Love Island's Dr Alex George might be out the infamous villa, but it looks like he's going to be back on our screens sooner than we thought as he bags the role of TV doctor on This Morning.
Despite not finding love, the A&E doctor remained a fan favouritethroughout his time on the ITV2 dating programme and is now set to join Dr Ranj Singh, Dr Hilary Jones, Dr Chris Steele and Dr Zoe Williams.
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During his time in the villa, Alex spoke of how he was first inspired to become a doctor when he watched 24 Hours In A&E and his desire to use his new found platform to provide medical education to the public.
ITV bosses were reportedly so pleased with the 27-year-old's interview on This Morning that they're looking to help fulfill his dream of being a TV doctor.
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A source told The Sun: "Producers were impressed with Alex following his time on the show this week - and were intrigued to hear him say how keen he was to pursue more TV work.
"They believe it would be great to have a new face whose come from a show like Love Island and can appeal to a younger audience to give his insight on the medical world.
"He talks really passionately about his profession and is a big star thanks to his summer in the villa - but wants to use his newfound fame to educate the masses."
Speaking to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning, Alex said: "I absolutely love my job and while I was away I started missing it in a lot of ways way. Every time we spoke about medicine in the villa, I loved all that.
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"I definitely want to go back to A&E when the time is right."
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