James Argent says he’s ‘so proud’ of Gemma Collins after she revealed his drugs battle made her feel suicidal
TOWIE’s James Argent gushed over on-off lover Gemma Collins as she admitted to having “suicidal thoughts” during his drugs hell. Gemma, 40, spoke candidly to broadcaster Piers Morgan about the “love of my life” and impact of his cocaine addiction, which hit hardest in Christmas 2019 when she saved his life three times. The reality […]
TOWIE’s James Argent gushed over on-off lover Gemma Collins as she admitted to having “suicidal thoughts” during his drugs hell.
Gemma, 40, spoke candidly to broadcaster Piers Morgan about the “love of my life” and impact of his cocaine addiction, which hit hardest in Christmas 2019 when she saved his life three times.
The reality TV favourite told Piers Morgan’s Life Stories of her heartbreak at Arg‘s battle’s and, watching the show from home, the 33-year-old reacted.
He uploaded a sassy shot of the GC in a pink crop top and black skintight leggings to his Instagram page, with the words: “So proud of her.”
Arg, who recently sought help in rehab, tagged a star emoji icon to the end of his message, uploaded after her emotional chat on the ITV show.
During the interview, Gemma explained the raw impact of Arg’s drug addiction on her health mentally, and said: “For anyone who ever thinks about taking drugs, or just trying it for one night, you can end up getting addicted.
“I was really happy with James. We did get on, but the drugs changed him as a person. I fought every day for three years to get him well.”
The host then asked: “What was the lowest moment for you?”
Sobbing, Gemma replied: “I have felt suicidal… I think when my relationship broke down with Arg, that affected me. I just thought, I don’t wanna be here anymore. I can’t take it.
“Christmas was an all-time low. I saved his life three times, I had this insatiable love for him – I never wanted to give up on him.”
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Addressing her miscarriage at the start of last year, Gemma went on to admit that she would have happily had the baby with Arg.
Piers then said: “He is the love of your life really, warts and all”, to which Gemma nodded in agreement before quietly affirming: “Yeah.”
The Sun revealed earlier this month that the pair are giving their romance another go after James completed a stint in rehab for cocaine addiction.
A friend told us: “They are spending every waking moment together. James has supported Gemma through some tough times in these last few months and she’s doing the same with him with his battle with sobriety and his weight.
“They’re not shouting about it like they’ve done previously but they are inseparable right now and are properly an item again.
“They’re talking about their future together – marriage, kids, the lot.”
Arg previously checked into The Priory in 2014 after being suspended from Towie after being found with traces of cocaine.
He then went into a Thai rehab facility in 2017 for his own mental and physical well being.
Earlier on in her chat, Gemma opened up to Piers about her self-harm battle at the age of 20, and also broke down in tears as she recalled receiving cruel death threats from trolls.
Meanwhile in January, James confirmed to The Sun Online that he planned to undergo lifesaving stomach surgery after doctors warned him: “Lose weight or die.”
The ITVBe star ballooned to 26 stone when he stopped exercising in lockdown — and replaced drink and drugs with fast food.
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He told The Sun: “I don’t want to die. An op is the only way I can lose weight.
Arg is now agonising over which gastric surgery to have.
He is torn between a bypass, which staples part of the stomach together to make it smaller, or a sleeve gastrectomy where a large section of the stomach is removed.
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