James Argent and Neil Ruddock show off combined 21st weight loss on Good Morning Britain after facing death from obesity
JAMES Argent and Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock revealed their combined 21st weight loss on Good Morning Britain after facing death from obesity.
Razor, 54, said he was inspired by Towie star Arg to get a gastric sleeve op after meeting at a celebrity football match.
The former professional footballer revealed he shed 7 stone following stomach surgery, and he beamed as he spoke about overcoming his health woes which included almost dying on the operating table.
He told GMB hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley today: “I found out I had to a bad heart, I had a pacemaker, I was lazy.
“I always had the excuse to eat and drink, it snowballed from there.
“Then I bumped into Arg, a beautiful man, and he told me he story and that was it.”
Arg said: “My story is almost identical to Neil’s.
“I battled weight my whole life and lockdown I knew I had to do something.
“So 70 per cent of my stomach has been removed and the gastric surgery really helps with portion control.
“It’s not a miracle, it doesn’t mean you’re going to lose weight overnight, if I wanted to I could still have small portions of bad food which would mean I wouldn’t lose weight.
“I had to change my lifestyle.”
James – who previously battled drink and drug demons – shed 14 stone following his life-saving gastric band surgery in 2021.
Razor first suffered a health scare while filming an ITV show with Harry Redknapp in 2019, called Harry’s Heroes: The Full English.
He was told he was at a risk of a heart attack and need to lose at least five stone.
His wife of ten years, glamour model Leah Newman, broke down in tears as she feared he would die young.
Former Liverpool ace Razor was recognised as one of the best defenders for England during his career.