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James Argent, 34, gets serious with girlfriend, 18, as he travels to Italy to meet her family

JAMES Argent and 18-year-old girlfriend's relationship is getting serious after he travelled to Italy to meet her family.

James, 34 and girlfriend, Stella Turian, appear to be taking their relationship to the next level as the TV personality was recently introduced to her nearest and dearest.

A source told Daily Mail: "'James has totally fallen for Stella and she adores him too."

"That's why she was very keen for him to meet her family and go official with how she feels.

'James and Stella both lead busy lives, but they are keen to spend as much time as possible with one another and are planning a holiday, probably to Dubai, before the end of the year.

"Both of them are counting down the days."

James Argent

A trimmed down Arg was spotted with the Italian film star for the first time in September, with the pair pausing to passionately kiss as they walked down the street in Marbella.

Arg, who previously dated beloved TV personality Gemma Collins, has apparently won over Stella's parents with his 'charm'.

James shared his trip to Italy over on Instagram, posting a snap of himself swimming in the sea in Positano in Italy's Costa D'amalfi, captioning it 'That's Amore'.

James, who first appeared on Towie in 2010, when Stella would have only been six, has reportedly fallen in love with Italy.

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The source told the Mailonline that "James fell in love with Italy," and "He can't wait to head back there soon."

The 16-year age gap has raised eyebrows though, with Peter Andre weighing in on the debate to defend the couples age gap.

He insisted: "Age is a different thing to different people. On paper things can look a certain way but I think it depends how you are with the person.

“I don’t think I’ve ever felt an age gap between us and when you see us together you wouldn’t feel there is."

The couple met in Mykonos when James was attending a friend's wedding.

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