James ‘Arg’ Argent shows off his weight loss in smiling selfie with former Towie co-star Lewis Bloor
The reality star has impressed fans and friends with his slimmer frame
JAMES 'Arg' Argent continues to receive a warm welcome from his friends after his return to Essex following his sting in a Thai rehab.
The 29-year-old was all smiles as he showed off his weight loss in a happy selfie snap with his good pal and former co-star Lewis Bloor.
Arg could be seen wearing a white shirt in the snap which he captioned: "Can't believe @lewisbloor1 little brother & my dear friend Oli is having a baby!!! #babyshower #allgrownup."
The star also poked fun at his weight loss while paying a visit to his boxer pal.
He shared an image of himself next to the shirtless boxer with the caption: "Just when I start to feel better about my appearance...I stand next to this guy lol!
"So proud of #thebeast @mranthonyyarde He killed it last night!!! #futureworldchamp"
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The image Arg shared came the day after Pete Wicks was shown planting a kiss on the freshly-detoxed Towie star.
By the kiss picture, tattooed Pete — whose current show drama involves his ex Megan McKenna — wrote on Instagram: "Good to have this fella back and looking so well... @real_arg #Proud."
Arg, 29, has lost over a stone since leaving the continent, and his Essex buddies are more than impressed with his transformation.
The adorable photo from Pete comes a full ten weeks after Lydia Bright's ex Arg went to Thailand to battle his personal demons.
And it sounds like Arg has become physically and mentally much stronger than ever before after all his activities and Asian food he's been living on.
A source close to the star told The Sun Online: 'Arg is in the best place he's ever been - there is no going back now.
"He won't go back to the old Arg ever again and he certainly won't pile the weight back on - he's completely changed, he's focused and he's happy.'
Meanwhile another of Arg's best Towie buddies, Jon Clark, actually came to see him in the middle of the night to catch up.
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