James Argent High School in Woodford. Argent began acting and singing in 2002 after winning The Kenny Award at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, east London. Argent dated Lydia Bright on and off from 2007 to 2012 and 2015 to 2016. In August 2014, Argent was reported missing from his home when he failed to show up for a scheduled flight; however, he was found just over 24 hours later and tweeted "Hi I'm so sorry to have worried everyone. I'm fine and safe but again can't apologise enough." In October 2014, Argent was suspended from "The Only Way Is Essex"
James Argent late 2013, Argent participated in the first series of the Channel 5 reality series "Celebrity Super Spa" with Helen Flanagan, Rustie Lee, John Burton-Race, Jody Latham and Yvette Fielding. In July 2015 it was announced that Argent would make his first pantomime appearance in Cinderella at the Kings Theatre, Southsea. He was cast as Dandini. The production ran from December 2015 until January 2016. In 2016, he took part in ITV's "Sugar Free Farm" and Channel 4's "The Jump". In Winter 2018, Argent will make another pantomime appearance, this time as Abanazar in Aladdin. He will star alongside Sam Retford.