Former TOWIE star James Argent has been arrested in Spain on charges of Domestic violence.
James ‘Arg’ Argent attacked his model girlfriend Nicoline Artursson while on holiday in the Costa Del Sol, Marbella. The 37-year-old was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence by the Spanish Civil Guard and taken into custody on Sunday, May 5.
The Guardia Civil confirmed the arrest to The Mirror, saying: “We can confirm Mr Argent was arrested by ‘Policia Local’ of Mijas for an alleged crime of domestic violence on 5th May.”
It is understood that Argent was arrested and admitted guilt. According to the Sun, neighbours called the police after they heard commotion from where Argent was staying with his girlfriend.
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The publication reports the reality TV star received a suspended jail sentence.
A source close to Argent told The Sun that TOWIE star is “remorseful about what happened but is insisting he never meant any harm.”
Argent reached fame as a cast member on the reality show The Only Way Is Essex, where he starred as an original cast member for several years. After being on the ITV series from 2010, he left in 2018. Arg focussed his career on singing, but has taken part in a number of reality TV shows, including Celebrity Super Spa, The Jump, Sugar Free Farm and Celebs Go Dating.
Previously, TOWIE suspended Argent from filming in October 2014 when he failed a drug test. He later attended rehab before returning to the series.
Since then, the reality TV star has regularly been an inpatient at centres due to his issues with drug addiction.
Speaking in 2023, Argent said: “I battled with [drug addiction] for a number of years. But I’ve got through it and I’m doing alright. I’m doing well. I’m clean, sober, and I have been for a long time now.”
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Nicoline and Arg have not been in a relationship for that long, with the pair going public last year. Speaking to OK! Magazine in their first joint interview, James and Nicoline, 31, revealed that it was love at first sight for the pair after they bumped into each other outside a Spanish supermarket.
The former Miss Sweden then moved into his Essex home. Recounting the moment they met, James revealed he thought Nicoline was out of his league but decided he had nothing to lose.
Argent explained at the time that they would both “love to have a family one day, absolutely.” Nicoline also added that one her favourite things about James is “he’s very family-oriented”.
James said: “We’re both at the right stage in our lives. We’ve both lived a life, we’ve both had experiences with previous partners, but now it’s a really good time to be sure of who you are with.”
This was Argent’s first public relationship since he split up with the then 19-year-old girlfriend, Stella Turian, who studied law.
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