Gemma is ‘done with Arg for good this time'

As Gemma Collins reveals vile fat-shaming texts from her on/off boyfriend James Argent, her friends say the devastated star is finally ready to walk away

- Anna Bailey

Gemma Collins shocked the nation when she shared a series of nasty messages she had received from on/off boyfriend James Argent last week. And now new can reveal that she’s been devastated by his “verbal and emotional abuse” and is finally ready to move on from her troubled beau for good.

In the explosive texts, Arg calls his girlfriend a “hippo” and “fat f**k”. A pal close to the Diva Forever star tells new, “His outbursts have hit Gemma hard. Her friends really believe she’s done with him this time. Knowing the couple, it could all start up again – as it has done many times before – but those closest to Gemma really hope the relationship is over for good.”

Gemma revealed the text messages Arg has sent her in a screengrab of a row in which she’d criticized the 32-year-old for buying dinner for another woman. Gemma, 39, who stood by her man during his battles with drug and alcohol addiction, raged, “And the woman that saved your life has to pay for herself!!!” to which Arg hit back, “You are supposed to be treating me you hippo.”

In another exchange, Arg, who was in Marbella earlier this month to perform at his pal Elliott Wright’s bar, sent her a plane emoji in response to a pic of some flight details. When Gemma replied, “I’ll take a mate, I’m not booking it. You said you would be a gentleman!” Arg exploded, “YOU FAT F**K.”