James Argent showcased his incredible 14-stone weight loss amid his trip to Dubai with pal Joey Essex on Friday - after their getaway was effected by the city's floods.

The TOWIE star, 36, who underwent gastric sleeve surgery in 2021, stripped off as he indulged in an ice bath on a spectacular balcony.

James took to his Instagram Stories with a clip as he displayed his toned physique in skimpy swimming trunks before plunging beneath the freezing water. 

Bracing himself he yelled: 'Come on let's go, let's go!'.

James previously revealed he planned to now try and put weight on again after losing such a huge amount.

James Argent, 36, showcased his incredible 14-stone weight loss amid his trip to Dubai with pal Joey Essex on Saturday - after their getaway was effected by the city's floods

The TOWIE star, who underwent gastric sleeve surgery in 2021 , stripped off as he indulged in an ice bath on a spectacular balcony (L, in 2020)

He spoke exclusively to the Mail's comedy podcast, Straight To The Comments! which embraces the hilarity and uniqueness of the MailOnline comment section with the celebs in question.

'At my biggest I was 27 stone. I took the p***. Now I'm about 13.5 stone,' he said.

'I think I was just acting out on feelings and emotions, eating and eating and then lockdown, Covid, that didn't help.'

He admitted his doctor told him he was 'on death row' when he was at his heaviest, during which time he 'couldn't tie my own shoelaces' and was 'finding it hard to breathe.'

James said he wasn't even able to see his own penis, joking: 'I can just about see it now.'

 Despite his positive lifestyle change, he said that there were times when he actually got 'too skinny' and is currently trying to 'up' his protein and 'gain a little bit more.'

On Thursday James and Joey appeared on Good Morning Britain to shed light on how they are being affected by the terrifying weather alerts in the United Arab Emirates. 

After jetting to Dubai to visit their friend and former co-star Tom Pearce, the pair revealed they awoke to Joey's room flooding while he was shooting content, leading to James being forced to crawl on his hands and knees to save furniture. 

James took to his Instagram Stories with a clip as he displayed his toned physique in skimpy swimming trunks before plunging beneath the freezing water

James previously revealed he planned to now try and put weight on again after losing such a huge amount (pictured in January) 

He admitted his doctor told him he was 'on death row' when he was at his heaviest, during which time he 'couldn't tie my own shoelaces' and was 'finding it hard to breathe.' (pictured 2019) 

This week, Dubai fell victim to the heaviest rain ever recorded in the desert nation. More than 140 mm of rain soaked Dubai on Tuesday, almost as much as what falls there in a year-and-a-half leading to a host of stars sharing pictures of the damage. 

Arg revealed the duo are set to fly back on Saturday and he 'cannot wait' to get on the plane, while Joey claimed he had no awareness of government warnings. 

Explaining their holiday of horrors, a shocked Arg said: 'We got woke up by our mate Tom Pearce to say the apartment was flooding downstairs', while Joey added: 'It was actually my room that flooded.'

Arg continued: 'He was shooting content while I was on my hands and knees trying to save the furniture. We managed to get to the local shopping mall and we got stuck there for hours. We Had to wade our way home... 

On Thursday James (L) and Joey (R) appeared on Good Morning Britain to shed light on how they are being affected by the terrifying weather alerts in the United Arab Emirates  

This week, Dubai fell victim to the heaviest rain ever recorded in the desert nation. More than 140 mm of rain soaked Dubai on Tuesday, almost as much as what falls there in a year-and-a-half leading to a host of stars sharing pictures of the damage. 

'Flooring was caving in, it was quite scary to be honest. It's meant to be the best time of year to come. You don't expect these sort of things to happen on your holiday.

Joey went on: - 'Apparently there was a warning but the only warning I got was Tom Pearce on his hands and knees in my room at 8am.'

Despite being the holiday of a lifetime destination, Arg admitted he was desperate to get home, saying: 'We've got a flight home on Saturday and I can't wait to get on it.'

Dubai travel authorities today urged travellers to stay away from the airport after the United Arab Emirates was battered by more than a year and a half's worth of rain in just a few hours.