Tasha Ghouri slams Love Island's new series line-up for 'lacking inclusivity' as first ever deaf contestant claims 'it feels like is going backwards'
Former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri has slammed the ITV show's new series line-up claiming it lacks inclusivity.
The TV star, 25, rose to fame when she joined the hit dating contest on its eight series and was the show's first ever deaf contestant.
Sharing a perplexed selfie on her Snapchat stories, Tasha wrote sarcastically: 'Love seeing the inclusivity within the love island cast... feels like is going backwards.'
Singletons looking for a match have all jetted off to Mallorca, with the debut episode of series 11 airing on Monday 3 June.
And for the first time ever, ITV will launch the dating show simultaneously across ITV1, ITV2, and ITVX.
Former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri has slammed the ITV show's new series line-up claiming it lacks inclusivity - Tasha was the show's first ever deaf contestant
Singletons looking for a match have all jetted off to Mallorca, with the debut episode of series 11 airing on Monday 3 June and for the first time ever, ITV will launch the dating show simultaneously across ITV1, ITV2, and ITVX
Meanwhile, Influencer Patsy Field joins this year's line-up and will become the show's only disability to star on the brand new series of Love Island, MailOnline can reveal.
The Londoner, 29, was born with Erb's palsy, which was developed during her traumatic birth at Lewisham hospital.
Patsy has told how she should have been born via cesarean, but doctors made the crucial error for her to be delivered naturally, resulting in a defect, which she has had to overcome her entire life.
The condition means her right arm is shorter in length and unable to function as well as her left, with Patsy admitting she has felt 'self-conscious' but learned to embrace it throughout adulthood.
She follows in the footsteps of Tasha - other contestants with disabilities have included partially sighted Ron Hall, and Hugo Hammond, who was born with a club foot.
Explaining her condition on social media, she said: 'One thing you guys don't know about me is I have a disability. I have never spoken about it on here before because I am a bit self-conscious about it to be honest.
'It is a disability I've literally had since birth. All my close friends and family know about it.
'Pretty much everyone says they don't notice it, or they have never noticed it before but once I tell you go back and look through my old videos, you'll be able to spot it.
Tasha, 25, previously made history on the ITV show as the first-ever deaf contestant when she joined on the eight series (pictured this month at Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga premiere)
Meanwhile, Influencer Patsy Field joins this year's line-up and will become the latest contestant with a disability to star on the brand new series of Love Island, MailOnline can reveal
'So, the disability affects my right arm, I was a normal, happy, healthy baby in my mama's womb and the hospital f***ed up and gave me a disability, Lewisham hospital, you f***ers.
'I should have been a cesarean birth, but the midwife thought she could do it and she couldn't... I was such a big baby, I was almost 11lb, a normal baby is like 7lb. I got stuck coming out of my mum... and they're pulling and pulling and pulling and in the process of yanking me out, they have done some damage.
'They snapped the nerve that sends messages down from my brain down my spine to my right arm, messages are trying to send, and this computer says no.
'As a result, I have a disability called Erb's Palsy and my arm never grew as much and it doesn't do anything really, they are completely different lengths.
'I like to call it my Nemo lucky fin. It is smaller, a different shape and is more bent than the other one. I managed to avoid any bullying, luckily, I'm a confident girl.
'I don't think it's held me back too much. I do remember being at school and watching all the girls do their handstands and I'd be like anyone for headstands?
'The only thing it affects these days is I only have one hand to use in the bedroom.'
A TV insider told MailOnline: 'Patsy is a brilliant signing for the show, she's hilarious so will definitely bring good vibes and positive energy.
'She has never let her disability define her but she's also excited for the opportunity to educate audiences who might not know about Erb's palsy because awareness is key.'
Patsy's signing comes after MailOnline revealed model Grace Jackson had landed a spot on the series, as well as Liverpool makeup artist Samantha Kenny and Welsh rugby player Ciaran Davies.
The full lineup will be revealed by ITV next week ahead of the show's launch hosted by presenter Maya Jama.
This year's line-up has also been criticised over a lack of diversity.
Out of 12 contestants revealed, there are only three non-white people that will be starring on the show.
The lack of diversity has been a criticism of the show since its inception, although last year was the exception to the rule,
Love Island fans praised the 2023 series because seven out of the 12 contestants from non-white backgrounds
Moreover, Kai and Sanam became the show's first winning couple of colour and are now engaged to be married - but it seems representation has not been so considered for the 2024 series.
Yet this year, it seems diversity hasn't been considered as carefully - and it's not just race. Only one contestant is disabled and no-one is plus-sized.
The Londoner was born with Erb's palsy, which was developed during her traumatic birth at Lewisham hospital