The Only Way Is Essex star James Argent and Nicoline Artursson were on holiday in Spain when he was reported to have attacked her. He was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
Reality star James ‘Arg’ Argent is banned from seeing his Swedish girlfriend, Nicoline Artursson, after reportedly attacking her while on holiday in Spain. The Only Way Is Essex TV personality was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence by the Spanish Civil Guard in Costa del Sol and taken into custody on Sunday, May 5.
It has been said Argent, who is reportedly “remorseful about what happened but is insisting he never meant any harm”, received a suspended jail sentence and must carry out a “resocialisation course in the field of gender violence.” He was also reportedly given a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting Ms Artursson.
The Guardia Civil confirmed his arrest with the Mirror, stating: “We can confirm Mr Argent was arrested by ‘Policia Local’ of Mijas for an alleged crime of domestic violence on 5th May.”
Speaking about the shocking incident, one onlooker told the Mirror: “We were frightened by his shouts. We couldn’t believe what we were seeing,” they added before stating that Nicoline “appeared to be physically and emotionally devastated.”
The Mirror understands Nicoline’s mother arrived at the scene to aid her daughter and police transported them both to a hospital.
Onlookers alleged they “heard an aggressive man yelling” and “throwing objects from the terrace of a nearby house”. Argent admitted “mistreating” Nicoline in the Court of Violence Against Women in Fuengirola, as reported by The Sun.
Argent and Artursson met last summer after meeting by chance in Marbella and went public the following September.
He previously explained to OK!: “I was walking to my gig at Elliott Wright’s restaurant in Marbella. All of a sudden I see this woman coming towards me. I was like, ‘Wow, she’s beautiful.’ She was just in her gym clothes, wearing no make-up. She’d actually just fed a stray cat.“
Speaking about her, he added: “To have her beside me is like a dream. She’s absolutely beautiful. She’s a combination of Julia Roberts and Claudia Schiffer. What I love about Nicoline is, even though she’s very humble, she’s very classy.”
The TV personality rose to fame as one of the original cast members on TOWIE, appearing on the show from 2010 to 2018. Throughout his career, he took part in a number of shows including The Jump, Celebrity Super Spa, Sugar Free Farm and Celebs Go Dating.
TOWIE suspended Argent from filming in October 2014 when he failed a drug test. He later attended rehab before returning to the series. The reality TV star has regularly been an inpatient at centres due to his issues with drug addiction.
*For confidential support, call the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Freephone Helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit womensaid.co.uk If you or your family have lost a friend or family member through fatal domestic abuse, AAFDA (Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse) can offer specialist and expert support and advocacy. For more info visit www.aafda.org.uk
Source: Mirror
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