FORMER Towie regular James Argent has had gastric surgery to help him lose 11st and save his life – though he feared he might not even survive the op.
The 33-year-old shocked fans when he ballooned to nearly 27st during lockdown, admitting he swapped a drink and drug addiction for junk food when Covid closed gyms and pools.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun just two days after his op — which will reduce the amount he can eat — Arg said: “This is the biggest operation I’ve ever had in my life, so I was scared. “I did say to the surgeon, ‘Is there a chance I might not wake up?’ He said there was a small chance.” Now he hopes to slim down to 16st after having half his stomach removed last week during the £10,000 operation by Transform Hospital.
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