LOVE Island's Jack Fowler has revealed that his ancestors were slaves as he opened up about the racism he has faced for having a black dad.
The 24-year-old hunk shot to fame on the 2018 series of the ITV2 reality show, and has now spoken out about his experience as the light-skinned son of a black man.
Taking to his Instagram page this evening, Jack posted a photo of himself with his dad, whose parents moved to the UK from Saint Helena as part of the Windrush generation.
In the photo, Jack is beaming as he puts his arm around his dad, who is also grinning at the camera. The star captioned the post: "Here’s me and my dad. "My grandad was one of the first hundred to arrive just after the Windrush on the RMS St Helena from a very small island.
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