James Argent fans all saying the same thing as the slimmer than ever star turns male model in fashion shoot

SLIMMER than ever James Argent has become a male model, posing for his first fashion shoot after losing over 13 stone.

The TOWIE star, 34, looked incredible as he shared some snaps of himself doing the full Zoolander as he modelled his pal Jake Hall's clothing collection.

Jake, who previously starred on the ITVBe reality show with Arg, runs a successful fashion label, Prevu, and asked James to model his new drop.

In the pictures, a svelte James models two co-ord looks and looks right at home posing in a chair.

The first look is a rust coloured corduroy jacket and trousers, while the second was an aztec print grey shirt with matching bottoms.

James wore his hair slicked back in the snaps, and captioned them: "Did I just become a fashion model!? 😝"

He continued: "I’ve just had a shoot in some of the latest creations from  and I genuinely can’t believe it.

"I’ve dreamed for years of being able to wear stuff that felt like ME. Stuff like this. I remember seeing my pal @jakehall making clothes that I absolutely loved but never thought I’d be able to fit into them!

"I’m so excited for what’s next and to share my journey with you all."

James' friends and followers were quick to shower him with praise after seeing the stunning shots.

The reality star's Real Dirty Dancing co-star and Gogglebox favourite Tom Malone Jr wrote: "Look at this guy 👌🏻👏🏻"

Vicky Pattison commented: "Looking so smart petal 😍"

Saffron Barker added: "Look at you 😍"

Danielle Armstrong weighed in: "You look amazing"

And fellow TOWIE star Liam Gatsby compared Arg to one of the most successful male models of all time, writing: "David Gandy eat ya heart out 😍"

It wasn't just his celeb pals that were full of kind words, either.

One enthused: "Arg you look incredible! Well done you xxx"

A second added: "I think Gucci would be pleased to have you!"

Meanwhile, a third posted: "Gorgeous arg proud of you."

James underwent a life-saving gastric sleeve op last April in a bid to turn his life around.

Since then, he has kept fans updated with his progress and recently admitted that doctors had ordered him to put some weight back on.

He told The Sun back in February: "The only problem now is I’ve lost a little bit too much weight and I need to put on half a stone,” he laughs. “Everyone thinks it’s hilarious, we didn’t think we’d ever be in this situation but it’s one thing or another with me - that’s just me!”