Ferne McCann turns to 'best friend' and TOWIE co-star James Argent as ex Arthur Collins' faces jail for horrific acid attack

The father of Towie star's baby faces lengthy jail term for acid attack today
She was seen with former co-star James Argent out in Essex yesterday
TV star also posted a video of Arg relaxing at her home in Brentwood

Published: 16:49 GMT, 19 December 2017 | Updated: 17:20 GMT, 19 December 2017

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Ferne McCann turned to Towie co-star James Argent as she waits to hear how long the father of her baby daughter will spend in jail.

McCann's ex Arthur Collins is expected to get a lengthy jail term for injuring 22 people in an acid attack in an east London nightclub today.

McCann, who has attempted to distance herself from the shocking case, has not been at court for either the trial or today's sentencing hearing.

She was seen out with Mr Argent, known as 'Arg', in Brentwood, Essex yesterday, after posting a picture of them together on Instagram.

Towie star Ferne McCann was seen out in Brentwood yesterday as she waits to hear how long the father of her daughter will spend in jail

She was seen with former Towie co-star James Argent ahead of today's sentencing hearing

Ferne posted this picture of the pair at her home in Brentwood, Essex yesterday afternoon

She wrote on the picture-sharing app: 'Argy boy has popped round.'

In a video she posted online, she added: 'Arg often comes round to see me and Sunday, it's lovely. He just loves the Brentwood.'

She then posted a video of Argent watching himself on TV.

The pair have previously told of their close friendship and Ferne recently praised Mr Argent in her documentary Ferne McCann: First Time Mum.

McCann visited acid attacker Collins in jail while he was awaiting sentencing, but told him that was the last time she would do so.

McCann with friend and former co-star James Argent ahead of today's hearing

The pair were seen jumping into a BMW before McCann posted a video of them together online

Ferne has said she will not take her daughter Sunday to see the girl's father in jail

Speaking to the Sunday People last month, Miss McCann said: 'I thought it was important that Arthur see Sunday and see exactly what his actions have led to him missing out on.'

'I strongly feel for the innocent people hurt that night and I in no way condone violence as I have already made clear.

'It was a difficult decision to take Sunday into that environment but I felt I needed to confront him about a number of things, which I have now done.'

She said she told him: 'This is the last time you will ever see us.'

Since Collins' conviction, McCann has been appearing on TV in a documentary about giving birth to the criminal's baby.

Ferne McCann, who has appeared in a reality TV show about bringing up her and Collins' baby, has described her life since Collins' arrest as 'absolute hell'

McCann was seen out at a Christmas party this weekend with friends in London this weekend

In the show, Ferne McCann: First Time Mum, which aired on ITVBe last week, she described her life since Collin's arrest as 'absolute hell'.

But her comments angered the real victims of the attack.

Phoebe Georgiou told The Sun: 'It's like rubbing salt on an open wound. She has disregarded our feelings. We are the real victims.'

The 23-year-old said it felt like McCann was 'cashing in' and making money from her connection to the sickening crime.

Another, unnamed. victim told the paper's website: 'She's making money out of this, it's all just me, me, me. Every time her face pops up, I think of Arthur Collins.'

Arthur Collins, the drug dealing boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, injured more than 20 clubbers when he threw acid across a nightclub dancefloor

Collins and McCann had been living the high life in the weeks before the attack. He was wearing the same 'Candy Killer' T-shirt he wore in this picture in the Middle East when he carried out the attack