Tommy Mallet's cruel jibe at loved-up Gemma Collins and Arg as TOWIE co-stars say they shouldn't be together
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TOWIE's Tommy Mallet has issued a cruel jibe at his co-stars Gemma Collins and James 'Arg' Argent as their lingering glances and lusty behaviour reached fever pitch during last week's filming.
And despite Gemma's confidence that this one's for keepsies, their castmates are less than certain of the pair's suitability.
Now Tommy has revealed the reason why they shouldn't be together is because of their combined weight issues.
"They shouldn't be together because all they do when they're with each other is eat," he told Reveal magazine.
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His co-star James 'Lockie' Lock agreed, branding Gemma a "feeder" after Arg confessed the size of the breakfasts Gemma whips up for him in the kitchen.
He told the TOWIE boys that she'll regularly fry up six eggs with salmon for him, and make whopping meals when they have nights in at home.
It came after Arg revealed his body insecurities during the run-up to his full-frontal performance for ITV's The Real Full Monty, refusing to strip off in the shower in front of the other male celebrities because he was embarrassed about his size.
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He recently lost three stone while in rehab in Thailand last summer, but seemed to pile it all back on when he got home to his bad habits.
Gemma, meanwhile, has spoken openly of needing to shed the pounds in order to fulfil her dream of having a baby - which she wants to do with Arg.
In February this year, she said: "I'm doing this. Never felt so determined. So focused right now, sorry to all my friends - I've told them no meals out or afternoon teas for a long time."
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And sure enough, once Gemma put her mind to it she dropped off a stone in less than four weeks, turning away from faddy weight loss programmes like the juice diet and the grapefruit diet.
"I'm not saying I'll get to a size ten but I do need to loose weight. For my health I wouldn't want to be bigger than I am now," she said.
But it might not be all plain sailing for Gemma's baby plans.
In last weekend's TOWIE episode, she revealed how Arg had fled to Spain after an explosive row - as their friends insisted he's still not ready to become a dad.
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She told Chloe Sims: "Everything stops for James. We had a little bit of an argument and he went to Spain and said he wasn't going to speak to me for four days. We was having a really bad time."
In response, Chloe warned Gemma that their baby plan is premature and that Arg is definitely not ready for fatherhood.
And Gemma's bestie Bobby Norris added: "With all these issues going on, sorry to say this, why on earth are you talking about kids now?"