Love Island has again landed in soup after the contestant Tasha Ghouri was allegedly bullied by some of the boys. Tasha Ghouri is the first deaf contestant on the show. In the latest episode, she was seen shedding tears. Fans took to social media, asking the producers to intervene. Fans have witnessed her getting trolled by the Villa’s boys in the recent episode. Moreover, even her father shared an Instagram post talking about the Villa’s “ableist abuse”. Tasha is a 23-year-old model and dancer who hails from Thirsk. She was romantically linked to Andrew on the latest season of Love Island.
Love Island: Tasha Trolled By The Boys In The Villa!
Ever since Tasha appeared on the show, she has appeared in the headlines for different reasons. Tasha has had a bumpy romantic ride in the love villa. She was in a relationship with Andrew. Previously, Tasha talked about her love life and how shambles it has been for years. After a long time, she finally found love in the Villa and is looking to cherish her romance and hoping to embrace her love forever. She is pretty active on social media as well and garnered over 170K followers.
The latest episode of Love island turned out to be quite shady for the lady. Fans witnessed Luca Bish goad her after some scenes with her boyfriend Andrew aired in front of the contestant. The boys were seen insulting Tasha as Luca remarked, “Tasha Who?” This happened after Andrew seemed to be giving attention to Coco Lodge, as per TheSun. As things seem pretty heated up, many viewers highlighted on Twitter that Tasha was getting trolled by the boys. One of them said, “Boss should intervene and needs to pull the boys aside.” Towards the end of the episode, Luca talked to Tasha, who was sitting with Andrew. He tried to downfall the remark, but Tasha had shut him, saying it was not “deep” and she won’t care about it anymore.
Love Island: Tasha’s Dad Was Shocked At “Ableism”
Sadly, Tasha seems to be getting trolled because of her hearing problem. The ableist trolling is not only limited to the show, but it has taken over the internet as well. A TikTok trend recently began where people were mimicking the way Tasha talked. Her parents have also been receiving ableist comments. After receiving the least votes and ending up in the last position, Tasha ended up in tears in the latest episode of Love Island. Her reaction was categorized as an overly emotional reaction. In fact, even her fellow contestant Luca talked about that on the show.
Her dad Tarek posted a picture of Tasha when she was young. In the caption, he mentioned how strong his daughter is. He further talked about if Tasha will win the dating reality show, she will donate half of the winning amount to a deaf children’s charity. However, it is not the first time, that Tasha’s family talking about the issues. Previously, her family begged the trollers to stop criticising their daughter for a Cochlear implant.