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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