LOVE Island is back on the box for a brand new series, with a new batch of sexy singletons looking for love.
One Islander who is in the famous villa is Patsy Field, and she has been very honest about a disability she was born with.
What is Patsy Field’s disability?
Love Island star Patsy Field has Erb’s Palsy.
The NHS says that the condition stems from a difficult birth, when the baby’s head or arm is pulled during delivery.
This can damage nerves responsible for the movement and feeling to the arms.
In turn this can result in partial or full paralysis, depending on the level of damage caused.
Some 80-90 percent of children do fully recover, but it is entirely dependant on the amount of damage sustained.
How does Patsy Field’s Erb’s Palsy affect her arm?
Patsy’s condition means one of her arms is shorter than the other and it also has less function.
The birth defect occurred after she was delivered as a baby naturally rather than via Caesarean section.
It came about amid complications when her mother went into labour.
What has Patsy Field said about her Erb’s Palsy?
The Love Island star has been very honest about how Erb’s Palsy has affected her life.
Patsy has used her work as an Influencer to talk openly about her disability and hopes to raise awareness about it.
She often opens up on Instagram about how Erb’s Palsy has affected her life.
In one very candid post, Patsy told her followers: “One thing you guys don’t know about me is I have a disability.
“I have never spoken about it on here before because I am a bit self-conscious about it to be honest.
I was a normal, happy, healthy baby in my mama’s womb and the hospital f***ed up and gave me a disability, you f***ers.
Patsy Field
“Pretty much everyone says they don’t notice it, or they have never noticed it before but once I tell you go back and look through my old videos, you’ll be able to spot it.”
Patsy went onto slam the hospital where she was born.
She told fans: “I was a normal, happy, healthy baby in my mama’s womb and the hospital f***ed up and gave me a disability, you f***ers.
“I should have been a cesarean birth, but the midwife thought she could do it and she couldn’t.
“I was such a big baby, I was almost 11lb, a normal baby is like 7lb.
“I got stuck coming out of my mum… and they’re pulling and pulling and pulling and in the process of yanking me out, they have done some damage.
“They snapped the nerve that sends messages down from my brain down my spine to my right arm, messages are trying to send, and this computer says no.”
Love Island line-up 2024
Love Island is back on the box with a brand new batch of sexy islanders all looking for love this summer.
The Girls
- Patsy Field – The Sun revealed how Love Island had signed stunning Patsy Field, who is an Influencer with a disability.
- Samantha Kenny – Liverpool lass Samantha Kenny is a 27-year-old works in a beauty salon as a make-up artist.
- Mimii Ngulube – Student nurse Mimii Ngulube has swapped Portsmouth for Majorca.
- Jess White – Shop manager Jess White hails from Stockport.
- Harriett Blackmore – Harriet Blackmore is good pals with YouTuber Saffron Barker.
- Nicole Samuel – Account manager and former champion dancer Nicole Samuel is a 2024 Islander.
The boys
- Joey Essex– Towie legend and reality star OG Joey Essex was a surprise bombshell.
- Ciaran Davies – Welsh rugby hunk Ciaran Davies is in the plush villa.
- Sean Stone – Sean Stone runs a sweet firm and is hoping he is just as sweet with the ladies.
- Munveer Jabbal – Munveer Jabbal is the oldest contestant in the villa this year at 30-years-old.
- Ayo Odukoya – Meet Ayo Odukoya who is a footballer and former model.
- Ronnie Vint – The Sun revealed how Ronnie Vint – who is best mates with Olivia Attwood’s hubby Bradley Dack – is in the villa this summer.
Dumped:
- Sam Taylor – Hairdresser Sam Taylor was first to go after Joey Essex stole his girl.