010, Thore started dating Verbotene Liebe co-star Jana Julie Kilka.