Gemma: “My wedding will force me to reach my goal weight”
Gemma Collins thinks setting a date to marry on/off boyfriend James ‘Arg’ Argent is the motivation she needs to slim down
They’re the most unstable couple in showbiz, and recently reunited after yet another drama-fuelled split, but Gemma Collins and James “Arg” Argent insist they’re back on for good this time after telling Closer they had a “lovely” break in Dubai together.
Pals reveal the pair have already started planning their dream wedding for next spring and are using it as a motivation to lose weight.
COMMITMENT
A source says, “Gemma was unsure about taking Arg back yet again, and she told him that if they did get back together they’d go all the way. He promised her he will commit properly and he will do it now if that’s what it takes to hold on to her.
“She’s taken that to mean he is going to pop the question and so she’s on a complete high. She insists she doesn’t have time to waste and has already started planning it.
She wants a huge wedding next spring and thinks setting the date for their big day will force her and Arg to reach their goal weights. Her friends are trying to tell her not to get ahead of herself, but it’s fallen on deaf ears.”
While appearing on Dancing On Ice at the start of the year, Gemma, 38, famously dropped 3st, but she revealed she’d been comfort-eating following the stress of her latest split from Arg, on whom she called 999 last month after fearing he’d collapsed from an overdose.
But since they reunited, she has got her diet back on track, telling Closer she’s been having a lot of “vegetables and chicken”. And after her troubled toyboy’s weight ballooned to 23.5st a month ago, he’s also been shaping up for their nuptials, and was snapped looking slimmer recently.
MOTIVATION
The couple’s on/off romance was played out on TOWIE for five years before they made their relationship official in December 2017. The pair have made no secret of their hopes to get hitched, with Arg telling Closer earlier this year, “I am definitely asking Gemma to be my wife. We love the idea of getting married in Essex or Brighton. The first time we made love was in Marbella, so it would be nice to get married there, too.”
The source says, “Gemma’s hell-bent on losing another
3st and fitting into a size 14-16 wedding dress. Arg is already looking a lot healthier, and she’s so happy knowing that he’s staying committed for the benefit of their wedding. She sees it as the motivation they both need to finally beat their weight demons.”