Alex George claims he has 'saved £1,000 in a month' by giving up booze

Love Island’s Dr Alex George claims he has ‘saved £1,000 in one month’ by giving up booze after deciding to quit alcohol 30 days ago

Dr. Alex George claims he has ‘saved £1,000 in the last month’ by deciding to go sober 30 days ago. 

The Love Island star, 31, chose to ditch alcohol before Christmas and has said he is now a four-figure sum better off due to the ‘drinks, cabs and food you eat’ after a night on the booze.

The GP explained he would ‘rather spend the money on other things’ and focus on his mental and physical health, while avoiding the classic feeling of ‘hangxiety’. 

‘Alcohol is so expensive’: Dr. Alex George claims he has ‘saved £1,000 in the last month’ by deciding to go sober 30 days ago

He told BBC Breakfast on Wednesday morning: ‘I’ve done research and alcohol is so expensive, for a nice beer in Manchester or London it’s so expensive and giving up before Christmas was great. 

‘I was looking last night and I think I’ve saved £1,000 in the last month between cabs, the food you eat after and the drink, it’s so expensive and I’d rather spend that on other things.’ 

The reality star went on to reveal the reason why he quit alcohol, saying he ‘doesn’t I have an issue’ but wanted a healthy lifestyle. 

Sober: The Love Island star, 31, chose to ditch alcohol before Christmas and has said he is now a four-figure sum better off due to the ‘drinks, cabs and food you eat’ after a night on the booze

‘It’s not about judging people who drink’: The GP explained he would ‘rather spend the money on other things’ and focus on his mental and physical health

He continued: ‘I probably drunk once or twice a week, I would go out on a Saturday and have a few beers with friends but my decision, it’s coming from a position where I don’t feel I have an issue with alcohol. 

‘I have stepped back and gone, “What are the benefits here?”. In society you’re just auto enrolled in drinking.

‘The wider things that happen, someone’s born, someone passes away, good day at work, bad day at work, you’d go for a drink. 

‘It’s not about judging people who drink, but it’s about stepping back and thinking “What are the benefits here?”. 

‘What are the benefits?’: The reality star went on to reveal the reason why he quit alcohol, admitting he ‘doesn’t have an issue’ but wanted a healthy lifestyle 

‘I eventually decided I like going out early in the morning, I enjoy my exercise and feel good about myself and alcohol does all the opposites of those things.’

However, Alex still heads out with pals sober and enjoys not having the ‘horrible hangxiety’ afterwards. 

He said: ‘I become more social because I know I can go see my friends and I can get up for the gym the next day. The beauty is you don’t have that horrible hangxiety.’

‘I can get up for the gym the next day’: However, Alex still heads out with pals sober and enjoys not having the ‘horrible hangxiety’ afterwards

The former ITV2 star revealed he rang in the New Year quietly, Alex said: ‘I was tucked up in bed at 9.30pm and I was up walking my dog the next day’.

Back in December, he made the decision to go sober, after admitting most of his ‘mistakes and poor decisions’ have been made while drinking.

The former A&E doctor bravely decided to give up alcohol due to its negative effects on his ADHD and lack of positive benefits to physical and mental health.

He insisted that he had no ‘serious problem’ with booze, but had started to become ‘sober-curious’ as he got older.

No more booze: The former ITV2 star revealed he rang in the New Year quietly

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