'It's a horrible stunt!' TV experts fear Married At First Sight will SURPRISE a potential groom with a transgender bride for shock value next season Have you been approached to star on MAFS? Email tips@dailymail.com By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 07:35 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 08:01 BST, 5 June 2019 Viewcomments Married At First Sight is believed to be in the process of casting the show's first ever transgender bride for next year's season. And on Wednesday, media expert Steve Molk expressed concerns that producers could try to 'surprise' an unsuspecting groom with a transgender partner at the altar for shock value and ratings. 'I 100 per cent reckon it would be a "stunt marry" situation,' Steve said on the TV Blackbox podcast. 'I believe it would be a "stunt marry" situation!' Television experts fear Married At First Sight might surprise a groom with a transgender bride next season. Pictured: Sarah Roza 'Oh, that would be horrible!' said Steve's co-host Sarah Monahan, to which he replied: '100 per cent horrible.' Steve added that producers could be 'looking... to find someone that is going to react poorly' to being matched unknowingly with a transgender woman. Sarah observed that it would be a difficult situation for any male participant, as they would feel pressure to be 'open to it' or risk looking like a 'bigoted a***hole' on TV. 'You are setting somebody up to look like a bad person!' Rumours that MAFS producers want to cast a transgender bride have been circulating for weeks now. Pictured: Troy Delmege 'You are setting somebody up to look like a bad person when maybe the transgender person is an a***hole,' she added. On Tuesday, Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed that MAFS producers are grilling potential grooms to find out if they're open to dating somebody who has switched genders. 'The producer asked me if I wanted to date a transgender woman during my interview,' one male applicant told Daily Mail Australia. Surprise! Daily Mail Australia recently revealed that Married At First Sight's producers are asking potential grooms to walk down the aisle with a transgender bride. Pictured: Liz Sobinoff The man, who asked to remain anonymous, added: '[The producer] was surprised and disappointed when I said I wasn't into it. It was obvious that they were hoping I'd say yes. 'I'm not close minded and I have no issue with someone changing their sex, but as far as dating someone who’s had a sex change, I just couldn't do that.' Daily Mail Australia contacted Channel Nine for comment. 'It was obvious that they were hoping I'd say yes': One season seven applicant told Daily Mail Australia that he was grilled about marrying a transgender bride during his casting interview. Pictured: Cameron Merchant and Martha Kalifatidis Speculation has been swirling for months that Married At First Sight will cast a transgender bride for its seventh season. Last week, former cast member Mick Gould posted a message to Instagram from the friend of a season seven applicant that all but confirmed the rumours. 'A fella from my town just had a Skype interview with MAFS and they are trying to get him to say yes to marrying a transgender female,' the message read. 'Just thought I would let you know that next season is going to be crazy.' Hmm! last week, former cast member Mick Gould posted this message to Instagram from the friend of a season seven applicant that all but confirmed the rumours Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility