Love Island’s Dr Alex reveals how he lost SIX stone after show and battle to ‘put down booze’
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LOVE Island star Dr Alex George has revealed how he turned to drinking to cope with grief, which saw him become overweight/. The NHS doctor has been frank in conversations surrounding mental health and grieving, following the suicide of his younger brother Llŷr in 2020.
![[Love Island's Dr Alex George has revealed he's lost six stone following a decision to give up alcohol for good]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/love-island-s-dr-alex-960776435.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
Now he's revealed that his weight had dropped, as he lost six stone following a decision to go sober and give up alcohol for good. Dr Alex revealed the huge weight loss whilst speaking on the 'I'm ADHD! No, You're Not,' podcast with Dr Mine Conkbayir and Paul Whitehouse.
![[The Love Island 2018 star revealed his weight had soared to over 20 stone after drinking to cope with grief]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/love-island-star-shows-weight-835782364.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
He explained: "I stopped drinking in December 2022, at the time I was 20 plus stone in weight - I am 14 something stone now. "Then I was over 20 stone, I was big at the time and my physical health and my mental health was at its worst. "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.".
![[The NHS doctor revealed he has 'a brand new life' after giving up the booze]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/dr-alex-george-instagram-717514857.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
He continued: "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.".
![[Dr Alex rose to fame on the 2018 series of Love Island, but failed to find love in the villa]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/f3045953-5758-4014-8eec-c4a05869f2de.jpg?strip=all&w=721)
Discussing how he switched up his drinking habits and going sober, he revealed that it impacted his whole lifestyle. He said: "I didn't struggle putting the bottle down but I struggled adapting to life without it. "How do you see friends? How do you do different things? You relearn.
![[Dr Alex George regularly speaks openly about his mental health, and in 2021 he became the UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/school-rock-musical-gala-gillian-474176228.jpg?strip=all&w=662)
