A former Bachelorette star who ''came out'' as transgender admits he faked it for a "social experiment"."

Josh Seiter, 37, appeared on season 11 of the TV show in 2015.

In May 2024, Josh "came out" as a trans woman and claimed to have faced death threats since."

Previously, Josh said he "doesn't need to take anything to be a trans woman"."

In a recent interview on Prime Time with Alex Stein, Josh admitted that he had faked being trans for five months to "expose how gullible and delusional the left is"."

Josh, an influencer, from Chicago, Illinois, said: "How did I come up with this? I was talking with some friends and we said, this is patently false men do not magically become women."

"I said, let me prove how ridiculous this is using reductio ad absurdum by being trans for five, six months."

"And hopefully people will understand then how ridiculous this is."

In May 2024, Josh came out as trans after previously coming out as pansexual in 2021 and bi-sexual in 2023.

Josh claimed that he "feared for his safety" and that he was getting abuse from both the left and right of the political spectrum."

In August 2024, Josh said:

"I fear for my safety all the time."

"If I am in a restaurant, a park or in downtown Chicago I get nervous."

"I am looking behind my back and wondering if someone is going to stab me or hurt me."

"The abuse I have been getting is pretty awful - I have been met with intolerance, bigotry and gatekeeping."

In a recent interview on Prime Time with Alex Stein, Josh removed his make-up and said he had "faked being a faker"."

Adding: "I would say that any biological man putting on make-up is pulling a stunt."

"They are faking being a woman, and so what I did, I faked being a faker."

"We are all the same, we are all men putting on make-up and dresses and claiming we were women."

"I hope that this can help some people understand that just because you put on dresses and make-up as a man doesn't magically make you a woman."

Josh said he came up with the idea after talking to his friends and wanted to prove "how ridiculous transgenderism is"."

Josh said: "I was talking with some friends and we said it is patently false, men do not magically become women."

"I said, let's look at the medical literature and what it says."

"They don't have to transition, don't have to have gender dysmorphia, don't have to get surgery and don't have to get hormones."

"If they feel they are a different gender, than their biological sex, then they are trans and they are valid."

"I said this is ridiculous, then I can present exactly how I am and I can be trans and valid if I say that is my gender identity."

"I said, let me prove how ridiculous this is by being trans for five to six months."