Love Island 'signs first ever deaf contestant' as model Natasha Ghouri 'set to step into villa'

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Popular reality dating show Love Island is set to kick off tomorrow with its eighth series and the villa is reportedly set to include their “first ever deaf contestant” as model Natasha Ghouri is said to be set to step into villa.

Natasha is set to enter the Mallorca villa for the upcoming series of Love Island, The Sun reports. A source told the publication: “Everyone is really excited about having Natasha on the show.

It’s something really positive for youngsters to see. She looks amazing in a bikini, has a great bubbly personality and just happens to be deaf. “She wears a cochlear implant which helps with her hearing loss.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter An ITV spokesperson told OK!: “Any rumours around the Love Island 2022 cast are just speculation.” Natasha, 23, featured in an earring campaign for ASOS last year and modelled with her cochlear implant, which is a type of hearing implant.The campaign went viral and Natasha took to her social media to share images from the shoot and told fans she “was proud to represent my community.” She wrote: “MY HEART IS FULL RIGHT NOW!

Thanks so much for all of your kind messages WOW. It may just be an ear but it means so much more - like what @rnid_uk said representation matters, and I’m b***dy proud to represent my community.” She went on: “Biggest love to @asos for welcoming me in and breaking boundaries as this will really help and inspire people out there.