James ‘Arg’ Argent hasn’t had the best time of it of late, has he – his spell in rehab after testing positive for cocaine use before Christmas meant he was suspended from TOWIE until he got treatment.
But according to the Sun, Arg has turned over a new leaf – and TOWIE bosses have lifted his ban after he promised to change his ways.
The 27-year-old will be reappearing in the ITVBe show tomorrow night, having been welcomed back by the rest of the cast.
A spokesperson for The Only Way Is Essex said: “James has now returned to filming, having completed a period of suspension.”
A show insider told the newspaper that producers had a “showdown” conversation with Arg yesterday and told him he could return as long as he agreed to being monitored for misbehaviour.
“Producers have been in regular contact with him and he will continue to be monitored,” the source added.
Throughout his suspension, Arg has not been shy about missing his TOWIE family – during Sunday night’s Season 14 launch he tweeted:
And just last week he retweeted a fan who said they wanted him back on the show.
Catch the new series of TOWIE Wednesday night at 10.20pm.