James Argent says ex Lydia Bright is helping him recover from gastric surgery and calls having his own family 'the dream'
James Argent has said ex Lydia Bright is supporting him through recovery from his gastric surgery, and he is aiming to fill his Essex mansion with a family.The TOWIE star had gastric sleeve surgery two weeks ago to help him slim down from 27.5 stone, a weight he has previously said put him at risk of dying from coronavirus. Arg has been getting loyal support since his op from an unexpected source – his ex-girlfriend Lydia Bright, and her mum Debbie.Talking about his weight loss surgery and recovery on Loose Women on Tuesday, Arg said: "Lydia's been amazing, we're not together obviously, but we've known each other since we were teenagers so we're always going to be extremely close friends.