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Inside Mark Wright's New Year's Eve party with slimmer-than-ever James Argent

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Arg has lost 13 stone after struggling with a binge eating disorder
Arg has lost 13 stone after struggling with a binge eating disorder

MARK Wright threw a New Year's Eve party to remember with the TOWIE gang.

The TV star was joined by his sisters Jess and Natalya Wright and best pal James Argent, who looked slimmer than ever.

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James 'Arg' Argent enjoyed a night out with the Wrights to welcome in the new year
Mark had a blast with his sister Jess and his pal on the karaoke machine
Mark had a blast with his sister Jess and his pal on the karaoke machine

They hired out a private room at a pub to welcome in the new year and got dressed up in their festive finery.

As well as getting boozy, they also enjoyed a spot of karaoke - which saw Jess show off her vocals.

She wowed in a LBD which she teamed with a pair of gold open-toe stilettos.

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Her long brunette locks were perfectly curled and she added a heavy winged eyeliner to frame her eyes.

Natalya also looked incredible in a velvet mini dress in a deep burgundy.

Michelle Keegan was nowhere to be seen, but has instead been enjoying fan reaction to the launch of her new Netflix show.

They were joined by their friend, agent and manager Benji Rom.

Arg looked trim in a pair of corduroy trousers and long-sleeve sweater, which showed off his smaller frame.

The former Towie favourite has shed an incredible 13 stone after struggling with a binge eating disorder.

At his heaviest, Arg weighed 27 stone which resulted in him not wanting to leave the house.

Speaking to Loose Women in January 2022, he said it was lockdown that caused him to spiral.

"I hated the way I looked, I waited until it was dark until I’d leave the house," he admitted.

“I was so depressed and I didn’t want to get out of bed. You feel embarrassed and ashamed but if you want to sort it out you’ve got to be honest.”

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He became so desperate to make a change that he had gastric surgery last year and in an interview with The Sun he confessed that he almost missed out on having the operation due to his size.

He said: "I was supposed to stick to 1,000 calories a day for three weeks [before the operation] and my BMI had to be below 50 but I was 49.7 and 26st 11lb.

"I did struggle. There were a few times I found it too hard and couldn’t stick to it. I was almost too big to have the operation, which is scary.”

James, 36, is now sober which is helping him to stay on track and look after his mental health.

Now he's swapped boozy nights for romantic dates and holidays with his stunning new girlfriend Stella Turian, and he spends his days boxing, swimming, and travellng the country with The Arg Band.

The once troubled star has his priorities right for the first time and is fiercely protective of Stella, who is younger at 19.

He explains: “I've got a girlfriend and she lives in Italy. Yeah, we're good. We're happy. But I just don't really want to… if you don't mind. The thing is with Stella, she isn't in the public eye.

“She's really working hard on achieving things in Italy at the moment. And, for the time being, we just try and keep it as private as possible. I've never posted Stella on my social media and stuff like that.

“We're very supportive of each other and we're very happy. And everything's good.”

Mark posed with his pals as they brought in the new year
Mark posed with his pals as they brought in the new yearCredit: Instagram

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