James Argent ‘desperate to win back Gemma Collins’ after ‘fat f*ck’ texts

She seemingly dumped him last week after exposing the messages

Gemma Collins and James Argent

by Nathan Katnoria |
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James ‘Arg’ Argent is reportedly “desperate” to rekindle his relationship with Gemma Collins after she seemingly dumped him last week.

It’s believed the former TOWIE stars have split after Gemma shared (and then deleted) messages which appeared to show Arg calling her a “fat f--k” and a “hippo” in an argument over flights.

While neither Gemma nor Arg have publicly confirmed the split, later messages show her telling him, “We’re over.” The 39-year-old also shared a post about the signs of emotional abuse in relationships and urged her followers to “walk away” from abusive relationships.

Now, reports have claimed that Arg is plotting how to win back his ex and is even planning a trip to Marbella to surprise her.

A source told The Daily Star, “The two have not spoken since they split for good after his awful texts.

“He is always desperate to keep the fire burning so is going to try and win her back by surprising her in Marbella. But it sounds like it may all end in tears, yet again.”

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Gemma Collins' complete relationship history...1 of 13
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Gemma Collins' complete relationship history...

Rami Hawash, 2011 - 20142 of 13
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Rami Hawash, 2011 - 2014 & 2017

Gemma dated Rami Hawash on and off for three years between 2011 and 2014. The owner of a mechanical repairs company in Essex briefly appeared in TOWIE, and the couple were even rumoured to be engaged at one point before they called it off for good in 2014. Gemma sparked rumours that she'd got back together with Rami in March 2017 when she was spotted wearing the engagement ring he'd bought her, but they split for good later in 2017.

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Charlie King, c. 2012

Gemma was romantically linked to her TOWIE co-star Charlie King, and was pictured holding hands with him in London in April 2012. Although nothing was ever confirmed, Gemma did admitted that they kissed on an episode of TOWIE in March 2017, telling him, "Unbelievable... I'm so glad I shared a kiss with you once." Charlie came out as gay live on This Morning in 2014.

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James 'Arg' Argent, 2012

Gemma's on/off relationship with TOWIE co-star James 'Arg' Argent is thought to have began back in 2012, just months after he split up with long-term girlfriend Lydia Bright. They were pictured here in London in 2012.

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Summer 2012

Sadly, Gemma caught wind that Arg had been bad-mouthing her weight behind her back, and confronted him in Marbella in the summer of 2012, "You've been going around discussing what happened between us. Well let me tell you something now, you don't ever disrespect a girl like that again. Take a good look at this, you ain't ever gonna get this candy!"

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Alexander Moss, 2014

Gemma dated Alexander Moss in May 2014, but he reportedly assaulted her in her home and handed himself into the police just days before she flew out to Australia to star in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

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Sebastian Marc Graham, 2015

Gemma was set up with Sebastian Marc Graham by her friend Jake Hall whilst on holiday in Marbella, but things seemed to fizzle out quite quickly.

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Stephen Mortimer, 2015

Gem dated jailbird Stephen Mortimer in 2015, but split in October 2016 shortly before he was jailed for stealing jewellery in a home raid, having previously spent two years inside for GBH.

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Summer 2016

Although Arg got back together with Lydia Bright, they split up yet again in summer 2016 - but slept with both her and Gemma on the same day, leaving the GC understandably livid.

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JJ Goodman, 2016

Gemma met bartender JJ Goodman at the Cannes Lions festival in July 2016 and the pair hit it off, with Gem revealing that she thought he could even be The One, "He's a proper gentleman. Any man who can take treat me like a princess and then share a Club Sandwich with me is definitely "The One" in my books." However, nothing seemed to come of it.

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December 2017

At Arg's 30th birthday party, he stood up and practically declared his love for Gemma, telling the congregation, "Gemma you're so lovely to me, you're always there whenever I need you. You treat me with such respect, you're kind to me and you make me laugh so much." They then had a lovely kiss.

Laurence Hearn, January 201812 of 13
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Laurence Hearn, January 2018

Although things seemed to be going well for the pair, fans were left confused when the GC met Laurence whilst taking part in the January 2018 series of Celebs Go Dating, and it seemed to be successful for her as she got on well with car expert Laurence Hearn, but things fizzled out in March when she dumped him LIVE on Loose Women, and she got back with Arg.

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James Argent, April 2018

Arg officially asked Gemma to be his girlfriend on TOWIE in April 2018, and the pair don't seem to have looked back since! He's been supporting her during her stint on Dancing On Ice and they've even been talking about having children together.HOWEVER - in March 2019, Arg and Gem briefly split after Arg was found to have sent Gemma some VILE texts. Reports suggested that Gemma 'kicked Arg out of the house' after he shared a video of her snoring, before things escalated and he reportedly told her she has 'more rolls than Greggs'.There were also reports that when Gemma asked Arg to leave her home, the TOWIE star added, 'You fat horrible lump. Nasty mean woman. Who the f--- do you think you are? You've got more rolls than Greggs.' [sic]Thankfully, they're back on track as of March 2019!

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It doesn’t sound like Gemma’s keen to see Arg though as she’s reportedly cancelled a planned PA in the Spanish hotspot over fears he would turn up. She confirmed she wouldn’t be attending the event on social media but told fans she wasn’t able to make the journey due to travel restrictions.

“I am so sorry but due to the latest expected travel advice I am so gutted to not be able to host the evening,’ wrote Gemma.

"I have imminent filming commitments and have been advised by health and safety that it would be best to stay in the UK for now.”

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This all comes after music producer Naughty Boy scrapped his much-delayed collaboration with the GC.

After meeting at the BRITs in 2018, the pair planned to collaborate on a Christmas track before production was delayed and they decided on releasing a summer anthem together. However, Naughty Boy, who had previously worked with Beyoncé and Sam Smith, has now pulled out of the collaboration altogether.

He told The Sun, “I love the GC. I was going to do something with her as she can sing, but I have my priorities.

“I think she has potential, but it has to come from her.”

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