James Argent marks one year anniversary since gastric sleeve surgery in throwback

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James Argent has celebrated the one year anniversary of his gastric sleeve surgery by sharing dramatic before-and-after photos.The former The Only Way Is Essex star underwent the procedure last year after he reached 27 stone following a battle with his weight.Thanks to the surgery, the 34 year old, also known as Arg, has shed 14 stone and it's clear that it has made a huge difference to his life.Taking to Instagram, James shared a throwback photo from before he had his surgery where he is seen lying in bed wearing a hospital gown.

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In the picture – captioned “before” – Arg is grinning with his thumbs up. In the accompanying text he wrote: “Celebrating my one-year surgery anniversary, Thanks to @wearetransform for the support, best decision I’ve ever made #ad.” He then shared the “after” photo alongside a smiling snap of him now.

Wearing a blue sweater, denim jeans and white trainers, the former TOWIE star looked happy and healthy in the snap. At the start of the month James was spotted in Manchester on a night out as he stopped to take photos with fans wearing a plain white T-shirt, a gold pendant and read joggers with white trainers.