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reality series ''

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''. He has appeared in various other reality series, such as '' Sugar Free Farm'' and '' The Jump'', and in 2019, he presented the entertainment segment on '' Good Morning Britain''.

Career

From 2010 to 2018, Argent was a cast member of the

reality series ''

''. In 2013, Argent participated in the first series of the Channel 5 reality series ''

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''. In July 2015, it was announced that Argent would make his first

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appearance in a production of ''

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'' at the Kings Theatre, Southsea. He was cast as Dandini. The production ran from December 2015 until January 2016. In 2016, he took part in the ITV's '' Sugar Free Farm'' and

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's '' The Jump''. In December 2018, Argent made another pantomime appearance, as Abanazar in ''Aladdin'', which took place at the Middleton Arena. In 2018, it was announced that producers ''The Only Way Is Essex'' had not renewed their contract with Argent.

Personal life

In August 2014, Argent was reported missing from his home when he failed to show up for a scheduled flight;ITV
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/ref> however, he was found just over 24 hours later. In October 2014, Argent was suspended from ''

'' after failing a drugs test. He attended rehab later that year, and returned to the series in 2015. Argent was in a relationship with

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from 2007 to 2012 and 2015 to 2016. Argent briefly dated

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in 2012; and the pair were in an on-and-off relationship from December 2017 until July 2020. Since 2022, he has been dating Stella Turian, an Italian actress who is 17 years his junior. James has been regularly an inpatient at rehabilitation facilities due to drug abuse including cocaine. In April 2021, Argent underwent a

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procedure, after his weight reached 27 stone (378 lbs). *

Filmography

Stage

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