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Lily Waddell

James Argent being supported by Wayne Lineker as he embarks on weight loss journey

James Argent's latest supporter Wayne Lineker gushed over the star's journey on Instagram.

Many of his TOWIE pals and other celebrity pals have thrown their support behind Arg and rallied around him as he embarked on his weight loss journey.

Now Celebs Go Dating star Wayne, 58, has given his words of encouragement to the reality star.

The Ibiza nightclub owner revealed his paths had crossed with a very "happy" Arg on Wednesday.

He wrote: "Saw and spoke to this man yesterday and he was so happy. Love him to bits."

The entrepreneur re-posted Arg's original post where he thanked everyone for their support.

James Argent gets Wayne Lineker's support as he embarks on weight loss journey (Instagram)

Arg has kick started his recovery journey in recent weeks following warnings from doctors.

He wrote: "Thank you to Everyone for your continued support, It means so much.

"A special shout out to Nick @dadinrecovery & his team at @vervehealthrehabs for helping me on this path of my recovery journey.

Now Celebs Go Dating star Wayne, 58, has given his words of encouragement to the reality star (Instagram)

"Don’t forget to ask for help, It’s out there. Don’t suffer alone!"

It comes after doctors issued Arg a stark warning he could die if he got coronavirus.

“If I catch Covid, I could be one of the people in serious trouble,” he said.

"I spoke to my doctor on the phone numerous amounts of time and even though I had lost a lot of weight at the start of the year I was always considering weight loss surgery.

His words of encouragement (Instagram)

"My doctor said the weight I am right now, 26 stone, that is danger territory.”

Since then, he's had the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

In lockdown, the singer tipped 26 stone on the scales after he ditched exercise and healthy meals.

Arg has plans to get a gastric bypass or a sleeve gastrectomy which removes part of the stomach.

Arg has plans to get a gastric bypass or a sleeve gastrectomy which removes part of the stomach (Instagram)

The procedures cost around £10,000.

Recently, Arg admitted he stopped going out in the day so he wouldn't be seen by others or get photographed because it was "upsetting".

He told The Sun : “I am depressed about it. I don’t want anyone to see me.

"If I need to do anything, I wait until it’s 4.30pm and it’s dark outside.

“I see pictures of myself and it’s too upsetting.”

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