JAMES Argent's long-awaited Towie return is headed to the small screen in just a matter of days.
The Sun first revealed show favourite James, 37, known to fans as Arg, had signed up for a shock comeback six years after his exit.
And, in an exclusive clip from Sunday's Christmas special, the reality star appears in very high spirits as he boasts about dating his stunning Miss Sweden girlfriend.
Catching up with James ‘Diags’ Bennewith and Dan Edgar whilst tree shopping, Arg reflects on his sobriety journey, weight loss and newfound happiness with model Nicoline Artursson, 31.
He gushes: "Do you know what? I can't complain. Life is good. I'm happy, I'm healthy."
Erupting into fits of laughter, he adds: "I've pulled Miss Sweden."
Dan jokes: "He's gone from 30 stones to pulling Miss Sweden. How's that happen?”
Arg says: “It's actually one of the biggest comebacks ever," before Dan branded him "inspirational".
He continues: "Without getting too deep, I've been through a lot in my life and, you know, I'm coming up for three years cleaning so far. I've got a good healthy relationship with food and exercise.
"I kind of feel like meeting Nicoline was the kind of the icing on the cake so let's just see how it goes.”
Arg's cameo marks an exciting TV return for the singer, who was dropped by bosses in 2019 following a positive result for cocaine during a routine drugs test.
Since then, Arg has turned his life around - losing 13st, staying clean and raking in cash performing with his band, The Arg Band.
And he appears to be going from strength to strength with Nicoline.
It was just last month that the pair took a huge step in their relationship, having moved in together after just four months of dating.
Speaking to in their first joint interview, the couple revealed they're now living together in Arg's Essex home.
Declaring it was 'love at first sight' Arg took a chance and asked the stunning blonde on a date, and they've been inseparable ever since.
The pair have now also revealed that they've had serious discussions about starting a family together too.
Arg told the publication: "We'd both love to have a family one day, absolutley."
Nicoline added: "That’s one thing I love about James. He’s very family-oriented. Our families are so similar."
Arg continued: "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."
In September, Arg confirmed his romance with Nicoline after a romantic holiday and a chance meeting outside a Spanish supermarket.
Going Instagram official, the Towie OG shared snaps of them enjoying a date at a restaurant.
