LOVE Island star Dr Alex George has shown off his impressive weight loss after quitting booze.

The NHS doctor, 32, said he has overhauled his lifestyle after finding himself in a really "dark" and "bad place" last year.

Alex – who tragically lost his younger brother Llyr after he took his own life in July 2020 – heartbreakingly confessed that he "didn't want to be here anymore", saying his mental and physical health was in an "awful place".

He shared a photo of his body transformation and told fans: "Ok here goes. A year ago almost to the day, I sat down in my hairdresser’s chair and looked in the mirror.

"I looked into my eyes and all I could see was darkness.

"A year ago I was in a really bad place. I didn’t want to be here anymore.

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"It felt like I had faced trauma after trauma over the last few years.

"One thing after the other, and I couldn’t see a way through.

"My mental, physical and emotional health was in an awful place.

"When Llŷr passed away, we promised each other as a family, that no matter what, we would stay.

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"And so, If I had to stay, things needed to change."

Alex continued: "In the past I would have concluded that me being overweight was the issue, that if I fixed that I would be ‘happy’.

"I have learnt my lessons however, the last photo in the carousel was me at my thinnest, you only have to look in my eyes to conclude the rest.

"What I needed to fix, was on the inside.

Alex went on to reveal that he has quit alcohol in a bid to banish the feeling of "numbness" it provided.

He continued: "So I decided to walk, or stomp as I like to call it, outside in nature.

"These were my literal first steps towards recovery and The Stomp podcast was born.

"As I fell back in love with exercise, I realised that there was one thing I’d need to let go of, if I was going to get my health back on track, alcohol.

"So on the 4th of December last year I quit alcohol. And never looked back.

"Stopping drinking and losing the numbness it provided, meant I had to feel. And it was only then the healing could begin.

"Healing has been incredibly painful, facing my demons and my faults, looking trauma in the eye, it’s been hard.

"Harder than I can ever explain. The gym was light work, the real work was in the therapy room.

"I am, like everyone else, a perfectly imperfect work in progress."

He added: "There is so much more for me to say, and explain.

"It’s hard to open up and say you really haven’t been ok. And that you really could not be here today.

"But it’s the truth and I really hope that by me being open about suicidality, it might help others know they can get through. Never give up. Ever.

"I have expanded on this conversation in a raw new series, called Dr Alex’s Diaries.

"As Winston Churchill once said, if you’re going through hell, keep going.

"Thank you for your support."

Last year, Alex was forced to hit back at fat-shamers with a shirtless photo on Instagram.

He confidently told his millions of fans that he "loves" his figure in a bid to normalise bodies of all sizes on social media.

Alex has been through a difficult few years.

The A&E doc was left heartbroken in 2020 when Llyr took his own life aged just 19 after struggling with his mental health.

The aspiring doctor was previously described by Alex as "the kindest and most caring soul".

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Shortly after former Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Alex as a Youth Mental Health Ambassador.

He is using his clinical expertise and personal experience to help shape policy on improving support for young people.

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