‘WORKING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER IS OVERWHELMING!'

Dr Alex George tells us what it was like meeting Boris Johnson for the first time and gives his advice to this year’s Islanders

- ELLIE KIRWIN-JONES

Alex George shot to fame on Love Island in 2018 when we saw the A&E doctor first couple up with Samira Mighty, then Ellie Brown, before Alexandra Cane set his pulse racing.

After calling time on their romance before the series had even ended, Alex says he has “no regrets” about his time in the villa. And now he’s just gone Instagram official with his new girlfriend, barrister’s clerk Ellie Hecht.

“Sometimes people feel they need to force themselves to be louder. But just go in and enjoy the experience,” he tells new when asked what advice he would give this year’s Islanders.

Here, Alex, 27, opens up about how he’s feeling after losing his brother Llyr last year and what it’s like being a government mental health ambassador, and reveals his plans for his podcast…

The new series of Love Island has just started – will you be watching?

I definitely will when I’ve got time in the evenings. It’s easy escapism, isn’t it? I’m excited to see what this series brings.