He recently embarked on a health journey and has already lost an impressive five stone.
And James ‘Arg’ Argent continued to impress fans on Monday as he took to his Instagram Stories while showing off his new slimmer figure.
The former TOWIE star, 32, stood holding a package in a pair of navy shorts and a light blue short-sleeved shirt that hung off his frame.
Slimming down: James ‘Arg’ Argent continued to impress fans on Monday as he took to his Instagram Stories while showing off his new slimmer figure
He beamed from ear to ear while holding a delivery box from Meat at Yours.
Arg recently admitted he is a cocaine addict and overdosed twice last year before hitting rock bottom over Christmas and calling his friend and former co-star Mark Wright for help.
He then checked himself into a 10-week bootcamp at The River rehab facility in Thailand where he kicked his habit and lost five stone in the process.
However, he still intends to lose another three stone and is already feeling ‘so much better in myself’.
Big changes: The former TOWIE star, 32, stood holding a package in a pair of navy shorts and a light blue short-sleeved shirt that hung off his frame
The reality star now weighs roughly 18-and-a-half stone and blames his heaviness on his binge-eating disorder.
He has opened up about the ‘vicious cycles’ of binge-eating and doing cocaine.
Speaking to The Sun, Arg, admitted he suffered two near-fatal overdoses at his home last year, and his girlfriend Gemma Collins called emergency services after his family feared he was dead.
Speaking about his first overdose in October which triggered paranoia and psychosis, Arg said: ‘I locked myself in my house and took drugs for three days straight on my own in the pitch black.’
Adding that he regularly spent £500 a week on his cocaine habit, Arg said of his first overdose: ‘I was at rock bottom. My heart was beating out of my chest, my nose was bleeding, I was shaking and my breathing was terrible.
‘My family were banging on the door screaming, ‘Open up’ but I wasn’t answering the door to anyone. They feared I’d overdosed and was dead in the house.’
It was Gemma who called the emergency services who forced the door. After tests it was agreed Arg did not need to go to hospital and could stay with his parents, but just two months later he overdosed again on the night before his 32nd birthday, as he admitted ‘my addiction was so bad I couldn’t stop myself.’
Fears: The reality TV star admitted he suffered two near-fatal overdoses at his home last year, and his girlfriend Gemma Collins called emergency services after his family feared he was dead (pictured together in 2018)
The second time he was hospitalised over fears for his heart, with Arg revealing that his worried friends took his phone away while he was in hospital in case he called his dealers.
It was after he found himself alone on Christmas Day 2019 and using cocaine that he decided things had to change, calling Mark Wright for help.
Mark got his friend in touch with the owners of a Thailand boot camp, with Arg travelling there on New Year’s Eve, staying for ten weeks.
He now attends an out patient facility near his Essex home regularly.
Arg also explained during the interview that he first dabbled in drugs when he first shot to fame with Mark in TOWIE, but his loved ones only found out he had a problem when he was declared missing in 2014, after failing to turn up for a flight to Majorca for a paid appearance.
Arg recently showcased his staggering weight loss as he shared a before and after photo on Instagram earlier this month.
Lean on me: It was after he found himself alone on Christmas Day 2019 and using cocaine that he decided things had to change, calling his best friend and former TOWIE co-star Mark Wright for help
He Arg posted a picture from a recent run, alongside a photo of himself at pal Elliott Wright’s son’s christening in April last year.
The reality star captioned the post: ‘I’m making progress, Inside & Outside One day at a time’.
Dozens of the Arg’s celebrity pals applauded him for his efforts, while also encouraging him to stay motivated.
Arg is currently in lockdown without Gemma as the couple, who have had an eight-year on-off relationship, continue to isolate separately.
Support: Dozens of the Arg’s celebrity pals applauded him for his efforts, while also encouraging him to stay motivated
Last month, the TV personality took to Instagram to lament how much he was missing the self-proclaimed diva with a romantic throwback snap of the pair in Paris.
In the image, the on-off couple locked lips against the dazzling backdrop of the Eiffel tower at night.
Sharing how much he’s missing being without his reality star girlfriend, James penned: ‘Lockdown absolutely sucks without you GC but I understand you have to entertain the nation & put a smile on peoples faces at this difficult time! #imissyou #wellmeetagain.’
‘Miss you’: Last month, the TV personality took to Instagram to lament how much he was missing the self-proclaimed diva with a romantic throwback snap of the pair in Paris