James Argent has been papped looking noticeably slimmer as he debuted the results of his recent weight loss surgery after crashing his bike.
After celebrating the successful op, the 33-year-old former TOWIE star endured an unfortunate incident as he crashed his beloved blue Vespa during an outing in East London.
Arg was seen standing in the middle of the street looking concerned as he assessed the damage to his bike.
As he got up to check over his motor, the TV personality gave a glimpse of his body transformation a month after undergoing life-saving gastric surgery.
Arg ballooned to 27stone in lockdown after binging on junk food and giving up on his exercise regime when gyms and swimming pools closed down.
Healthcare professionals warned that catching Covid at his weight could prove 'fatal' prompting Arg to take drastic action.
The reality star went under the knife to have half his stomach removed in a £10,000 operation at a private clinic in Birmingham.
However, there had been some uncertainty as to whether the surgery would go ahead, as Arg admitted he found it very difficult to stick to the pre-op diet of just 1000 calories.
"I was almost too big to have the operation, which is scary," he told The Sun.
Arg has battled with his weight for years and feared he might die if he didn't slim down soon.
Before the op, doctors warned Arg he was morbidly obese and at risk of a number of health concerns if he didn't change his ways.
Arg has previously put his yo-yo weight down to a debilitating eating disorder.
"I’ll either starve and work out three times a day and be really skinny, or do no exercise and eat takeaways every day.
"I can’t maintain my weight — I need help.
“Nobody is trying to stop me from having an op. Everyone knows it’s the only way I can lose weight.”
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During an appearance on Loose Women this month, Arg revealed that he's already lost two and a half stone after consuming a liquid only diet following the surgery in April.
"I’m going on long walks, I’m feeling happier, I’m feeling healthier, I’m starting to feel like my old self again," he gushed.
"I think I definitely made the right decision. This is really going to be a positive new chapter for me. I’m buzzing.
“Since I started the pre-op diet, just before the surgery, as of today I’ve lost already 2.5 stone, which is a great start.
“I’m absolutely over the moon with that. I’m starting to recognise myself in the mirror again, the confidence is starting to come back, my looks are coming back.
“So I’m just really, really pleased. I don’t feel depressed, I just feel positive. Obviously there’s tough days, it’s a big operation and it’s a big life change for me. But I’m just so glad I went ahead.”
