James Argent sobs over drug addiction battle on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Former TOWIE star James Argent broke down in tears after opening up about his drug addiction in the trailer for the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
The hotly anticipated Channel 4 reality series returns to our screens next month as 16 celebrities brace themselves for the toughest challenge of their lives. This year's line-up includes former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Love Island star Teddy Soares, singer Gareth Gates, Michelle Heaton from Liberty X, and former footballer Jermaine Pennant.
A teaser clip for the new series shows the 34-year-old reality star sobbing uncontrollably as he's interviewed by one of the show's ruthless instructors. James has faced a lot of demons over the years, struggling with his weight and drug addiction. In 2012, he underwent a gastric sleeve operation and managed to lose 13 stone.
He also publicly shared his troubles with cocaine and admitted he was in rehab more than once. Three years ago, he shared how he'd spent the previous Christmas alone as his cocaine abuse overwhelmed him.
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James underwent a gastric sleeve operation and managed to lose 13 stone (James Argent/Instagram)He told The Sun: "I’ll never forget on Christmas Day sitting on my own eating a kebab for dinner. At that point I knew that was the moment where I said I need to get better and sort this out. You couldn’t get any lower." Tragically, Arg admitted in 2020 that he'd nearly died after suffering two drug overdoses while he was hooked on cocaine.
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James admitted he hit rock bottom and was left "freaking out" when his concerned former co-star Gemma Collins called the police and ambulance after he shut himself inside his home.
"The first incident happened around the end of October. I was the biggest I’d ever been, I was 23 and a half stone, I hated everything about myself. I was at an all-time low. Around that period, I was using drugs for two or three days straight in my house. I’d locked myself in my house, the house was pitch black.
"I’d bolted all my doors, I turned my phone off. People tried to call me for days, they were slamming on the door and screaming to open up, I wouldn't… Gemma felt the need to call the ambulance, and the ambulance, alongside the police put the door through and they did tests and they sat with me for a good few hours and they decided that I could have been left, that I was okay to be at home.
"I said to myself, 'Oh my God, police are outside, ambulance, paparazzi.' I was absolutely freaking out." He added: "When I use, it’s never rock and roll… it’s always extremely lonely, isolated, me having awful paranoia, psychosis, shivering, shaking, blood coming down my nose. I’m sweating, it’s just a horrific place to be in. I said after that I’ll never use again, two days later, I'm using again because it’s just crazy."
Sharing a clip of himself from the show on his Instagram page, James opened up about the terrifying but rewarding experience writing: "I’m honoured to reveal that I have taken part in this years #SASWhoDaresWins. It was honestly one of the hardest physical and mental challenges of my life. A year before I entered the course I was weighing 27 stone and I couldn’t even tie my own shoe laces. To even pass the medical to compete was a win in itself. I tried my very best, I hope people see a different side to me and I make everyone proud."
If you're struggling and need to talk, the Samaritans operate a free helpline open 24/7 on 116 123. Alternatively, you can email [email protected] or visit their site to find your local branch.
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