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Love Island sign stunning influencer born with disability after hospital error
She says the condition makes her feel 'self-conscious'
LOVE Island's latest signing is a stunning influencer with a disability, according to reports.
Patsy Field, 29, from London, is said to have been snapped up for the Mallorcan villa this summer.
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The beauty has Erb's Palsy, which means one of her arms is shorter than the other and has less function.
The birth defect was a result of Patsy being delivered naturally rather than via Caesarian section amid complications in the labour.
She has spoken openly about the condition on social media, posting: "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.
"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."
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Revealing the cause of her condition, Patsy slammed the hospital.
She said: "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.
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"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."
Patsy is tipped to be a big success by showcasing her bold personality and raising awareness around her condition.
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An insider told the Mail: "Patsy is a brilliant signing for the show, she's hilarious so will definitely bring good vibes and positive energy.
"She has never let her disability define her but she's also excited for the opportunity to educate audiences who might not know about Erb's palsy because awareness is key."
Yesterday we revealed that Samantha Kenny from Liverpool has also signed for the show, which starts on June 3.
The 27-year-old works in a beauty salon and regularly shares glam snaps on Instagram.
Last week we also revealed the first boy to be entering the villa in two weeks' time is Welsh rugby hunk Ciaran Davies.
Manchester-based model Grace Jackson is also getting ready to fly out.
Grace already has 80,000 followers on Instagram, with former Islander Molly-Mae Hague among them.
What is Erb's Palsy?
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.
Source: Nhs
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