Partially sighted Love Island finalist Ron Hall turns into blind charity ambassador
The 25-year-old monetary adviser, from Essex, was the primary partially sighted contestant to seem on the ITV2 actuality courting present.
He got here second alongside Lana Jenkins to successful couple Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan within the South African model of the sequence in March.
Hall is visually impaired after dropping his sight in a single eye whereas enjoying soccer on the age of eight.
Hall mentioned in an Instagram put up on Sunday: “I had to quickly adjust to the changes and wasn’t offered much guidance on how to cope with the challenges that I would have to face.
“I’ve been so lucky to have an amazing family behind me that have helped me along the way on this journey and always made my life as easy as it could possibly be however at times it has been tough.
“I’m fortunate to have been given this platform and I want to use it to the best of my ability to support others in similar situations to mine and act as a role model to the younger generation.”
He additionally mentioned he’s “genuinely ecstatic” concerning the function with the RNIB as he’s proud to assist the charity to “raise awareness and provide support to people living with sight loss”.
A social media video by the charity was additionally launched, with Hall showing alongside his father, Rodney Hall, to coincide with Father’s Day.
He mentioned he needs to ship the message that individuals with sight loss are “normal” and the one distinction is he “can only see out of one eye”.
RNIB’s chief social change officer, Vivienne Francis, mentioned: “Greater representation on TV is so important and is a catalyst to start conversations about inclusivity, challenging misconceptions of those living with sight loss, and can go a long way to increasing participation.
“We were backing Ron all the way in his stint in the ITV Love Island villa.
“Since then, Ron has helped RNIB in a number of ways to help break down barriers for blind and partially sighted people.
“We are grateful for his support, and we’re excited to continue working with him.”