Former The Only Way is Essex star James “Arg” Argent has told ITV’s Lorraine he is “back on track” after suffering a relapse with alcohol and drugs earlier this year.
The 34-year old appeared on the chat show on Wednesday (June 29) to discuss his life post-gastric band operation and finally getting clean and sober.
Lorraine told Arg that he had an “addictive personality” and he concurred.
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She went on to reveal that Arg had relapsed earlier this year, saying to him: “You’ve had problems in the past with booze and drugs, you fell off the wagon a wee bit at the start of this year, but you’re back on track.”
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After Lorraine asked him if he felt like he’d “cracked it this time”, the Essex native said: “I do, I do”.
He added: “I put my recovery first now and I kind of feel like I’ve matured a lot in some ways and I, kind of, I’ve had to learn very very had and tough lessons, but I’m at a place in my life where I don’t feel resentful, I don’t feel like ‘oh why has this happened to me’.
“And to be honest with you, there is nothing better than being clean and sober, I love it, I wake up every day excited for what the day is going to bring, I’m achieving, you know, all the things that I’ve said I was going to do, and all my dreams, they’re finally coming together”.
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Arg reportedly discussed his dreams of being a wedding singer, saying: “Even though I love doing the television, it’s always fun and stuff, I always wanted to be a wedding singer.
The reality star has lost 14 stones, and last year underwent gastric bypass surgery, after being given a warning by doctors about his weight as he reached 27 stones.
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
