Married At First Sight UK star JJ Slater has hit back at transphobic trolls after they questioned his sexuality.
The 30-year-old fashion brand owner struck up a relationship with transgender clinic consultant Ella Morgan on the show, causing shockwaves in the group because they were married to other people.
Speaking about his MAFS experience, JJ filmed a TikTok Live with his co-star Luke Worley but talk soon turned to his sexuality.
Responding to questions from followers, The Sun reports he said: ‘Am I bi now? No! I see Ella as a girl. I don’t know how many times I have to say that.
‘The thing is everyone in the experiment saw Ella as a woman and a girl because that’s what she is.’

Speaking out: Married At First Sight UK star JJ Slater has hit back at transphobic trolls after they questioned his sexuality

New romance: The 30-year-old fashion brand owner struck up a relationship with transgender clinic consultant Ella Morgan (pictured) on the show
Luke – who booted off the show after having a physical fight with co-star Jordan Gayle – backed JJ up and said: ‘Ella to me is a woman. I had never been around someone trans so I had to personally be educated.
‘I look at trans people totally different now. I had to have this conversation with Ella because I needed to be educated as well.
‘Speak to your friends about it in your group chat or privately not on a comment or a post. Speak about it privately if you want to have a rant.
‘I think people forget. They think we’re just characters, we aren’t.’
Ella and JJ are set to make their dramatic return to the experiment on Wednesday as a couple after ending their respective marriages.
Ella and JJ were both originally matched up with different spouses, but soon formed a connection and cheated on their partners together.
Following the revelation that Ella and JJ had been unfaithful, Ella’s former groom, Nathanial Valentino dramatically left the process last week.
They agreed to take a break before having a furious row as he branded her an attention seeker.
Nathanial then announced to the group he felt the drama had become too much and he was quitting the show.
He said: ‘Guys, I’m leaving. I don’t want to be here anymore. I think I’ve lost myself in this storm. I hope you guys have the most amazing experience, but I’m not here anymore.’

Support: Luke Worley backed JJ up and said, ‘Ella to me is a woman. I had never been around someone trans so I had to personally be educated’
Speaking about the split, a TV source told MailOnline: ‘There’s no denying that Ella and Nathanial were instantly attracted to each other the day of their wedding.
‘But Ella’s natural type is a straight man with masculine energy so one of the other grooms ticked more of her boxes.
‘She didn’t want to hurt Nathanial or go against the process because being part of the show means so much to her.
‘Ella was looking for love and with the other groom, he adores her body and mind, and they had a much better chance of enjoying a long-lasting relationship together.’
Meanwhile, JJ’s bride Bianca Petronzi had her say on Monday as she dished out her honest opinion of both JJ and Ella before ceremoniously quitting the series.
JJ had made it clear since marrying Bianca that she wasn’t his ‘usual type’, admitting during a commitment ceremony that he preferred ‘girls that have had a lot of work done’.
The couple had not even kissed, including on their honeymoon, with the clothing brand owner insisting he wanted to take a new approach on the show to his usual dating style.

Departed: Following the revelation that Ella and JJ had been unfaithful, Ella’s former groom, Nathanial Valentino dramatically left the process last week (pictured at their wedding)

It’s over: JJ’s bride Bianca Petronzi had her say on Monday as she dished out her honest opinion of both JJ and Ella before ceremoniously quitting the series
Sparks soon began to fly between Ella and JJ, who both chose each other as the person they would like to kiss aside from their partner.
After discovering the pair had been secretly texting and had kissed behind her back, Bianca savagely accused JJ of ‘thinking with his d**k’.
Speaking to the experts, Bianca said: ‘I didn’t really feel like he even let me in. I felt like even from the wedding day there was a wall and I think he asked for a different type of person but I don’t think he actually wanted a different type.
‘He still wanted what he’s going back to which is someone like Ella.’
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