James Argent

James Argent: Biography in Details

Who is James Argent?

James Argent is an English television personality. Argent also has been a cast member of ITV2’s The Only Way Is Essex since its first series in 2010.

He has appeared in other television shows including Sugar-Free Farm and The Jump.

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Argent was born on 5 December 1987 in Waltham Forest, London, England. Argent is of partial Irish ancestry and British nationality.

His birth name is James David Thomas Argent. He is the son of Martin and Patricia Argent. In 1992, when he was four years old, Argent moved to Essex with his parents.

He has lots of Irish uncles, aunties, and cousins in Sligo, Leitrim, and Roscommon as well as Kildare and Dublin. His grandfather came from Carrick on Shannon, Co. Roscommon, and his grandmother from Kildare.

Education History

Argent attended Trinity Catholic High School in Woodford.

James Argent: Professional Life and Career

James Argent began acting and singing since 2002 after winning The Kenny Award at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, east London.

Since 2010, Argent has been a cast member of the ITV2 reality series The Only Way Is Essex. He had appeared in series 1 with his girlfriend Lydia Bright, who also appeared in series 2 and is also best friends with fellow TOWIE cast member Mark Wright. Finally, Argent opened his own theater during at the studios in Essex on TOWIE Live in December 2012.

In late 2013, Argent participated in the first series of the Channel 5 reality series Celebrity Super Spa with Helen Flanagan, Rustie Lee, John Burton-Race, Jody Latham, and Yvette Fielding.

In October 2014, Argent was suspended from The Only Way Is Essex after failing a drug test. He attended rehab over Christmas 2014, returning to The Only Way Is Essex in 2015, losing weight and a reformed character of his former self.

In the month of July 2015, it was announced that Argent would make his first pantomime appearance in Cinderella at the King’s Theatre, Southsea. He was cast as Dandini. The production ran from December 2015 until January 2016.

In 2016, he took part in ITV’s Sugar-Free Farm and Channel 4’s The Jump. He has since put on a lot of weight and had now been dumped by girlfriend Lydia Bright as a result of this and for his drug binges.

James Argent: Salary, Net Worth

While his exact salary is not known, he has a net worth of $2 million as of 2023.

Is James Argent involved in any rumors and controversies?

Argent has often caused rumors and controversies regarding his drug abuse. In August 2014, Argent was reported missing from his home, when he failed to show up for a scheduled flight.

However, he was found just over 24 hours later and tweeted “Hi I’m so sorry to have worried everyone. I’m fine and safe but again can’t apologize enough.”

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

James Argent has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Furthermore, his height is 6 ft and has 101kg of weight.

Social Media Profile

James is active on Instagram and Twitter but not on Facebook. He has more than 778k followers on Instagram and 1.4 million followers on Twitter.

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