James Argent breaks silence on romance with 18-year-old girlfriend

‘Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remind myself this is all really happening’

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by Elena Angelides |
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Former TOWIE star James ‘Arg’ Argent is all loved-up with new girlfriend, Stella Turian, and he's now spoken out about his relationship with the 18-year-old Italian actress for the first time.

Arg’s up-and-down love life is well documented between 2010 and 2018 on TOWIE, mostly either with childhood sweetheart Lydia Bright or Essex icon Gemma Collins. Well, except that one time when he was set up on a blind date with Jasmin Walia and decided to do a runner from her house after she introduced him to her entire family, just two-dates in. *Oh, James* (in Lydia’s voice).

And Arg’s main two loves came to a head when he slept with Gemma and Lydia within hours of each other during one of the cast’s trips to Marbella. At the time, Lydia said, “I had a plate of paella with Gemma the next day, we shared Arg the night before and a paella the next day.” Oh, James.

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Now, James is loved up with a teenager, after reportedly meeting at their mutual friend’s wedding in Mykonos.

Arg revealed that he won over Stella by serenading her with love songs and watching Mafia movie marathons at his Essex pad.

Gushing about his new girlfriend, the reality star said, "Stella is extremely intelligent, very talented and she’s fluent in four ­languages, including English, which is lucky, as my Italian’s not great, although it’s improving.

"And she’s beautiful, too. I feel very lucky. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remind myself this is all really happening.”

He has opened up to Stella about his addiction battle and the pair have both met each other's families, however Arg has denied claims he's moving in with his girlfriend.

The former TOWIE star told The Sun, "We’re boyfriend and girlfriend but we’re absolutely not moving in together. She’s super-busy with her work in Italy and I’m super-busy with my work in London and Essex."

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