After an entire week of meticulous exploration on Instagram, we present to you our selection for this week’s Celebrity Instahottie — Henri Strauss.
South African actor and model Henri Strauss is out and proud. He’s currently garnering attention in his role as Chris van Staden in the Afrikaans daytime series Diepe Waters, a performance he hopes will inspire young queer people.
Fans of the popular KykNet show have been glued to their screens in recent weeks as Chris came out to his father and opened up about his relationship with Brian.
Introduced to the Diepe Waters audience in December 2023 in the current second series, Strauss says the role is deeply personal and close to his heart, especially as the same-sex relationship unfolds.
“I am incredibly grateful to KykNet for giving me this opportunity to portray the role of Chris and for allowing me to interpret his journey in my own way, keeping Chris authentic,” Henri said.
The role has seen life imitating art. Henri was born in a small town in the North-West, raised by a loving grandmother and hardworking parents, while grappling with self-acceptance within his conservative Afrikaans Christian community.
Henri states, “For gay kids like me, it’s difficult to grow up in a world that shows so much hate. But I want to take this moment to thank everyone who stands up for us.”
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