James 'Arg' Argent hoping to 'find his wife' in 2024 after 'heartbreaking' split

09 January 2024 , 10:07

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James 'Arg' Argent is hoping 2024 will be the year he finds love after his 'heartbreaking' split from his 19-year-old ex Stella Turian

James 'Arg' Argent is hoping he can "find a wife" in 2024 after his "heartbreaking" split.

The Only Way Is Essex star split from Stella Turian, 19, back in November after a year of dating. The split was said to be "heartbreaking" for Arg, who had been with the law student since the previous September.

Arg appeared on Lorraine today where he chatted about his music career and his new reality show stint on Celebrity Cooking School and said he's hoping that the new skills he's picked up on the show will help him find love this new year.

Arg spoke to Lorraine on her show today (itv)

Speaking about finding love in 2024, Arg revealed: "I'm not looking for it - if it happens, sure. I'm not chasing it," before joking his new skill might help him, as he added: "They say women like a man who cooks, so that might make me more attractive." However, he insists he has no bad blood with any of his exes, sharing: "All three of them, I can say they're my mates now."

Back in November, Arg split from Stella as work commitments meant they struggled to make their long distance relationship work. A source said at the time: "Despite being in a long-distance relationship, James and Stella managed to make things work for over a year. But throughout the summer it became increasingly difficult for them to meet up due to their work commitments.

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"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."

For 2024, Arg is also hoping to learn how to drive. He said recently: "My number-one goal is to finally, after 36 years of my life, pass my driving test and theory test. That is going to be my goal and I really believe I can do it. I’ve got my weight off – I’m starting to tone up now – and I’ve been clean and sober coming up for two years. The Arg Band is absolutely flying… I’m living my dreams. But two other things I really want to achieve are driving and potentially meeting my future wife, the mother of my kids."

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Jasmine Allday