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Love Island’s first ever ‘blind’ contestant Ron Hall unveiled after losing his sight in horrific footballing accident

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RON Hall has been confirmed as Love Island's first partially-sighted contestant. ITV officially announced him this morning, days after The Sun exclusively revealed he will be taking part.

Ron, 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 today.

He follows model Tasha Ghouri, 24, who 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. READ MORE ON LOVE ISLANDMADE UP!

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