'Don't give me any sympathy': Ron opens up about the accident that left him blind in one eye on Love Island UK 2023

The new season of Love Island UK kicked off this week and as the Islanders get to know each other, they've already started opening up with some emotional conversations.

Ron, who is the first partially-sighted contestant contestant in the show's history, sat down for a chat with Lana and opened up about what happened to his eye.

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"I've got two different coloured eyes, I've got one green and one blue," the 25-year-old explained. You can watch the full moment in the video above.

He and Lana had been talking about eye colour and he then admitted it wasn't a "sob story" but he's actually blind in one eye.

"Don't give me any sympathy," he joked.

"From like, when you were born?" Lana asked.

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Ron explained it was actually during a football match when he was a child.

"I think I was eight or nine and I was playing football and I went down, the ball came over and I was about to head the ball and he come up with his foot and knocked me out and it detached my retina," he said.

"So, I had loads of operations as a kid, like trying to fix it. But after however many, five, six [surgeries], they basically said, 'You know you're not gonna get the sight back in it.'"

"You've got a good colour of out of it then," Lana joked.

Ron laughed and agreed, "Yeah, I mean it's unique."

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The pair, who are currently coupled up on the show, clearly bonded over the emotional conversation.

"It's cool, I like it," Lana told him.

She later opened up in the Beach Hut about how special it was for Ron to share his story and to be able to have that conversation with him.

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Lana wasn't the only one who was moved by Ron's story, viewers also praised the financial adviser for being so honest about the accident.

Ahead of entering the Villa Ron explained that on first meeting him, you'd never actually know he was blind in one eye.

"It's added to my character, there are so many people that are worse off than me. And if anything, losing something like that makes you realise that," he said.

"It's not hindered me in any shape or form. It's a good conversation starter, I must admit."

New episodes of Love Island UK are now available to stream for free, dropping daily at 6.00pm AEDT on 9Now.

Stream every episode ever of Love Island UK and Love Island Australia for free on 9Now.