Joey Essex reunites with TOWIE pal after debuting dramatic transformation

Joey Essex might be best known for his stints on Dancing on Ice, I'm A Celeb and Celebs Go Dating - but he'll always be remembered for his iconic one-liners and storylines on The Only Way Is Essex.

But after moving to Dubai and embarking on a new life, the 33 year old is clearly going back to his TOWIE roots as he posted a selfie of him and former co-star James Argent. Although it's been nearly 10 years since Joey starred in the reality show, it's clear to see his friendships have stood the test of time. In a picture posted on his Stories, the TV star uploaded an image of Arg and himself smiling at the camera whilst driving a lavish car.

In the snap, the reality star also appeared to have completely overhauled his look - ditching his signature bouncy hairstyle for a dramatic shaved look, complete with model worthy stubble.

Joey moved to Dubai roughly this time last year in order to start afresh, following his stint on Dancing on Ice, after thieves reportedly broke into his home in January 2023.

He was said to have been left "horrified and shaken" when he discovered that thieves had broken in to his home in the countryside.

Meanwhile, Arg has been keeping busy too as he recently embarked on a life changing fitness transformation and has found a new found love of exercise and healthy living.

In fact, the 36 year old TOWIE star shed a whopping 13 stone after realising just how damaging his former weight had on his health, and although the star underwent a gastric sleeve procedure to help slim down - since then he has become a huge fan of exercise.

At his heaviest, Arg weighed 27.5 stone and underwent a life-saving gastric sleeve procedure in 2021 which drastically helped to reduce his food intake and help shed the pounds.

However, this was only the start of the battle as Arg also needed to tone up and keep his muscle mass while slimming down, something which saw him turn to boxing, swimming and weight training sessions around five times a week.

These days, Arg admitted, he also likes to keep to a strict diet of chicken salad, fish and vegetables, which is also supplemented by multivitamins to make sure he’s getting all the nutrients his body needs.