Starring on UK's first British Sign Language dating show is 'refreshing'
Hold My Hand is the first show if its kind where all the contestants and hosts use British Sign Language.
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"It felt refreshing after always questioning 'why couldn't I be a contestant on something like that' when watching other dating shows."
— Oliver Scott , Celebrity
"It really matters. Everybody wants to see somebody that's like themselves."
— Teri Devine , Activist
"We can be naughty, we can be mischievous, we can have fun, we can have great banter too."
— Oliver Scott , Celebrity
"It felt 'refreshing' after always questioning 'why couldn't I be a contestant on something like that' when watching other dating shows."
— Oliver Scott , Celebrity
"It really matters. Everybody wants to see somebody that's like themselves."
— Teri Devine , Activist
Key People
A contestant on the UK's first British Sign Language dating show, Hold My Hand.
Actress and the first deaf contestant to win Strictly Come Dancing.
The first deaf contestant on ITV dating show Love Island.
Associate director of inclusion for the charity Royal National Institute for Deaf People.
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Hold My Hand is the first show if its kind where all the contestants and hosts use British Sign Language.
A contestant on the UK's first British Sign Language (BSL) dating show, 'Hold My Hand', shares his experience and hopes to educate viewers about the deaf community.
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