Former Love Island star turned mental health campaigner, podcaster and author Alex George joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.
Alex shares his personal mental health journey through Love Island and beyond and discusses the challenges faced by under‑16s, including whether they should be on social media, before taking on the spoons.
Coming Up:
00:00- Intro
01:00- Am I Normal
04:30- Grief process
06:51 - Pizza Of The Week
07:46- ADHD diagnosis
08:51- Love Island
13:20- Children’s mental health
18:50 Love Island
23:00- Apple crumble
25:12- Weight journeys
26:43- Marzipan and liquorice tasting
32:00- Suicidal conversations
38:26- Social Media Bans
40:00- COVID
43:04- Spoons
Food Served:
Homeslice Pizza: Salami pizza
Guilty Pleasure: Apple crumble
Hates: Marzipan and Liquorice All Sorts
Spoon One: Chicken curry
Spoon Two: Green vegetable gnocchi
Alex’s book, Am I Normal? is out to buy now
Alex’s podcast, Stompcast is available where you listen to your podcasts
If you are affected by the conversation around suicide, contact The Samaritans on www.thesamaritans.org.uk or call them on 116 123
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Visual Producer: Chris Jacobs
Social Media Producer: Panos Kalaroutis
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