Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins makes its long-awaited return for a new series, as 16 celebrities compete to become the conqueror of the jungle.
One of the most notable participants 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 couple meet? Who has Argent dated in the past?
Read on for everything you need to know about James Argent’s love life.
Amore: Argent imagined himself sharing a loving 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 has been in a long-distance relationship ever since.
Turian had a role in the film Infiniti, which was shown 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.
Speak with The sun on Sunday of his new relationship, Argent said: “We have a great bond. She is extremely supportive.
“And she knows everything there is to know about me.
“I sat down with her and explained all the things I’ve been 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 each other by a shared love of music after meeting at a mutual friend’s wedding.
The singer added: “Stella is extremely intelligent, very talented and she is fluent in four languages, including English. That’s fortunate, because my Italian is not great, although it is improving.’
Speaking about how the pair met, 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 from the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
TOWIE times: Argent pictured with fellow former TOWIE co-star 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 songs and she sings beautiful Italian love songs, so we serenaded each other. We exchanged numbers.
“After she did a singing performance, she sent me a video of it and I went to watch it and I did the same thing when I performed with my band.
‘She also approved of my singing!’
Who else is James Argent dating?
During his time in the spotlight, James has had two major, high-profile relationships.
During his early years on TOWIE he dated fellow show co-star Lydia Bright.
The pair were together at various times from 2007 to 2016, but never had an ongoing relationship before splitting.
Argent also dated Gemma Collins on and off between 2011 and 2020, in a very tumultuous relationship.
Gemma and Arg’s romance came to an end after he told her he wanted an open relationship following his highly publicized drug and alcohol battle.
In 2022, Collins said, “I don’t care about him” after moving on to a new romance with Turian.