Love Island bosses sign first ever ‘blind’ contestant, 26, who suffered shock footballing accident
thesun.co.ukWINTER Love Island bosses have signed the franchise’s first partially-sighted contestant. Ron Hall, 26, lost the sight in his right eye in a footballing accident as a youngster.
The finance worker, from Essex, is in quarantine in South Africa ahead of the show’s launch a week tomorrow. It comes after model Tasha Ghouri, 24, appeared as the first deaf contestant in last summer’s series.
A source on the ITV2 show said: “The casting team are excited by the signing. It’s a really positive move to have more diversity on-screen, especially as there are so few blind people on telly. “Ron is great guy, he’s got loads of mates and is sports mad, he loves golf and has recently taken up boxing.
Read More on Love IslandFAB-ABS Love Island's Tasha Ghouri flashes her washboard abs on holiday in AustraliaA NEW PAIGE I’m ready to settle down after being ruthless says Love Island's Adam Collard “He’s keen to meet new people and, hopefully, find love. “He’s also really open about his disability and is hoping to raise awareness and help others by discussing it on screen.” The reality series has been criticised for a lack of diversity in previous years.
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