James 'Arg' Argent presented an investigative segment on male eating disorders after struggling with binge eating for years before having a gastric sleeve fitted.
During Tuesday's episode of Loose Women, Arg, 34, explored the rise in male eating disorders by interviewing an expert, two case studies and his mum, Patricia Argent.
Arg, who told viewers one and a half million people in the UK are struggling with an eating disorder and a quarter of those are men, also admitted he was one of them.
Deep dive: James 'Arg' Argent presented an investigative segment on male eating disorders after struggling with binge eating for years before having a gastric sleeve fitted
He said: 'I've been suffering with a binge eating disorder for over half of my life and although people might think that condition is quite rare, more people actually suffer from binge eating disorders than what they do from anorexia and bulimia.'
During the VT, James spoke to his mum, Patricia, and asked: 'When did you notice there was something not right with me?'
She replied: 'Lockdown is when it started to creep up on you. You seemed to be putting on weight every week and I noticed you weren't moving as much as you could have been, and you just didn't seem happy in yourself.'
Exploratory: During Tuesday's episode of Loose Women, Arg, 34, explored the rise in male eating disorders by interviewing an expert, two case studies and his mum, Patricia Argent
James said: 'I wouldn't leave the house, would I?'
Patricia replied, 'You were just staying in. I kept asking you for a walk or a coffee but you didn't want to join me, you kept putting it off and making excuses.'
James added: 'Lying….'
Patricia said: 'Yeah, basically you were lying
