Love Island’s Dr Alex angers passengers after refusing to wear mask on Emirates flight despite being government advisor

LOVE Island's Dr Alex George angered passengers by refusing to wear a mask on a seven-hour Emirates flight.

The reality star - who was made a government advisor for youth mental health last year - ignored warnings to wear a mandatory face covering while flying.

A passenger told The Sun: “As a doctor you think he’d know better.

"On the plane he refused to wear his mask despite everyone else doing the same and just sat watching Harry Potter.

"At Heathrow he took it off again – plainly ignoring the signs that state it is mandatory. He should have set an example – especially as he worked for the government”.

The Sun has reached out to Dr Alex for comment.

Onlookers say Dr Alex was the only one not wearing a mask in business class on Saturday night. He was also spotted without it at Heathrow airport.

Annoyed passengers were said to be "staring and tutting" at the A&E doctor, but he kept his mask off and his headphones on.

Emirates Airline regularly has public announcements warning those on-board to keep their masks on.

The announcer could be heard saying: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is mandatory to wear your face masks."

Dr Alex himself was an advocate for masks during the pandemic.

He also urged his young fan base to take the flu seriously, saying: “In A&E young people are coming in very sick with the flu, it’s not just for the elderly, one in ten people don’t realise that you can actually die from the flu, so it’s something that needs to be taken seriously”.

But Dr Alex said we can “absolutely” protect ourselves from the flu and said measures already in place to help stop the spread of the coronavirus would help.

“Washing our hands and wearing masks will help the flu," he said.

“It’s not the absolute answer but it will help.”