Actor Dominic West has suggested that the the next James Bond should be transgender.
The actor, 49, said the next 007 should be Hannah Graf, the highest-ranking transgender soldier in the British Army.
The 31-year-old serves as a captain in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Suggestions have already been made that Daniel Craig’s replacement should be black or female.
He told the Sunday Times Magazine: "She's a beautiful blonde girl who could be Bond.
"That's actually a brilliant idea. They should have a transgender Bond because there are a lot of transgender people in the army."
West met Graf after he appeared alongside her actor husband, Jake, a transgender man, in his latest film Colette.
Mrs Graf told The Sunday Times she was "taken aback" to hear Mr West’s recommendation.
She said: "I'm very flattered that Dominic thought of me.
“I don't think I'm going to become an actress any time soon, but there's no reason why there shouldn't be a transgender Bond.
"I think it would be amazing to have a woman who is more than capable of being a hero in a story.
“A woman Bond would be a great role model."
The Grafs married at Chelsea Town Hall in March after meeting in 2015.
