James Argent showed off his incredible 14kg weight loss during his trip to Dubai with his friend Joey Essex on Friday, after their getaway was affected by flooding in the city.
The TOWIE star, 36, who underwent gastric sleeve surgery in 2021, stripped naked while taking an ice bath on a spectacular balcony.
James took to his Instagram Stories with a clip in which he showed off his toned physique in a skimpy swimsuit before diving under the icy water.
Gathering his courage he shouted: ‘Come on, come on, come on!’
James previously revealed that he was now planning to try to gain weight again after losing such a large amount.
James Argent, 36, showed off his incredible 14kg weight loss during his trip to Dubai with friend Joey Essex on Saturday, after their getaway was affected by flooding in the city.
The TOWIE star, who underwent gastric sleeve surgery in 2021, stripped naked while taking an ice bath on a spectacular balcony (L, in 2020)
He spoke exclusively to the Mail comedy podcast, Straight to the comments! encompassing the hilarity and uniqueness of the MailOnline comments section with the celebrities in question.
‘At my biggest moment I weighed 27 kilos. I took the p***. Now I weigh about 13.5 kilos,’ she said.
“I think I was just acting on my feelings and emotions, eating and eating and then lockdown, Covid, that didn’t help.”
He admitted that his doctor told him he was “on death row” when he was at his heaviest, during which time he “couldn’t tie my shoelaces” and “had a hard time breathing.”
James said he couldn’t even see his own penis and joked: “I can almost see it now.”
Despite his positive lifestyle change, he said there were times when he actually became “too skinny” and he is currently trying to “up” his protein and “gain a little more.”
On Thursday, James and Joey appeared on Good Morning Britain to shed light on how the terrifying weather alerts in the UAE are affecting them.
After flying to Dubai to visit his friend and former co-star Tom Pearce, the couple revealed they woke up to Joey’s room flooding while filming content, forcing James to crawl on his hands and knees to save the furniture.
James took to his Instagram Stories with a clip in which he showed off his toned physique in a skimpy swimsuit before diving under the icy water.
James previously revealed that he was now planning to try to gain weight again after losing such a large amount (pictured in January).
He admitted that his doctor told him he was “on death row” when he was at his heaviest, during which time he “couldn’t tie my shoelaces” and “had a hard time breathing.” (pictured in 2019)
This week, Dubai fell victim to the heaviest rains ever recorded in the desert nation. More than 140mm of rain drenched Dubai on Tuesday – almost as much rain as has fallen there in a year and a half – prompting a host of stars to share images of the damage.
Arg revealed that the duo will return on Saturday and that he “can’t wait” to get on the plane, while Joey claimed he was unaware of the government’s warnings.
Explaining his horror holiday, a shocked Arg said: “Our friend Tom Pearce woke us up to tell us the flat downstairs was flooding,” while Joey added: “It was actually my room that flooded.”
Arg continued: ‘He was filming content while I was on my knees trying to save the furniture. We made it to the local mall and were stuck there for hours. We had to walk home…
On Thursday, James (L) and Joey (R) appeared on Good Morning Britain to shed light on how the terrifying weather alerts in the UAE are affecting them.
This week, Dubai fell victim to the heaviest rains ever recorded in the desert nation. More than 140mm of rain drenched Dubai on Tuesday – almost as much rain as has fallen there in a year and a half – prompting a host of stars to share images of the damage.
“The ground was sinking, it was actually quite scary.” It’s supposed to be the best time of the year to come. You don’t expect these kinds of things to happen during your vacation.
Joey continued: – ‘Apparently there was a warning, but the only warning I got was Tom Pearce kneeling in my room at 8am.’
Despite it being the holiday destination of a lifetime, Arg admitted he was desperate to get home, saying: “We have a flight home on Saturday and I can’t wait to get on it.”
Dubai travel authorities today urged travelers to stay away from the airport after the United Arab Emirates was hit by more than a year and a half of rain in just a few hours.