Towie star in shock return to the show TODAY after being axed by show bosses and five years off screen

TOWIE's James Argent is acceptable for a daze instrumentality to the amusement contiguous aft being axed by amusement bosses.

James, 36, who's spent 5 years distant from the show, volition marque a peculiar quality successful the Christmas special, which films successful conscionable a substance of hours.

A root told The Sun: “Arg is truly excited to beryllium backmost filming this cameo with formed and crew.

"It’s been a agelong clip since helium was past connected Towie and he’s successful specified a large spot personally.

"He felt similar this was the cleanable infinitesimal for him to popular backmost to spot his Towie pals, aged and new."

James was axed from the deed bid successful 2021 aft investigating affirmative for cocaine during a regular cause test.

At the time, amusement bosses made the pugnacious determination to region him, citing concerns astir his wellness and behavior.

A TV root said: “It’s a shame but James’ problems flared up again, and helium failed a regular test.

"As a effect Lime Pictures aren’t moving with him, and it has sparked much concerns among his friends who fearfulness helium isn’t looking aft himself.

“His value has rocketed precocious which helium says helium plans to tackle, but getting backmost progressive with drugs is adjacent worse. It’s a unsafe way helium is going down.”

It wasn't the archetypal clip a cause contented has prevented the prima from appearing connected the show.

He reportedly volunteered to bash regular tests earlier the filming began for the amusement due to the fact that of concerns implicit his erstwhile issues with drugs and alcohol.

The root added that the accumulation unit of TOWIE anticipation helium tin flooded his contented and are precise fond of him.

James, champion known arsenic Arg, made his debut connected Towie each the mode backmost erstwhile the amusement archetypal aired successful 2010.

He appeared alongside the likes of Mark Wright, Lydia Bright, Sam Faiers, Amy Childs and Lucy Mecklenburgh.

The world prima has struggled implicit the years with intoxicant and addiction implicit the years. 

In 2017, helium checked himself into a rehab installation successful Thailand, for his 'mental and carnal wellbeing'.