A teenage anti-bullying campaigner with a rare genetic disorder which causes facial deformity was “insulted” after being contacted by the Channel 4 show The Undateables.
But he said he was shocked to receive an email from a Channel 4 researcher for The Undateables, described as a “documentary series following people with challenging conditions who are looking for love”.
Ashley Carter, 17, was born with Treacher Collins syndrome and was teased as a child before becoming an anti-bullying campaigner.
Ashley was insulted by the request and immediately responded to the production company Betty, which is commissioned to create the programme.