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Towie star James Argent is being kept awake at night by ghost of VERY famous criminal

Ghosthunters headed to Arg's home for a new TV show
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TOWIE star James Argent says he is being haunted by the ghost of Dick Turpin.

Arg went on telly to stand and deliver his spooky tale after hearing things go bump in the night.

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James Argent says he is being haunted by the ghost of Dick Turpin

Highwayman Dick and his 1730s ­bandits, called the Essex Gang, hid in Epping ­Forest next to Arg’s home.

And ghosthunters headed there for a new TV show.

Arg, 37, who lives alone, said: “I’ve heard someone climbing or crawling up the house and coming through the windows, but when I’ve gone to check, there’s nothing.”

He added: “I feel there’s someone behind me watching me through the window.”

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Experts on Discovery+ streaming show Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted say he was being targeted by more than one spectre.

Medium Ian Lawman said: “I can hear horses and ­several men, which does indicate that it is a gang.

“You can certainly feel the energy surrounding this house, so these gang ­members are connected to this land. It’s almost like it’s unfinished business.”

The team said they were contacted from the afterlife by gang member John Wheeler, who grassed the others up to save himself.

They believe he is hiding in the house and the others, who were captured or fled, are trying to get to him.

The episode is available from February 13.

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Argent, who lives alone, says: 'I feel there’s someone behind me watching me through the window'
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