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Eldorado’s hot German toyboy Dieter actor unrecognisable 32 years since soap flop with incredible new career

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Eldorado might have gone down in TV history as one of soap's biggest flops, but it did launch the careers of some of its cast - including Kai Maurer, who played hot German windsurfing instructor Dieter Schultz.The BBC soap was much hyped in advance of its 1992 launch – show bosses had hoped it could replicate the success of EastEnders while bringing a little more sunshine into the lives of avid soap viewers.

It reportedly cost £10 million to make thanks to an entire village being built near Marbella to film it in, but had crashed and burned just a year later when it was axed over dwindling viewing figures.

Cast members included Jesse Birdsall as Marcus Tandy and Sandra Sandri as Pilar Montero, but viewers who tuned in to the short-lived soap might remember Kai as another of the cast having fun in the sun.

While he didn't get a lengthy stay in the Spanish soap, he did use it as a springboard to an exciting career. Kai is completely unrecognisable now from his days as a sunkissed surf instructor with flowing blond locks - here's what his life looks like now with a surprising new profession.

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