Hugo Hammond Bio
Hugo Hammond is a reality television star, a secondary P.E teacher, and a cricketer from England. He became more popular after his appearance on ITV2’s reality dating show Love Island. Hammond is the first disabled contestant to appear on the show having been born with a club foot. The condition makes his foot twist downwards and inwards. However, after numerous surgeries when he was still a child, he reports that people can only notice when he walks barefooted since he walks slightly on his tiptoes.
Hugo Hammond Age | Birthday
Hammond was born on July 25, 1996. He is 24 years old as of 2020. The Love Island contestant will celebrate his 25th birthday on July 25, 2021.
Hugo Hammond Height
Hammond has not publicly disclosed his actual height measurement. He, however, has an estimated height measurement of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Hugo Hammond Family | Parents
Hammond has not revealed the names of his parents. However, he occasionally posts pictures of his mother and father on his social media platforms. He was born and raised by his parents in Hampshire, London, England.
The Love Island contestant has an elder brother named Alex. More information on this topic will be updated once available to us.
Hugo Hammond Girlfriend | Ex-girlfriend
Hammond is currently (June 2021) single. Before joining Love and Island, he dated his ex-girlfriend Millie Simmons at the university. The pair dated for almost two and a half years before calling it quits. He joined the cast of Love Island season 7 in order to get back to the dating scene.
Hugo Hammond Disability | Club foot
Hammond was born with a club foot. The condition makes his foot twist downwards and inwards ( due to short Achilles tendon). However, after numerous surgeries when he was still a child, he reports that people can only notice when he walks barefooted since he walks slightly on his tiptoes.
His friend shared that Hugo has never let his condition affect his confidence at all.
Hugo Hammond Education | Cricket
Hammond attended Oxford Brook University where he studied sports coaching. During his college years, he represented England Physical Disability (PD) in cricket. He revealed that he has been to Bangladesh, Dubai to play cricket. According to his Instagram bio, he graduated from the university in 2019.
Hugo Hammond Job | Teacher | School
Hammond was a secondary P.E teacher at Blundell’s School in Devon before joining the Love Island show. However, on joining the show, the pupils he thought claimed that he abandoned them to go to the Villa. After the claims surfaced online the school released a statement saying that he will not be returning after the show. A spokesperson for the school also confirmed to Daily Star that Hugo had filled a “very short placement” at the school and had never actually been employed by the school.
Hugo Hammond Love and Island
Hammond is the first ‘disabled’ participant to appear on Love and Island. He joins the other ten contestants on ITV2’S dating reality show Love Island season 7. He disclosed that he has been single for a while since dating has been hard due to the lockdowns following the Covid 19 pandemic. The P.E teacher joins the show in order to a chance to get back to dating.
Love Island 2021 Contestants
The ten other contestants appearing in the seventh season of Love Island are:
- Toby Aromolaran
- Shannon Singh
- Faye Winter
- Kaz Kamwi
- Aaron Francis
- Liberty Poole
- Sharon Gaffka
- Jake Cornish
- Chloe Burrows
- Brad McClelland
Hugo Hammond Net worth
Hammond has an estimated net worth of around £73,000. The average annual salary of a secondary P.E teacher in Devon is around £31,580. It is also reported that contestants of Love Island earn £250 each per week.
Hugo is active on Instagram. His Instagram handle is @hugo_hammond_
