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Talya Honebeek

Love Island 2021's Hugo Hammond is show's first ever disabled contestant

The fourth Love Island contestant has been revealed as Hugo Hammond - and he's the show's first ever disabled contestant.

Hugo, 24, is a PE teacher from Hampshire and has also previously played cricket for England PD, the national physical disability cricket team.

After being single for a while, and finding it hard to get back into dating under Covid-19 restrictions , P.E teacher and cricketer Hugo is hoping to use his time in the Love Island villa to turn his luck around.

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He said: “I saw it as an opportunity to have an amazing fun summer and put myself back out there.”

The sporty singleton is the show’s first ever physically disabled contestant.

Explaining his condition, he said: “I was born with clubfoot. I had lots of operations when I was a kid. You can only really tell when I walk barefoot. I’ve got a really short achilles heel. I walk slightly on my tip toes.”

Despite being born with clubfoot, Hugo has gone on to have a successful sporting career, playing cricket for England PD (Physical Disability).

When he isn’t travelling all over the world to play cricket with his team, Hugo teaches secondary school students P.E, a job he says he “absolutely love[s]”.

“I love all my sports. It’s been great to be able to pass on that enthusiasm to be physically active to the younger generation and hopefully they feel the same about me teaching them.”

*Love Island starts at 9pm on Monday 28th June on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox

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