James Argent has revealed he’s putting the weight back on after feeling ‘too skinny’ after his 14th weight loss.
- Former TOWIE star, 35, struggled with alcohol and drug addiction at Christmas 2019
- Arg was rushed to hospital twice after overdose, went to rehab
- The TV star turned her life around and underwent gastric sleeve surgery after receiving health warnings from doctors due to her 27 stone weight.
- Arg lost a whopping 14th place, but was stoned after being ‘too skinny’.
- For confidential assistance, call Samaritan on 116123 or visit your nearest Samaritan chapter. For more information, visit www.samaritans.org.
James Argent reflected on being in a “really dark place” this time three years ago when he appeared on ITV’s Million Minute campaign Good Morning Britain on Friday.
The former TOWIE star, 35, said he was “isolated and very lonely and hit rock bottom” after being hospitalized twice for alcohol and drug addiction over Christmas 2019.
James said his rehab stint was a pivotal turning point in getting his life back on track and cost him a whopping 14 stones.
Let’s be honest: James Argent reflected on how this time three years ago was in a ‘really dark place’ when he appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday
Arg tells Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway:
“Christmas, the season of celebration, can be a time of great joy and joy with family and friends, but it can also be difficult for people. It’s even more so if you’ve experienced it.
“It can be a really tough time. A few years ago, I remember feeling very, very lonely myself.
Troubled: The former TOWIE star, 35, said he was “isolated, very lonely and hit rock bottom” at Christmas 2019.
Health: In an interview for ITV’s Million Minutes campaign, James talked about how getting his life back on track and having stomach surgery was a pivotal turning point.
Arg said how his loneliness led to self-harm when he suffered two drug overdoses during the celebration that saw him binge on cocaine and rush to the hospital. explained.
He said: “I kept my distance from other people. I was very isolated.
“I was lucky to have many close family and friends, but I have to reach out and talk to people.
“You have to want it yourself. Some people lose their kids, they lose their jobs, their girlfriends leave, but sometimes it’s not enough and you have to go to this rock bottom and everyone You can’t recover from that.”
After going through rehab, Arg went from cocaine addiction to gluttony and was warned by doctors that he was on the brink of death at 27 Stone.
Horrifying: How his loneliness led to self-harm when Argu bingeed on cocaine and suffered two drug overdoses during a celebration that saw him rush to the hospital I explained what
Last April, the reality star underwent gastric sleeve surgery, which helped her lose a whopping 14 stones.
But James put the stone back on Friday after being “too skinny.”
He said: “I lost a total of 14 stones. Maybe I was a little too thin. I used to want to lose weight, but now I’m trying to put the weight back on and be at a healthy, balanced weight.” increase.
Makeover: Last April, the reality star underwent gastric sleeve surgery that helped her lose a whopping 14 stones
Urg said, “The fact that I’m here, I had Christmas where I was completely alone, so the fact that I was able to turn things around is great.”
James participated in ITV’s Million Minutes campaign. Its purpose is to help lonely seniors this Christmas. According to Age UK, in the UK he is considered a chronically lonely senior citizen of over a million people.
The aim is for viewers of the show to pledge to do 15 minutes of volunteer work for one of the elderly with few close family members this Christmas.
For confidential assistance, call Samaritan on 116123 or visit your nearest Samaritan chapter. For more information, visit www.samaritans.org.
Sweet: James participated in ITV’s 1 Million Minutes campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to help lonely seniors this Christmas.
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