Dr Alex George is “surprised” by how many couples have split up since they’ve left the ‘Love Island’ villa.
The unlucky-in-love doctor – who came away from the summer series without a partner – is convinced the pressure of fame has driven a wedge between the pairs because they seemed so loved up on the show.
Speaking to the Metro.co.uk, he said:
“Yeah I guess I am surprised couples have split, I wonder if it’s to do with the pressure and the intensity. You come out into this world that most of us aren’t used to, I feel the pressure and imagine if you were in a couple, you’d probably feel it more intensely. I can’t comment on any particular split but I wonder if that may have something to do with it.”
Since leaving the villa over the summer, Alex has appeared on ‘This Morning’ as its health advisor – due to his experience as an A&E doctor – and, rather than use his new celebrity status to promote fashion brands, he’d rather use his position to raise awareness of mental and sexual health.
He explained:
“Basically coming out of the island was a huge change and at the moment I am trying to put my energy into having a positive focus on the campaigns around mental health and sexual health, those things I want to focus on.”
However, although he’s busy with work at the moment, the 27-year-old star is still keen to find love and is reportedly being eyed up to take part in the new series of ‘Celebs Go Dating’.
A source said recently:
“Alex is desperate to find the right woman for him and thinks ‘Celebs Go Dating’ would be the perfect place for this to happen.
“He was jealous when he saw Eyal [Booker] was going on the show. He thinks the matchmakers would be able to line up the right woman for him.
“He likes natural looking women with lots to talk about and after failing to find the right woman in ‘Love Island’, he thinks Nadia and Paul could help.
“Bosses aren’t taking any more people on for this series and filming is underway but he’s desperate for a chance to get on the show and shine.”