JAMES ‘ARG’ Argent has never done things by halves – and the way he plans to celebrate an addiction-free year is not exactly low-key.
The former Towie regular plans to swim from Europe to Africa to mark the occasion and hopes to film the feat for a TV show. Arg, who suffered two near-fatal drug overdoses in 2019 as he battled various addictions, has started training for the challenge, known as the Strait of Gibraltar Crossing.
It will see him dodge ferries, sharks and jellyfish on the ten-mile swim, which takes trained swimmers more than four hours.
A source said: “It’s a mad thing to undergo, but Arg is at his best with a goal in mind. “He’s told mates he’s determined to stay fit and well after a good year of doing so, so he is undertaking.
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