The reality star, who was born deaf and uses a cochlear implant, found fame on the eighth series of Love Island two years ago, where she met boyfriend Andrew Le Page. Love Love Island? Our Factor 50 email brings all the goss direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Love Love Island? Our Factor 50 email brings all the goss direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Strictly Come Dancing has unveiled the seventh and eighth celebrities to join the line-up for the BBC series. In a massive announcement live on KISS FM today, it was disclosed that Love Island star Tasha Ghouri will be participating in the new series of the BBC show, set to begin this autumn.
Tasha, who was born deaf and uses a cochlear implant, rose to fame on the eighth series of ITV2 reality show two years ago, where she met her boyfriend Andrew Le Page. She will make history as the first deaf celebrity to grace the dance floor of the BBC series later this year, the Mirror reports. Tasha confessed to KISS Breakfast hosts Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely: "I feel nervous, excited, like I'm about to throw up.
It didn't feel real till I was here now, but I'm so gassed, I'm so excited." Addressing potential backlash to her participation on the show during her chat with the hosts this morning, Tasha, who used to work as a professional dancer before appearing on Love Island, said: "I've not danced in quite a few years now, since Love Island my career is very different. "It's a very different dance style - I may not.