06 November 2023 , 12:30
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James Argent and girlfriend Stella Turian have split up after a year together, it has been reported.
The 35-year-old former The Only Way Is Essex star had been in a relationship with 19-year-old law student since June 2022. He even hinted at marriage last month but it seems it is all now over between the pair.
Things appeared to be heating up as they travelled to the likes of Venice, Verona and Lake Garda together but sources close to the star say he has been left heartbroken as things suddenly crumbled. James - devastated by previous failed romances - managed to make things work despite being in a long-distance relationship.
James Argent hinted that he wanted marry his girlfriend Stella Turian (Jack Dredd/REX/Shutterstock)
Stella, 19, lives in Italy, but often came over to visit Arg in Essex (stellaturian/Instagram)"Throughout the summer it became increasingly difficult for them to meet up due to their work commitments," a source told MailOnline. "There are no hard feelings between them, they still follow each other on Instagram, and James is even invited to come out to ski with Stella and her family early next year.
"They made lasting memories, travelling around the most romantic parts of Italy together and Stella visited London for the first time to see James, but for now they have mutually agreed that their relationship is over." Arg had hinted he has long-term plans for their relationship just weeks ago.
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Last month he told the publication: "I have been seeing an Italian girl for a while now. Her name is Stella, she lives in Italy, we met and became friends and it just snowballed from there. We are doing the long distance at the moment but it is working for us. She is beautiful and I am really happy. I would love to get married one day. It's a bit early right now but who knows I could be singing at my own wedding one day."
Arg spoke warmly about his relationship with Stella during an appearance on This Morning earlier this year. He shared details of their first meeting - and how he wooed her with romantic movie night dates. He said on the ITV daytime show back in June: “I've got a new girlfriend.
"She looks like a young Sophia Loren or Monica Bellucc. She lives in northern Italy. She's very special. She's a great woman.” Show host Dermot O’Leary joked that Arg was ‘punching’ by dating the younger model, while the reality star himself confessed: “Lord know's how I done it. I think she thought I was an English Michael Bublé when we met. That's what I tried to tell her, anyway.”