Rose Ayling-Ellis has reminded Love Island fans that “every deaf person is different” after a deaf model was unveiled as a contestant.
Blonde Tasha Ghouri – who is the first deaf person to take part in the dating show – has been deaf from birth and has a cochlear implant that means that she can now hear out of one ear.
The 23-yearold beauty has told her fellow Islanders that it doesn’t define her and is just a part of who she is.
EastEnders star Rose became a role model last year when she was the first deaf contestant on BBC ballroom contest Strictly Come Dancing, which she went on to win with her pro partner Giovanni Pernice.
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And she spoke up about Tasha on Twitter after a deaf journalist penned a thread addressing some of the questions that viewers have been asking about the Islander and her deafness.
Topics raised by fans included Tasha’s lipreading skills, sign language and whether the bombshell would be able to swim with her implant or whether the water would damage it.
Sharing the thread on her own account, Rose urged: “Please read this, remember that every deaf person is different.”
She added two heart emojis to her message.
Bombshell Tasha has previously revealed that she sees her deafness as a “super power” and that she wants to follow in Rose’s footsteps when it comes to inspiring the deaf community by being on the hit show.
“I call it my super power, I don’t call it a disability because it’s something I don’t like, it’s not a word that describes me,” she said.
“It’s a big statement being on Love Island, I hope it shows people that it doesn’t matter what super power you’ve got, it doesn’t define you, it’s part of what makes you special and unique.”
“It makes you different from other people but in a good and positive way,” she went on.
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