James Argent defended by fans as he’s trolled over his weight after posting holiday snap with Ferne McCann
JAMES Argent's fans have jumped to his defence after trolls bullied him over his weight.
The Towie star posted a holiday snap of himself and Ferne McCann as they soaked up the sun with her baby daughter Sunday on a boat in Benalmadena, Spain.
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He captioned the picture: "Sailors for the day!!! #boatlife ❤🇪🇸"
But after a string of negative comments that referred to James as a "fat clown" and another asking, "Omg what’s happened to you," fans rallied around to give Arg a bit of support.
One wrote: "Why are people so rude! Lovely piccie! Also lovely couple you and Gemma are Arg. Take no notice of the nasty comments!"
A second wrote: "nothing better to do than throw out an insult, how sad!"
When one troll suggested James pay a visit to a gym, one fan replied: "Terrible thing to say.
"That's up to him to decide I don't no why people don't say nothing unless it's nice. It's a lot easier!"
Another fan simply stated James and Ferne were lucky to be away from the horrible British weather.
They said: "Lovely picture, how lucky are you to be away from our grey days. Well jell.xx"
Arg has been a good friend to Ferne after her split from Sunday's dad, acid attacker Arthur Collins.
They were snapped jetting off on their holiday from Stansted Airport earlier this week.
James - who recently appeared on ITV's The Real Full Monty - has previously discussed his battle with the bulge, revealing he once checked himself into a military style program after his weight started to near 20st.
He said: “I always know that I am trouble when my weight pushes to near 20 stone.
"That really is the wake-up call I need to sort myself out.”
Arg has also admitted that he can't stop himself from eating sweet treats.
He previously said: "My trouble is, I just love my treats and chocolate and sometimes I don’t know when to stop.”
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