Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins makes its highly-anticipated return for a new series, with 16 celebrities vying to become conqueror of the jungle.
One of the highest-profile contestants in this series is singer and former The Only Way Is Essex star James Argent.
Who is Argent’s current love interest Stella Turian? How did the pair meet? Who has Argent dated in the past?
Read on for all you need to know about James Argent’s love life.
Amore: Argent pictured sharing an affectionate embrace with his new girlfriend Stella Turian in the romantic city of Venice
Poser: Argent, 35, met his current partner Turian, 19, in June 2022 at a wedding in Mykonos
Who is James Argent’s girlfriend Stella Turian?
Argent, 35, met his current partner Stella Turian, 19, in June 2022 at a wedding in Mykonos and have been in a long-distance relationship since then.
Turian had a role in the film Infiniti, which was screened at the Venice Film Festival in 2021.
James has visited Stella’s family in Italy and introduced her to his friends and family in Essex, with the pair reportedly planning to move in together soon.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday about his new relationship Argent said: ‘We’ve got an amazing connection. She is extremely supportive.
‘And she knows everything there is to know about me.
‘I’ve sat down with her and explained all the things that I’ve gone through in my life, the ups and downs I’ve had.’
How did James Argent and Stella Turian meet?
Argent, who performs as a wedding singer across Europe as part of his group The Arg Band, revealed the couple were drawn to one another through a shared loved of music, having met at the wedding of a mutual friend.
The singer added: ‘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.’
Elaborating on how the pair met one another, the 35-year-old said: ‘We bumped into each other at a place called Nammos and just had a nice chat.
‘She showed me some clips of her singing and I showed some clips of me singing.
Grueling: James Argent winces in pain in a snapshot of the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
TOWIE times: Argent pictured with fellow former co-star of TOWIE, Gemma Collins, who he dated between 2017 and 2020
Smiling Bright: During his early years on TOWIE, Argent was in a relationship with Lydia Bright
‘I love singing Rat Pack tunes and she sings these beautiful Italian love songs, so we serenaded each other. We exchanged numbers.
‘After she did a singing performance, she’d send me a video of it and I’d have a look and I’d do the same when I was performing with my band.
‘She gave my singing her seal of approval, too!’
Who else has James Argent dated?
During his time in the spotlight, James has had two major high profile relationships.
During his early years on TOWIE, he was in a relationship with fellow co-star of the show, Lydia Bright.
The pair were together at various points from 2007 to 2016, but never endured a continuous relationship before separating.
Argent also dated Gemma Collins intermittently between 2011 and 2020, in what was a very tumultuous relationship.
Gemma and Arg’s romance came to an end after he told her he wanted an open relationship following his well-publicised drug and alcohol battle.
In 2022, Collins said ‘I don’t give a s**t about him’ after he had moved on to a new romance with Turian.