Celebrity MasterChef: ‘Got my heart going’ Love Island’s Dr Alex spills on ‘scary’ moment – Express.co.uk

Celebrity MasterChef is in its second week with a new batch of contestants whipping up tasty dishes.

But it wasn’t the easiest time for Dr Alex George, who appeared on Love Island 2018.

The reality star said he found the experience “scary” and said it “got his heart going”.

Speaking to Express.co.uk about his time, he spilled: “Really enjoyed it, a great experience.”

He went on: “I love cooking and that combination from health and nutrition.

“But yeah, it was definitely a challenge.”

Addressing judges, Gregg Wallace and John Torode, he continued: “It’s always scary to go on a show and have Gregg and John eating and tasting my food they are professionals was definitely something that got my heart going.”

Dr Alex will be up against Mim Sheikh, Jenny Ryan, Dom Parker and Josie Long on the BBC One series.

Last week, Joey Essex and Neil Ruddock made it through the next round. 

Elsewhere, Dr Alex also discussed his career as a doctor in the A&E department at University Hospital Lewisham.

Dr Alex said he is “frustrated” at not seeing any of the money pumped into the NHS on the frontline.

He said: “What frustrates me is you have politicians saying they’re pumping all this extra money in for the NHS and we are not seeing it.

“We think, where is the money going? It should be on the frontline, nurses, doctors, facilities but I think it goes to management level, from a doctors perspective.”

Alex also said he is worried about the winter coming, as he fears it could be the first time the NHS will “fail”.

He continued: “The last winter wasn’t as cold as we were expecting. If it is a bad winter, with the state of the NHS at the moment, then we might see the first time it actually fails.”

Speaking about whether he has seen the impact of Brexit already at work, Alex explained there’s been a mass departure of international staff in the NHS.

“My concern is the exodus of internationals working in our department,” he said.

“Some of the Spanish, for example. have gone back,” he went on: “We’re definitely going to lose staff because of it.”

The reality star added: “Quite frankly, that’s frightening because we don’t have enough staff as it is. It’s a real worry.”

Celebrity MasterChef airs tonight on BBC One at 9pm.