Love Island’s Faye and Sharon desperately tried to have a woke moment at Hugo’s expense (Picture: ITV)
The irony of Love Island stars Sharon Gaffka and Faye Winter ripping into Hugo Hammond about having physical insecurities when he was born with a disability was incredibly infuriating to watch.
My frustration only heightened when Sharon then casually, without a moment’s hesitation, compared being judged for cosmetic surgery to being judged by the colour of your skin.
It all kicked off when, in a painful attempt at being woke feminist heroes, Sharon and Faye joined forces to challenge Hugo on his preference for not liking ‘fake’ women.
At several points during a game, the PE teacher emphasised that he isn’t attracted to ‘fakeness’, upsetting Sharon and Faye who felt his comments were offensive to the women in the villa who have had cosmetic procedures.
Faye was later seen having a heart-to-heart with him, explaining how she grew up with body confidence issues but possibly unaware that Hugo himself had physical challenges in his childhood. The 24-year-old had clubfoot, which is where a baby is born with a foot or feet that turn in and under. Before going into the villa, Hugo revealed that he endured several operations as a kid.
During her own confrontation with Hugo, Sharon said that it’s ‘fine’ if he’s ‘not into fake stuff or girls that look really fake’ but he doesn’t ‘know the reasons why we’ve had stuff done’.
‘I think that’s really unfair. I would never turn round to a guy and be like I wouldn’t date you because of your height, or I wouldn’t date you because of your race,’ she said.