Love Island's Dr Alex drops staggering six stone by cutting out one thing amid his grief

TV medical doctor and Love Island star Dr Alex George has revealed his impressive lifestyle overhaul after turning to alcohol following the death of his younger brother

Dr Alex George has revealed how he became overweight after turning to alcohol to cope with his grief.

The 33-year-old medical professional shot to fame in 2018 when he was a contestant on season four of Love Island. Since then he has built a TV career out of his medical background - appearing on shows including This Morning and Naked Education to give medical advice and observations.

Alex has been open in conversations about mental health and grieving following the suicide of his younger brother Llŷr in 2020. The TV star completely overhauled his lifestyle after admitting to turning to drink following the tragic news. He has now revealed he has lost a staggering 6st after making the decision to go sober.

"I stopped drinking in December 2022, at the time I was 20 plus stone in weight - I am 14 something stone now," he said on the 'I'm ADHD! No, You're Not,' podcast with Dr Mine Conkbayir and Paul Whitehouse. "Then I was over 20 stone, I was big at the time and my physical health and my mental health was at its worst."

Alex added: "I was using alcohol to cope with grief. I was either working very hard to bury things or I was drinking. Those two are not a good combo. I was never addicted. I never suffered addiction but don't confuse that with a problem. We talk about alcoholism and alcohol addiction and go: 'If you don't have an addiction then you don't have a problem' and there is a big difference."

The reality star's decision to stop drinking impacted his whole lifestyle. "I didn't struggle putting the bottle down but I struggled adapting to life without it," he shared. "How do you see friends? How do you do different things? You relearn. I have learnt a brand new life. I see friends and we go and do runs, we go on the motorbike. There is more socialisation now than there was before."

Alex opened up on his body transformation in May last year when he shared a series of photographs of himself - showing him looking trim while running in the rain and also sharing throwback topless images of himself indoors. He explained that he realised his health was heading in a dangerous direction back in 2022 and he took the decision to make a change.

Alex wrote: "How did I turn my life around? I started showing up for myself. That’s it. I woke up on the 4th of December 2022, and promised myself that from that day forward, I would show up for myself. In everything I do. For Alex. Every day. Whether I could give 3%, 40% or 100%, I just showed up. I always celebrate in my head when I walk in the gym, or put my trainers on, because that's the hardest part done. Whatever I do after that point, is a bonus. Because I showed up that day I get to move forward.

"My health and my life was heading towards a car crash a few years ago. Showing up for Alex has meant I have tackled my relationship with drinking, faced my demons, lost the weight and found love for movement again. I have made new friends, discovered new hobbies and importantly found out who I am and what I want in life.

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