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Jill Lupupa

‘You genuinely have to work twice as hard’: Dami Hope talks racism on Love Island

Dami Hope has called out racism on ITV’s Love Island, stating that “black guys would have been picked last” in this year’s series if Islanders had the choice to initially pair up in the beginning.

The 26-year-old microbiologist, who finished in third place with girlfriend Indiyah Polack, echoed an institutional sentiment to the MailOnline, saying that black people have to work “twice as hard”.

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