Dr Alex George has had a very bad day.
The former Love Island star, who has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic round-the-clock from the emergency room of Lewisham University Hospital – took to Instagram to hit back at a bitter troll who attacked his appearance in a bizarre series of messages.
On top of being subjected to the nasty rant, Alex, 30, returned to his car in the hospital car park to find a parking fine slapped onto his windshield.
Bad day at the office: Dr Alex George, who has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic round-the-clock from the emergency room of Lewisham University Hospital, took to Instagram to hit back at a bitter troll who attacked his appearance in a bizarre series of messages
Alex shared a screengrab of the messages from the catty follower on Instagram Stories.
Despite evidently wanting to watch Alex’s videos, the nasty culprit claimed his tired appearance was distracting.
‘Giving out health content you’d be better to take care of yourself first, you look ruff, fair bad spots and eyes are like death! [sic]’the badly-written message read.
In a second equally inarticulate DM, they carried on: ‘Jesus will you sort out them eyes with a bit of cream or something… and do something with that big spot next to ur mouth… so distracting and a struggle to watch the vid! [sic]’
Alex made light of it by commenting, ‘Don’t hold back hey!’ next to the screengrab, adding: ‘I have had acne most of my life, not ashamed of it. If you don’t like it, don’t watch my videos!’
He then posted to his Instagram grid, elaborating on this: ‘I am hugely grateful for the overwhelming support I have received in the last few years.
Out of order: On top of being subjected to the nasty rant, Alex, 30, returned to his car in the hospital car park to find a parking fine slapped onto his windshield
He also took to Instagram Stories on his way to work, telling the camera: ‘You can’t please everyone. Some people have got bad things to say, no matter what you do!’
‘To some of those who continue to make comments about my skin and acne, the fact that I “look old and tired”, if you want to follow someone who is a model with perfect looks and style, you are in the wrong place.
‘I am focused on my job as a doctor and sharing my passions and interests in life. I am quite happy with my imperfections and don’t plan to change anytime soon ✌️ Oh and yes I am tired!’
He also took to Instagram Stories on his way to work, telling the camera: ‘You can’t please everyone. Some people have got bad things to say, no matter what you do.
‘Actually my spots have settled down today. But yeah, I have acne, and sometimes I get flare ups. And that’s life. No-one’s perfect, no-one’s skin’s perfect. Let’s be kind to each other!’
But Alex’s day went from bad to worse as he returned to his car to discover the soggy penalty notice on his car.
Nasty: Alex shared a screengrab of the messages from the catty follower on Instagram Stories. Despite evidently wanting to watch Alex’s videos, the nasty culprit claimed his tired appearance was distracting
And… relax! Dr Alex ended the stressful day with a much-deserved soak in the tub
Despite being a member of staff and leaving a note on the windshield explaining this, the parking warden didn’t seem to care.
Alex captioned this snap: ‘Brilliant! What do they want me to do?’
He went on to explain that he’s received three fines in the hospital car park during the pandemic.
‘That’s actually the 3rd fine now. I wrote a fill explanation on the paper next to it. Give up. Bad day today. New day tomorrow,’ the ever-optimistic doctor added.
Dr Alex has been tirelessly using his social media platform to educate his 1.4m Instagram followers, 73k YouTube subscribers and 175k Twitter followers about the COVID-19 crisis as he fights the virus on the NHS frontline.
Last week he revealed that his coronavirus antibody test came back negative, sharing a video to his YouTube channel as he opened the results in front of his fans.
Results: Dr Alex has been tirelessly using his social media platform to educate his 1.4m Instagram followers, 73k YouTube subscribers and 175k Twitter followers about the COVID-19 crisis as he fights the virus on the NHS frontline
Tense: The former Love Island star shared a video to his YouTube channel as he opened results in front of his fans on Monday
Speaking to the camera, Alex said: ‘I’m going to open up the text now. This is a huge moment, here we go, let’s do it.
‘Your Covid-19 antibody screen result from Lewisham… not detected.
‘Well that is quite a shock. It’s not detected, I don’t have the antibody. That’s a real surprise… I’m quite shocked by that because if you think about it I have been there on the frontline since the start.
‘I tested people in the little pods outside the hospital, so we had pods set up when we first had cases… doing the swab test, sending patients home.
‘And then of course I’ve treated many, many patients throughout this crisis. I’ve been exposed to hundreds because I’ve course I’ve been going up to the ambulances, I’ve been doing ultrasounds on people’s chests, so I’ve seen a large number of patients.
Reaction: ‘That is a bit of a shock and to be honest I am a bit disappointed. I know it sounds really, really odd and probably a bit ridiculous,’ Alex said
‘Of course I’ve been using my PPE and what this is, is probably a testament that the PPE does work…
‘That is a bit of a shock and to be honest I am a bit disappointed. I know it sounds really, really odd and probably a bit ridiculous.
‘Of course I don’t want to have caught Covid-19, I’m very aware of how unwell you can be with Covid-19 but part of you thinks: “Gosh, I would like to be immune because I’ve seen a lot of patients, I’m immune, hopefully that means I less likely to be unwell from it again.
‘And therefore it means of course that I am less of risk to loved ones, like my girlfriend.’
‘One of the challenges is that I am away from my girlfriend’: Last month, the Welshman admitted he’s struggling living apart from his girl in a clip shared to his YouTube channel
Last month, the Welshman admitted he’s struggling living apart from his girlfriend Amelia Bath.
Alex confessed he’s ‘tired’ following his ‘busy shift’, and just ‘wants to go home and chat’ to the dancer, who he credited for helping him ‘relax’.
Leaving the south London hospital in the early hours, he shared: ‘My shift is now finished and I am just heading home. It’s been again a busy shift – I know I keep saying this but it is the truth. I am feeling alright, I am tired.
‘One of the challenges is that I am away from my girlfriend, I made the decision that I didn’t want to risk giving it to her or her family, so I am up in London staying on my own – isolating and she is staying elsewhere so I don’t give it to her.
Selfless: As the UK entered lockdown, the doctor made the brave decision to move closer to University Hospital Lewisham in a bid to protect his girlfriend from contracting the virus
Smitten: The couple, who met in a bar, have been going strong since December 2018, a few months after his stint on ITV2 dating series Love Island
‘That is difficult when you have a busy shift like today you want to go home and sit and chat with someone and just hang out with someone to relax after what happened, it’s hard when you can’t and you are on your own.’
Revealing the pair have been communicating via video message and call services, the NHS employee added: ‘Technology is good, being able to FaceTime and chat to people.
‘I try and share as much of my experience as I can because it does help, even doing these videos as well, telling you guys how I feel and what I am doing does help me get through a challenging time.’
The couple, who met in a bar, have been going strong since December 2018, a few months after his stint on ITV2 dating series Love Island.
Amelia has since shared her pride over Alex’s career, writing last week: ‘I’m so proud of him and I’m endlessly grateful for all the NHS staff and key workers who are working tirelessly during such uncertain times.’