Strictly's Tasha Ghouri opens up on 'difficulties' and says 'world is scary'

Daily Mirror

28-05-2025

EXCLUSIVE: Strictly Come Dancing runner-up Tasha Ghouri has revealed how she managed the discrimination she has faced over the years as she shared how the "world can be so sad and scary"
Strictly Come Dancing finalist Tasha Ghouri has opened up on the "difficulties" she has faced due to "discrimination" over her disability. Tasha, who was born deaf, admitted the " world is sad and scary".
Millions watched on last year as Tasha danced her way to the Strictly final alongside professional partner Aljaž Škorjanec. They went on to miss out on the coveted Glitterball trophy to eventual winners Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell.
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Tasha shot to fame when the 26-year-old was selected to appear in the 2022 series of Love Island where she finished in fourth place as she walked away coupled up with her now ex-boyfriend, Andrew Le Page.
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Away from her time on reality TV, Tasha has leant her support to various charities as well as raising awareness for the deaf community after she herself was diagnosed with the condition after she was born.
Continuing to show her support for those with serious health conditions, she was recently in attendance at the Disney Wish UK event.
The event, which is a collaboration between Disney and the Make-A-Wish charity, saw her on hand to meet families at Hoar Cross Hall, Staffordshire for this years annual event that sees hundreds of children with serious illnesses get the chance to meet their favourite Disney characters.
During a recent chat with the Mirror, she opened up about the discrimination she has faced in the past regarding her deafness, but admitted that it doesn't "compare" to the difficulties to that which the children at the Disney Wish event go through.
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She said: "Yeah, I do still face difficulties with that today, but, you know, it does not compare at all to anything to what these children go through every day."
She added: "Everyone has their own difficulties with different kinds of disabilities, illnesses, but you know, these children day in day out, live in a hospital, and, you know, for Make A Wish to actually provide a day where it's all accessible, they can travel there, and they look after them."
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Tasha went on to share how an event of this kind can be especially important as the "world can be so sad and scary". She added: "I think it's so important to have that in the world that we live in, because the world can be so sad and scary sometimes. It's nice to have that positive light in their lives."
Reflecting on her time spent with the children at Hoar Cross Hall in Staffordshire, Tasha said that it "was such a beautiful, magical day, that I look back on and feel grateful to be part of".
It was announced that Tasha had split up from her boyfriend Andrew Le Page in February this year, though the reality star said she had kept the dog they shared, called Luna.