‘Bachelor in Paradise” (Screenshot via YouTube)

Australia’s “Bachelor in Paradise” has been accused of queerbaiting in a recent promo for the show.

In the promo, Megan Marx, who is bisexual, says she finds fellow contestant Elora Murger “absolutely gorgeous.” The next clip appears to show Marx and Murger, who has long brown hair, kissing in the ocean. However, in the actual episode, Marx is kissing contestant Thomas Perras, who also has long brown hair.

Here’s the part of the promo where Channel 10 deliberately cut together Megan talking about Elora with her kiss w/ a long-haired brunette, to make it seem like they were going to deliver a same sex couple. Turns out it was Thomas. Queerbaiting at its finest. #BachelorInParadise pic.twitter.com/ywKqzC0YUb

— Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) April 17, 2018

Viewers were outraged that the series promoted a same-sex hookup that never occurred.

so the ‘bisexual’ relationship on #BachelorInParadiseAU presented in the promos is actually just a megan and a guy with long hair. bisexuals such as myself love queer baiting!!! we love it so much it makes us feel so validated !!!!!

— evie (@yeevz_) April 16, 2018

OMG MEGAN IS KISSING A WOMAN!

…A BEARDED WOMAN!?

Oh no wait, that’s right Channel 10 just queer-baited us for 2 months.

Soz. #BachelorInParadiseAU pic.twitter.com/aHzmDV2NwB

— Mark (@markp_) April 17, 2018

Look, @BachParadiseAU is not that important but it’s humiliating to get excited and then tricked, and feels shit to know it was done so shamelessly and deliberately to promote the show.

It leaves LGBTI people feeling excluded and like the butt of the joke again. #queerbaiting https://t.co/f5ACVSwEmx

— Sally Rugg ?️‍? (@sallyrugg) April 18, 2018

Lol way to set up the sneak peak ads to look like Megan kissed Elora.. @channelten that’s pretty shitty to advertise queerbaiting it would have been nicer if there was actually some same sex couples #BachelorInParadiseAU

— Krystal Birch (@birchyyk) April 17, 2018

Poorly played, #BachelorInParadiseAU. And Megan has been such an articulate asset to the Bachie franchise, speaking openly and with confidence about her sexuality … No doubt opening a lot of minds.
This does a disservice to her truth too. https://t.co/CINWFdp70A

— Danielle Binks (@danielle_binks) April 17, 2018

Marx has been open about her sexuality since appearing on the fourth season of Australia’s “The Bachelor.” After leaving the show she and fellow contestant Tiffany Scanlan briefly dated.