With its Season 7 cast, the popular British dating show Love Island is making a step forward for representation of disabilities on screen. Physical education teacher Hugo Hammond is Love Island's first contestant with a physical disability, according to Cosmopolitan UK.

Which love Islander has a disability 2021?

Hugo Hammond is one of the 11 faces who will join the show for the launch of its 2021 series and has said he hopes to show people that having a disability does not mean you do not "have a right to find love".

Who was the first disabled person on Love Island?

ITV reality show Love Island has announced its first contestant with a physical disability. Hugo Hammond, a PE teacher and cricketer from Hampshire, was born with clubfoot, which makes the foot twist downwards and inwards.