Leonie Richter
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Leonie Richter is a fictional character
on the German
soap opera
Verbotene Liebe
(Forbidden Love). The character is portrayed by Stefanie Bock, who debuted in the role on August 9, 2011.
, a young and adventures Jan Brandner
moves on with Kerstin Richter and decides to start a new life with her in Paris
. But soon it's clear that Jan can't forget about Julia, which leads eventually to a break up between Kerstin and Jan. Shortly after Jan has disappeared from her life, Kerstin learns that she's pregnant with his child. She gives birth to a daughter, Leonie, and is raising her all by her own. As she gets older, Leonie wants to know about her father and is told by Kerstin that Jan walked out on her after he found out that she was pregnant. Heartbroken about that, Leonie starts to hate her father without even knowing him. She decides to find Jan to confront him and starts a search in the web.
and his best friend Emilio Sanchez see the photo Leonie uses for her search and recognize that the man Leonie's looking for is the priest of their community in Palma de Mallorca
. Leonie asks the boys for Jan's address and is determined to confront him. She travels to the Spanish island all on her own and is caught by Emilio when she searches Jan's place. Timo and Emilio want to know the connection between Leonie and Jan and try to confront her. As she runs off, Timo tracks her down and wants to know the truth. Leonie slowly starts opening up to Timo and tells him that Jan is her father, who walked out on her mother after he found out about the pregnancy. Timo can't believe that Jan would walk away from its own child and wants Leonie to talk to him. He lets her stay at his place for the night, only to see that she has already left the next morning; only leaving a thank you-note. Leonie starts to sight Jan, when he's consulting a pregnant teenager. This is opening all old wounds by Leonie and she screams at Jan for being a hypocrite. Jan's wondering about Leonie's behavior and follows her. He even apologizes to her if he said something that might have hurt her and asks if she is maybe pregnant herself. With all the anger inside of her, Leonie confronts Jan with being his daughter.
Fictional character
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on the German
Germany
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...
(Forbidden Love). The character is portrayed by Stefanie Bock, who debuted in the role on August 9, 2011.
Background
After the impossible love to his twin-sister Julia von AnstettenJulia von Anstetten
Julia Mendes is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , played by Valerie Niehaus. She is introduced in the series' premiere on January 2, 1995. She departed from the series in July 1997, when Niehaus decided to pursue other roles...
, a young and adventures Jan Brandner
Jan Brandner
Jan Brandner is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was played from the show's debut on January 2, 1995 to August 27, 1997 by actor Andreas Brucker. In March 2011, the role was surprisingly recast with actor Hubertus Grimm; reinstating the Brandner family and...
moves on with Kerstin Richter and decides to start a new life with her in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. But soon it's clear that Jan can't forget about Julia, which leads eventually to a break up between Kerstin and Jan. Shortly after Jan has disappeared from her life, Kerstin learns that she's pregnant with his child. She gives birth to a daughter, Leonie, and is raising her all by her own. As she gets older, Leonie wants to know about her father and is told by Kerstin that Jan walked out on her after he found out that she was pregnant. Heartbroken about that, Leonie starts to hate her father without even knowing him. She decides to find Jan to confront him and starts a search in the web.
Meeting Timo and Emilio; finding out the truth
Out of a pure case, Timo MendesTimo Mendes
Timo Mendes is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . Remo Schulze debuted in the role on June 23, 2011. Timo is the son of Julia von Anstetten and her first husband Tim Sander.-Background:...
and his best friend Emilio Sanchez see the photo Leonie uses for her search and recognize that the man Leonie's looking for is the priest of their community in Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca
Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
. Leonie asks the boys for Jan's address and is determined to confront him. She travels to the Spanish island all on her own and is caught by Emilio when she searches Jan's place. Timo and Emilio want to know the connection between Leonie and Jan and try to confront her. As she runs off, Timo tracks her down and wants to know the truth. Leonie slowly starts opening up to Timo and tells him that Jan is her father, who walked out on her mother after he found out about the pregnancy. Timo can't believe that Jan would walk away from its own child and wants Leonie to talk to him. He lets her stay at his place for the night, only to see that she has already left the next morning; only leaving a thank you-note. Leonie starts to sight Jan, when he's consulting a pregnant teenager. This is opening all old wounds by Leonie and she screams at Jan for being a hypocrite. Jan's wondering about Leonie's behavior and follows her. He even apologizes to her if he said something that might have hurt her and asks if she is maybe pregnant herself. With all the anger inside of her, Leonie confronts Jan with being his daughter.