JAMES Argent entertained crowds at a packed charity gig last night as he showed off his incredible weight loss.
The reality TV star belted out tunes and looked suave at The Rankins Family Foundation launch in London.
Jodie and Daisy Rankin welcomed a slimmer Arg, 34, on to the stage, where he sang Frankie Valli’s hit Can’t Take My Eyes Off You in front of fellow stars Sally Morgan, Alex Murphy, and Paul Danan.
The Towie favourite has battled drink and drug addiction for years, recently turning his life around and shedding an unbelievable 13 stone.
He used to wolf down pizzas, curries, pie and mash, burgers and chips for lunch and dinner, all washed down with sugary drinks.
He recently told The Celeb Report: “I’d have a big lunch then I’d be snacking throughout the day, and then having another big meal.
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“My favourite was pie and mash, but I’d get three pies, three portions of mash and plenty of liquor sauces chilli, vinegar and pepper. Or I would tuck into an Indian takeaway with poppadoms, onion bhajis, naan bread, chicken madras, pilau rice and even a couple of lamb chops.
“After dinner, I’d go through a whole tub of ice cream either Aunt Bessie’s Jam Roly Poly & Custard, Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food or Haagen-Dazs Salted Caramel.”
After ballooning to 26st 13lb, Arg took drastic action and opted for a gastric sleeve operation where a section of the stomach is removed to reduce the portion size it can hold.
The £10,000 op, which Arg paid for himself, was carried out by the Transform Hospital Group at the private Burcot Hall Hospital near Birmingham.
“I was very nervous before I had the surgery because I knew it was a huge, life-changing decision,” he says.
“Some weight-loss surgeries can be reversed, but the one that I knew I needed is permanent, because 70 per cent of my stomach has been cut off.”
Arg performed at The Rankins Foundation launch, the brainchild of cousins Jodie and Daisy who run family business Rankins Jewellers.
They said they set up the foundation in a bid to “give back” and each month profits go to a chosen animal charity, sanctuary or remarkable individual.
