Lydia Bright reunited with her ex James Argent at her sister Romana’s leaving party on Monday night.
The former TOWIE star, 32, and James, 35, starred on the reality show together and had a tumultuous on-off relationship.
The couple finally called it quits in 2016 following reports that Arg’s partying got out of hand.
But they have since become good friends, with Arg remaining close with her family and attending events such as Romana’s leaving party at Zuma London ahead of her travels in Australia.
At the fancy dinner Lydia beamed with snaps with her former flame while joking in the caption that she has been ‘trying to get rid of him since 2017’.
Having fun: Lydia Bright reunited with her ex James Argent at her sister Romana’s leaving party on Monday night
Funny: At the fancy dinner Lydia beamed with snaps with her former flame while joking in the caption that she has been ‘trying to get rid of him since 2017’
She then added in her next Story: ‘Just kidding love you to bits. Sinitta and Simon of Essex! Thank you @real_arg for organizing such a beautiful evening.’
Lydia looked stylish in a black T-shirt that flashed her toned abs and was teamed with a matching long skirt and heels.
Meanwhile influencer Romana, 20, wowed in a beige skirt, long boots and cosy jumper.
Lydia also shared a sweet snap of James and Romana smiling together at the dinner table.
The pair are often seen enjoying nights out together as James remained a part of their family after the breakup.
Lydia is currently believed to be single and shares daughter Loretta, three, with her ex Lee Cronin.
Meanwhile James is dating much younger Italian actress Stella Turian, 19.
He was previously in an on-off relationship with fellow TOWIE alum Gemma Collins.
Celebrations: Lydia also shared a sweet snap of James and Romana smiling together at the dinner table
Party time: Later Lydia shared a video of James singing on the microphone as they celebrated into the night
In recent months James has been showing off the results of his incredible 13 stone weight loss.
James shed the pounds in 2021 by undergoing life saving gastric sleeve surgery, which helped him go from 27 stone to 14.
During his time on TOWIE, James – who since leaving the hit series has found a second career as an event singer – famously dated co-stars Gemma and Lydia but is now dating 19-year-old Stella.
James – who underwent surgery to remove excess skin earlier this year – recently explained how his body transformation had helped him boost his confidence in the bedroom.
He said: ‘I am confident in the bedroom now… regardless of whether it’s romantically or by a beach or in clothes, across the board I am more confident now in all of those areas.
‘Whether you’re a man or woman or have a dream body from the outside, everyone has certain parts of their body they wish they could improve, or they don’t like no matter who you are.
‘I am body confident now. Don’t get me wrong I still want to improve and get into the gym and tone up more, but I’ll absolutely be confident when summer rolls around.
‘I went from 27 stone to 14 stone, so I lost 13 stone… I hit my target weight but if I wanted to wear a tight-fitting top, I would feel conscious because of my excess skin around my tummy and sides.’
‘I knew that with skin there was nothing I could do with diet or exercise. I wanted to still feel confident naked or around the swimming pool.’
James is currently preparing to take to the stage for pantomime season.
In recent weeks he has been busy promoting his upcoming role of Peter Pan at the King’s Theatre in Portsmouth over the festive season.
Former EastEnders actor Shaun Williamson will be playing the menacing Captain Hook.
Toxic: The former TOWIE star, 32, and James, 35, starred on the reality show together and had a tumultuous on-off relationship (seen in 2016)
Over for good: The couple finally called it quits in 2016 following reports that Arg’s partying got out of hand (seen in 2011 on TOWIE)
The former Celebs Go Dating contestant has appeared in pantomime before, first as Dandini in a 2016 production of Cinderella and followed that up with the role of Abanazar in Aladdin in 2019.
The upcoming production of Peter Pan will run at the King’s Theatre in Portsmouth and will run from 1 – 31 December.
James previously explained that he ‘loves’ getting to tread the boards over Christmas so he can get in the mood for festive season.
He said: ‘I absolutely love pantomime especially interacting with the audiences, there is nothing like a good panto to really get you into the festive season.’
