LOVE Island’s Tasha Ghouri has a secret weapon to comfort her in the villa.
The deaf model and dancer, 23, has her trusty teddy, Flat Ted, by her side – and her father has revealed how the toy has been a huge comfort to her since she was a baby coping with life with a disability.
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Her father Tarek told the Daily Star on Sunday that the toy was “bought in a charity shop when Tasha was six months old. He has been with her ever since.
Tarek added: “He has been by her side through all these changes in her life, all these surgeries, all these hospital visits.
“She also has a blanket that was her birth blanket and there’s a little bit of blanket tied around Ted. He’s spent every night with Tash and she’s definitely talked to him about a lot of things in her life.
“He comforted her when she needed it. So he’s more than just a teddy bear to me – he’s part of the family.”
And tasha made sure to pack Ted in her suitcase to help her deal with the ups and downs of villa life.
Tarek explained: “Ted has been with her all her life, so why not share this experience with her and comfort her? She can’t talk to us and communicate with us, so I’m glad Flat Ted is with her side .”
Viewers at first noted that Tasha’s Ted reminded them from Molly Mae Hague’s very own comfort toy, Ellie Boy.
Molly’s elephant teddy stole the show in the 2018 series, and fans were shocked in the finale when it was revealed that Ellie was, in fact, a boy.
Molly and Tommy Fury finished second in the series, beaten by Amber Gill and Greg O’Shea.
But Molly and Tommy had the last laugh, as they are still going strong today, having moved into their dream home together earlier this year.
Time will tell how Tasha fares in the rest of this year’s series, but viewers saw her burst into tears in Friday night’s episode as she was voted in the bottom three again.
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