James Argent reveals his mum’s heartbreaking words that made him give up drugs and lose weight
thesun.co.ukJAMES Argent credited his mum Patricia's tough love with helping him turn a corner on his life threatening cocaine and food addiction.
The 34-year-old has shed a whopping 14 stone after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery last after after almost losing his life to his addiction.
But now, Arg has opened up on the critical role Patricia played in his road to recovery. “My mum said to me, ‘I don’t recognise my son any more’ – and that really got me," he told the Mirror. “It played on my mind and it was a big turning point for me wanting to change.” Then Patricia made the tough call to tone down her support for Arg after seeing advice from counsellors.
She revealed: “I have got my son back. I’m proud of him. “It’s been one hell of a journey and it’s kind of brought us closer as a family.
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