Love Island Disabled Contestant

Love Islands decision to include a disabled contestant is pure tokenism Although Hugo Hammonds disability is not as instantly visible as other types of disability.

Love island disabled contestant. This years 11 contestants include a PE teacher who has played for Englands disabled cricket team a civil servant and a former glamour model. Ahead of its return on 28 June reports have emerged that Love Island is aiming to feature its first ever disabled contestant. He studied at Oxford.

Love Island has cast Hugo Hammond the shows first contestant with a disability after seven series - a move that is hopefully the start of change in reality TV. Its time to crack on and get grafting as Love Island 2021 is officially here. Love Island star Hugo Hammond broke down in tears during the latest episode of the hit UK reality show after two female contestants called him out for his remarks about women getting plastic.

Love Island is back and so is the dating shows typical viral moments and drama. But I should point out that neurodivergent contestant Niall Aslam. Milly declined the offer but its been announced that Hugo Hammond will be the first visibly disabled Love Island contestant.

LOVE Island has revealed its first ever physically disabled contestant - Hugo Hammond. He was born with clubfoot which is a condition that makes the foot bend inside and downwards. The ITV2 dating show has come under fire in previous years for the lack of diversity among contestants but there are rumours that the line-up will include a disabled Islander for the first time ever after a TikToker revealed she had been approached by producers.

A TikTok account with the handle secretloveislandgirl went viral this week after the user behind the account claimed they were a secret contestant on the show hidden away in a second villa called. Love Island is aiming to welcome a disabled contestant for the first time when it returns to ITV2 later this month. Hugo is the second Love Island contestant to have a disability.

During the episode Hammond a 24-year-old gym teacher and the first disabled contestant on Love Island hosted a game where contestants had to match their answers to their partners to get to. Love Island 2021 will have its first ever disabled contestant its reported after the producers reached out to influencers with visible disabilities to ask them to be a part of the upcoming. Despite the ITVs efforts to improve diversity on the show there has been mixed opinions from the disability community.