TOWIE's Arg goes an intimate shopping trip to find an engagement ring... and takes a camera crew along to film it

With filming under way for the fourth series of The Only Way Is Essex, James 'Arg' Argent was spotted in his home county looking at wedding rings.

The dark haired reality TV star was seen outside Emson Haig jewellers in Loughton, Essex,  yesterday and was joined by cameras which were there to capture the action.

The 22-year-old first stood outside the shop for a while and looked in through the window while the cameraman got the right shots.

No secrets: TOWIE star James 'Arg' Argent gets ready to look at wedding rings in Loughton, Essex, with a camera crew

No secrets: TOWIE star James 'Arg' Argent gets ready to look at wedding rings in Loughton, Essex, with a camera crew

Arg, who is dating Lydia Bright, then headed into the shop where he spent a long time looking at a number of different rings while being filmed doing so.

He was also on his mobile phone for a long time speaking to someone, perhaps getting advice on which ring to buy, but also looked quite bored at the task.

After wasting over an hour in the jewellers he finally left empty handed without making any kind of payment for any ring.

Will he do it? Viewers are led to believe that Arg may be ready to propose to his girlfriend Lydia Bright

Will he do it? Viewers are led to believe that Arg may be ready to propose to his girlfriend Lydia Bright

Hey big spender: Arg was looking at wedding rings in the shop and was also being filmed while doing so

Hey big spender: Arg was looking at wedding rings in the shop and was also being filmed while doing so

If James is planning on proposing to his 21-year-old girlfriend and wants to keep it a secret, he had better make sure that the next time he heads into town to took for a ring he does so without a camera crew.

Arg appeared to have lost a little bit of weight since the last series of TOWIE and was dressed well too in a pair of jeans with a black jacket and matching gilet and accessorised with a black Mulberry satchel.

He was also stopped midway through filming when a fan spotted him in the street and gave him a big hug which the part time singer looked rather startled at.

Got somewhere better to be? Arg looked very bored and played on his mobile phone the whole time

Got somewhere better to be? Arg looked very bored and played on his mobile phone the whole time

The fourth series of TOWIE begins on January 29 and former supporting cast members Gemma Collins and Chloe Sims have been promoted to main players.

The two girls will now appear in the opening titles and have replaced Mark Wright and Kirk Norcross who quit the show last series.

The success of the reality TV show has been good enough for ITV2 to commission a movie spin off while the series is at the height of its fame.

Who's that girl? Arg is hugged by an unknown female as he tries to stay professional and finish filming

Who's that girl? Arg is hugged by an unknown female as he tries to stay professional and finish filming

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