James Argent rakes in six figure pay cheque three years after having ‘zero cash’ and spending every penny on rehab
JAMES Argent is raking in a six-figure pay cheque three years after having “no cash” and spending every single penny on rehab.
The TOWIE alumni’s fortunes – and lifestyle as a whole – have turned a corner, with The Sun revealing new figures show a firm he runs is now worth a whopping £151,650.
Meanwhile, he has another company valued at a similar amount – meaning his accounts are now more than £300,000 in the black.
Arg, 36, has successfully battled a seven-year cocaine addition which saw him suffer two near-fatal overdoses at home and left with zero cash in the bank.
At the time, he told how ex Gemma Collins, 43, called the ambulance and the police as he hit “rock bottom”, before he went to rehab on numerous occasions.
In 2021, he exclusively told us he was set to undergo lifesaving stomach surgery after doctors warned him: “Lose weight or die.”
Yet in much happier twist, after turning his life around, documents filed to Companies House this week show that Arg Promotions Ltd has cash reserves of £47,396.
He also has another £130,371 owed to him for projects he’s been involved with – which will again boost his bank balance when paid.
Previous documents filed to the executive agency during 2023 also showed a second firm called James Argent Ltd was thriving with a value of more than £153,000.
It is a far cry from just four years ago when the firm had zero cash in the bank and made a loss of around £24,000.
Health battle
In May 2020, the ITVBe personality candidly admitted he had suffered two near-fatal overdoses at home and his door had to be kicked down for medics to save him.
Talking of his first overdose he told us: “I locked myself in my house and took drugs for three days straight on my own in the pitch black.
“I was at rock bottom. My heart was beating out of my chest, my nose was bleeding, I was shaking and my breathing was terrible.
“My family were banging on the door screaming, ‘Open up’ but I wasn’t answering the door to anyone.
“They feared I’d overdosed and was dead in the house.”
I was at rock bottom. My heart was beating out of my chest, my nose was bleeding
James Argent
Arg then told The Sun last year: “My lowest point was just when I hit rock bottom, and I was in an awful place.
“You know, there’s been times, it was well documented, that I’d end up in an ambulance and be taken to hospital and things like that. But I’m a long way away from that now.
“Sometimes you have to be careful. Your brain can say to you like, ‘Oh, was it really that bad? Or, ‘it will be different this time, you can control it this time’.
“I have to be reminded, it’s important for me to be reminded about how bad things were.”
It’s important for me to be reminded about how bad things were
James Argent
He previously admitted his addiction problems often led to him missing work as they caused psychosis and paranoia and his cocaine binges put people off hiring him.
Adding to his health struggles, Arg also ballooned to 26 stone when he stopped exercising in lockdown — and replaced drink and drugs with fast food.
He then underwent a sleeve gastrectomy procedure and now weighs a healthy 14st.
Arg recently underwent body skin removal surgery.
He had a tummy tuck and now looks slimmer than ever.
GETTING HELP:
If you think that you have a drug addiction then please contact your GP.
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If you are having trouble finding the right help, call the FRANK drugs helpline on 03001236600
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