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Alex Reid empathises with transgender people
The former 'Celebrity Big Brother' winner - who was previously married to Katie Price - has a female alter ego named Roxanne and has been open about his penchant for dressing in women's clothes.
He admits he feels as though he has an affinity with Caitlyn Jenner - who was formerly known as Bruce Jenner and underwent gender reassignment surgery this year.
Alex, 34, said: "Ever since I was a child I've been happy to dress up and play different characters.
"Bruce [as Caitlyn was previously known] was mocked because trans people are the last social taboo. We don't have the same rights. Wow, I just said 'we'. I guess I am. Why not be trans?"
Cage fighter Alex said he is speaking out because he wants to "change the world with a dress".
In a frank interview with the new issue of Star magazine - for which he recreated Caitlyn's famous Vanity Fair cover by donning a while corset and striking an identical pose - he said: "I go to a cage fight and I get 99 per cent love, but one guy will say, 'Where's your dress, Roxy?' They try to belittle me.
"I believe in the strong defending the weak. I don't want to change the world with a gun, but maybe I can change the world with a dress."
When asked about his sexuality, Alex, who is engaged to personal trainer Nikki Manashe, insisted he doesn't believe in labels.
He explained: "I believe we're all souls. I could have been a woman. When the lights are off, we're all souls."
Alex has posted a photo on his Twitter account comparing him in the now famous white corset along with Caitlyn on the cover of Vanity Fair.
Alex's full interview and photographs are in the new issue of Star magazine, on sale now.

Khloe Kardashian treated her niece North West to a game of laser tag.
The reality TV star took to her Instagram account to post an adorable picture of herself and the two-year-old tot wearing matching neon goggles, and the youngster also sported a pair of alien boppers on her head.
She added the caption: "North x KoKo"
While Khloe put on her trademark pout for the picture, North didn't seem quite as impressed.
The daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West can be seen glaring at the 31-year-old beauty while she snaps the selfie.
While Khloe only just posted the selfie, it appears the pair went to the laser tag centre on Saturday (12.12.15).
Kourtney Kardashian shared a picture of herself on the photo-sharing site wearing a pair of the alien goggles.
She also posted a group shot from the laser tag, in which her female pals are sporting hefty toy guns for the game.
The raven-haired beauty wrote: "Alien laser tag."
While Khloe was playing with North, Kim was no doubt looking after her and Kanye's newborn baby, Saint.
Yesterday, (15.12.15) Kim wished Kourtney's son Reign a happy first birthday and admitted she was excited about the youngster being best friends with her son.
She wrote: "Happy Birthday to the sweetest baby Reign. Explaining to Mason that his little brother wanted to be just like him that he even took his birthday was a fun task lol I can't wait for you & Saint to be bff's! (sic)"

Kim Kardashian West has labelled Kris Jenner "a bad mother" for saying Lamar Odom "deserves a second chance".
Speaking in an episode of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', shot before the estranged husband of Khloe Kardashian was found unconscious in a Las Vegas brothel, Kim blasted her mother for trying to interfere with her daughter Khloe's relationship.
After Kim, 35, found out Kris spoke with Lamar, she said: "You just have a sentimental thing with Lamar, and at some point, you have to get over it."
To which Kris, 60, replied: "OK, but you weren't going to give me the benefit of the doubt. I always want what's best for my daughters."
Kim then raged: "Her talking to Lamar and you saying Lamar deserves a second chance - that is so wrong and that's being a bad mother."
The 'KUWTK' momager said she was "hurt" that Kim felt the need to call her names.
Kris responded: "All right, what else do you want to call me? I would never speak to somebody the way you speak to anybody. Your words hurt."
Later in the episode, Kris addressed to the camera that she still cares for Khloe's troubled ex.
She said: "She's way out of line to speak to me like this. I would never do anything to intentionally upset my kids, I Just love Lamar. And she's got to respect that too."
And in the same episode of the reality show, Khloe herself lashes out at her mum for giving Lamar her mobile phone number.
While on the phone to Kris, she shouted: "I was removed from this whole situation, I don't give a f**k, are you psycho?"
But Kris insisted she will still look out for him.
She replied: "He's had so many issues he's been dealing with. Lamar doesn't have a lot of extended family. When he reaches out I'm going to respond."

Mariah Carey's children think she's a "goddess".
The 'Without You' hitmaker's ex-husband Nick Cannon - with whom she has four-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe - has revealed the two kids think their mother is an "angel" and that their father is "silly".
Speaking on IMDB Asks, he said: "They get to see [Mariah] in every aspect, travel the world and on the stage. Her ability to sing right there on the spot for them.
"Mommy is an angel, a goddess to them and Daddy's silly. It's kind of cool for them to watch how they embrace entertainment. It's almost something that's very a matter of fact to them."
Meanwhile, the 35-year-old television personality previously insisted he will "always be family" with the 45-year-old singer.
He shared: "It's all about unconditional love. And knowing because they were so young, this is what they know: They know Mommy and Daddy still love each other, but more importantly they love us. It's family. We'll always be family."
Nick also admitted Mariah - who is now dating billionaire James Packer - is still the "love of [his] life" and always will be.
He added: "It's one of those things, I'm a hopeless romantic too. Through this learning process, you never say never. To me one thing I know, that will always be the love of my life, always be my family and that's never going to change.
"It's extremely disappointing when you see that people just want to perpetuate negativity when there is no negativity even involved."

Kylie Minogue performed a romantic duet with her boyfriend for her label's Christmas party.
The 'Spinning Around' hitmaker was joined by Joshua Sasse as she sang her version of 'Only You' for excited guests at the Warner/Parlophone party at the Ring O' Bells pub, Somerset, south west England, The Sun newspaper reports.
The party - which also featured performances from Duran Duran - was held in the pub as Parlophone Records owner Miles Leonard has a part-share in the venue.
Unsuspecting members of the public were even invited to the party.
Resident Farrell Lawrence said: "We were invited along to have a Christmas drink and when they came onstage we couldn't believe it. It was just amazing. Everybody who was there could not believe it."
Meanwhile, the 47-year-old singer previously opened up about her relationship with the 28-year-old hunk, admitting she'd like to have children with him one day.
She shared: "I have a love in my life, which is a beautiful thing. I'm on Cloud 9 most of the time because of Mr Joshua Sasse, my beau. I want to go a bit slower and look at the view.
"I want more out life. Who knows if family is one of my horizons. But if that were to happen that would be incredible. I don't want to get stuck on the treadmill of doing the same thing. I'd like to experience other things in life, which means I have to adapt."

Leonardo DiCaprio ate a raw piece of bison's liver while filming 'The Revenant'.
The Hollywood actor asked to chow down on the real thing because he was worried the fake liver made by the props department from jelly wouldn't look right on the movie, but he didn't enjoy eating the uncooked meat.
He said: "The bad part is the membrane around it. It's like a balloon. When you bite into it, it bursts in your mouth."
Director Alejandro G. Inarritu was worried DiCaprio might get ill from consuming the raw liver, but he now thinks it added a lot to the 41-year-old star's performance.
He said: "Without it, he may not have gotten to the truth."
In the movie, DiCaprio portrays bearded fur trapper Hugh Glass, who sets out on a path of vengeance against his hunting team who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
The method actor has joked that the bushy beard he required for the role felt like a wife because he had it for so long.
He added to Variety: "I had that beard for a year and a half.
"It becomes like a spouse. You sleep with it. It was like shaving off dreads."
The production team on the film went to great lengths to make the film look just how director Inarritu wanted it, including transporting ants on a first class flight for 600 miles from British Columbia to Calgary for one scene where the insects crawl over DiCaprio.
Inarritu added: "We had to fly the ants in. Two flights, because some of them died in the first flight. They were panicked by the altitude. They fly first-class!"

Angelina Jolie has been criticised by an an animal welfare charity after her kids had a "cruel" elephant ride in South East Asia.
The Oscar-winning actress - who is an outspoken critic of ivory poaching in Africa - allowed five of her six children to go elephant riding near the Cambodian city of Angkor Wat during a break in filming on her latest movie.
The move has been blasted by Elephant Asia Rescue and Survival Foundations, who said: "Seriously Angelina Jolie? Are you that uneducated about the brutal methods of taming and exploitation of elephants in tourism in Asia?"
But according to insiders, Angelina was recovering from a stomach bug while minders took the children - Maddox, 14, Pax, 12, Zaharah, ten, Shiloh, nine, and Knox, seven - on the controversial ride.
The source told The Sun newspaper: "She was furious when she found out because she hates animal cruelty."
Angelina and her husband, fellow Hollywood star Brad Pitt, are currently in Asia filming 'First They Took My Father', which centres on the brutal Khmer Rouge regime.
And in 2016, the 40-year-old actress-turned-director is due to helm a film about an elephant protector.

Mohamed Hadid is suing a former employee who is alleged to have stolen thousands of family photographs.
The real-estate developer filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles on Tuesday (15.12.15), alleging that the man stole more than 2,200 photographs, including pictures of his daughters Gigi and Bella that were taken when they were minors.
What's more, the photo collection includes family pictures taken with the late pop star Michael Jackson, as well as photos taken during parties at the family residence, according to People.
The lawsuit states that Hadid retained a professional photographer for such events, meaning he is the sole copywriter holder for the photographs.
Meanwhile, Mohamed's ex-wife Yolanda Foster - whom he was married to from 1994 until 2000 - revealed recently that their daughter Gigi is "loving life" since she started seeing Zayn Malik.
Yolanda said the 20-year-old model - who recently split from Joe Jonas - is having a great time dating the former One Direction star.
She shared: "I haven't met him yet. Gigi's 20 years old, loving life, shopping like she should.
"I haven't met him yet, so I can't say anything about him."

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are obsessed with martial arts workouts.
The former 'Friends' star - who tied the knot with the 44-year-old actor in August - has enjoyed been enjoying yoga-style exercise Budokon for years and has now tempted Justin to join her for similar training to improve their upper body strength and cardio.
An insider said: "They've become great sparring partners.
"Jen's been into Budokon for years, and she and Courteney [Cox] used to do classes with well-respected martial arts teacher Cameron Shayne.
"Jen swears by it for upper body strength and cardio - and Justin's really into it now, too.
"It's fast becoming an obsession for them."
Justin is said to have been initially "reluctant" to join in with the martial arts alongside his 46-year-old wife because he was scared of harming her.
The source added to the National Enquirer: "Jen's been into martial arts for years. She's been urging Justin to try it with her for a long time, but he was reluctant because he hated the idea of hurting her.
"But since he tried these new routines he's become as hooked as Jen."