JAMES Argent confirmed off his latest 5 stone weight reduction as he educated in Dover right this moment.
The 33-year-old is gearing as much as participate in two charity swims and headed to an intensive coaching camp for some ideas.
Looking joyful and wholesome, the previous Towie star stripped off to his swim shorts, revealing his latest surgical procedure scars.
He waded into the English channel and regardless of the nice and cozy climate right this moment, he appeared to seek out it a bit chilly.
Arg joined a collection of different swimmer participating within the course at Varne Ridge, a centre which helps put together individuals to swim throughout the channel.
He can be staying in Kent to partake in early morning and night time swims within the sea.
This month Arg will take part in two open water challenges, the John West Great North Swim and the John West Great East Swim.
James mentioned: “Swimming is like meditation to me and when I’m within the pool it offers me the prospect to clear my thoughts and focus solely on swimming.
“I’ve received massive aspirations to swim throughout the English Channel, and from Europe to Africa, and I do know that the John West Great Swim Series organise two incredible occasions in Lake Windermere and Alton Water, that can act as the right stepping stones to serving to me obtain my desires.
“I’m actually excited to be again within the pool to start out my coaching once more and may’t wait to participate in each the swim occasions this June.”
He beforehand did not swim the channel in 2019 when he took half in Channel 4’s Sink or Swim, because the water was deemed too harmful for them to proceed.
Since then James has undergone surgical procedure to have a gastric sleeve fitted and he’s already feeling higher for it.
Detailing how he felt prior to the surgery, he told Steph’s Packed Lunch: “It felt horrible, I used to be all the time extraordinarily uncomfortable, I couldn’t have a look at myself within the mirror.
“It felt miserable and it simply wasn’t me. Now I’m beginning to really feel like myself once more and I’m enthusiastic about what the longer term goes to convey.
“It was scary being 27 stone… It was severe, docs have been telling me how harmful it was… I knew it was one thing I needed to handle fairly rapidly.”