Love Island's Jack Fowler says he suffered racial abuse for having a black dad
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mirror.co.ukLove Island contestant Jack Fowler has opened up about the experiences of racism he has faced because he has a black dad. The 24-year-old reality star, who appeared on the 2018 version of the ITV show, explained that he has encountered both racism and white privilege as a light-skinned man.
In a heartfelt social media post, Jack also talked about his family's history and revealed that his 'ancestors had been slaves'.
He went on to note that he has also been treated differently by some people when they learned he had a black father. Alongside the post, Jack shared a snap where he embraced his dad. "My granddad was one of the first hundred to arrive just after the Windrush on the RMS St Helena from a very small island called Saint Helena in
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