A doctor who competed on Love Island taped a topless photo of himself to his scrubs to cheer up patients on the coronavirus ward

• Dr. Alex George — a former contestant on British reality TV show "Love Island" — is joining the ranks of healthcare workers taping photos of themselves to protective gear to help put COVID-19 patients at ease.
• George put his own spin on the trend by taping his topless promotional photo for "Love Island" on his scrubs.
• While the trend of healthcare workers taping pictures to their scrubs typically calls for less risque photos, George hopes the unusual headshot will bring patients a "smile or laugh."
• As an NHS doctor, George has been at the frontlines of the UK's fight against COVID-19 and has been documenting his shifts on his YouTube Channel.
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Dr. Alex George, an NHS doctor and former contestant on British reality TV show "Love Island," is joining the ranks of healthcare workers taping photos of themselves to protective gear to help put COVID-19 patients at ease.

But unlike his colleagues' headshots, George has put his own spin on the trend.

Instead of just pinning a picture of his face to his scrubs, the 30-year-old from Wales printed out his topless promotional photo from the 2018 season of "Love Island" to tape to his torso.

"So many patients are afraid especially with the PPE we wear and so I thought I would try and make them laugh or smile, even for a second," George wrote on Twitter along with a photo of himself in gear with his photo taped on his chest.

George received a wave of supportive tweets from his followers after posting the photo, thanking his for his service and the healthcare community at large for combating the spread of COVID-19.

As a doctor, George has been at the frontlines of the UK's fight against COVID-19 and has been documenting his shifts on his YouTube Channel.

In a video titled "Dr Alex on COVID-19: TAKING YOU INSIDE THE RESUSCITATION ROOM," George walks viewers through an intensive care unit and details the different processes that take place once patients are admitted for COVID-19 to an intensive care unit.

George told viewers he hopes to combat misinformation about ICUs, in light of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's stint in the ICU battling coronavirus.

"Of course, I haven't any clue about [Johnson's] situation, I wouldn't comment on it if I did. That wouldn't be correct for me as a doctor," George said. "But I think it's important people understand. People are worried, people don't know what happens in intensive care because there's a lot of misinformation out there."