A contestant on Big Brother US has come under fire after he asked one of his fellow stars whether she was trans.
The interaction on the show saw JC Mounduix ask Rachel Swindler if she was a "real girl" during Monday's (July 30) episode and has received a massive backlash online.
During the conversation, Swindler answered "yes", to which Mounduix then said: "There was a comment that you are trans."
After Swindler asked who made the comment, Mounduix revealed it was him himself.
She then replied: "No, not a chance".
He then proceeded to brush her throat, saying she had a "big Adam's apple", to which Swindler dismissed him.
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"JC, please go to bed and stop talking to me," she said. "That's, like, kind of rude."
Digital Spy has reached out to CBS for comment.
Viewers online have hit out at Mounduix for the comment.
One person wrote: "JC asking Rachel if she's a "real" girl as if trans women are not real or valid women makes me f**king livid. I'm disappointed in him but not at all surprised".
"JC starting a rumor that Rachel is trans and then proceeding to touch her adam's apple even though she very clearly tells him to stop is reason #100 why I don't like him," another added.
This isn't the first time that Mounduix has caused controversy in the house, either.
The cast were given a warning of "future consequences" by producers after the contestant touched a female housemates genitals with an ice cream scoop.
He was also slammed for using the n-word when talking to a black female housemate.
Meanwhile, Celebrity Big Brother is set to return to Channel 5 later this year.
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