Love Island star Dr Alex reveals why he\u2019s quitting Twitter Instagram: dralexgeorgeFormer Love Island star Dr Alex George announced he\u2019d deleted Twitter on August 9. Citing mental health reasons for the move, he emphasized \u201ctrolling\u201d wasn\u2019t a factor. This isn\u2019t the first time the show has sparked hard-hitting conversations around mental health. The #BeKind movement captured the zeitgeist of the late 2010s, following the deaths of stars Sophie Gradon, Mike Thalassitis and Caroline Flack. Fellow Love Island alum Belle Hassan has previously quit social media, and fans are growing concerned for current contestant Faye Winter. Dr Alex is the latest to speak up about his mental health, explaining his decision to quit Twitter in a poignant Instagram post. Speaking candidly in his caption, the A&E doctor encouraged his fans to \u201ctake necessary steps to protect our mental well-being.\u201d He advocated for \u201ccreating boundaries where this could be affected.\u201d While admitting that the platform has become \u201cnegative and demotivating\u201d for him, he insisted \u201cI have not made this decision because I have been trolled.\u201d He closed by stating, \u201clife is far too short\u2026 #CancelNegativity.\u201d Season five winner Amber Rose Gill voiced her support for her friend. \u201cTwitter is such a toxic place,\u201d she said. View this post on Instagram Who is Dr Alex? The Wales-based star first attracted audience attention in 2018, after participating in season four of Love Island. Finishing on a high, he placed fifth along with partner Alexandra Cane. After his stint on the show, Dr Alex returned to his day-job while advocating for mental health in mainstream media. After a highly-publicized campaign urging the British government to prioritize children\u2019s mental health, he was appointed Youth Mental Health Ambassador for the UK. While his Twitter may be gone, you can still check out his Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Love Island star Dr Alex reveals why he\u2019s quitting Twitter Instagram: dralexgeorgeFormer Love Island star Dr Alex George announced he\u2019d deleted Twitter on August 9. Citing mental health reasons for the move, he emphasized \u201ctrolling\u201d wasn\u2019t a factor. This isn\u2019t the first time the show has sparked hard-hitting conversations around mental health. The #BeKind movement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54478\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}