James Argent looks more than loved-up as he celebrates model girlfriend Nicoline Artursson's birthday with sweet tribute
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James Argent looked more than loved-up with his girlfriend Nicoline Artursson as he shared a sweet Instagram snap to celebrate her birthday on Sunday. And looking stronger than ever, James couldn't wipe the smile off his face in the gorgeous snap. Nicoline tightly wrapped her arms around the reality star while he sweetly held her close.
![[The TOWIE legend and the model have been dating since July 2024 after they met in a supermarket]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/12/94034941-14278427-image-a-77_1736770823788.jpg)
He captioned his post: 'Happy Birthday My Love @nicolineartursson'. James confirmed in an interview with OK! Magazine last year that he and Nicoline had already moved in together. James Argent, 37, looked more than loved-up with his girlfriend Nicoline Artursson, 32, as he shared a sweet Instagram snap to celebrate her birthday on Sunday.
![[Nicoline won the Miss World Sweden beauty pageant in 2011 and modelled for Abercrombie & Fitch. She was also asked to take part in the French version The Bachelorette but declined to focus on her studies]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/12/94035015-14278427-image-a-79_1736770905689.jpg)
The TOWIE legend and the model have been dating since July 2024 after they met in a supermarket. In their first joint interview, James and Nicoline revealed that it was love at first sight for the pair after they bumped into each other outside a Spanish supermarket.
![[Nicole described James as a handsome man with a big smile, before adding that he makes her laugh, and it was these traits that helped cement their relationship]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/12/94035055-14278427-Nicole_described_James_as_a_handsome_man_with_a_big_smile_before-a-81_1736770966495.jpg)
And since that fateful meeting, Nicoline moved to the UK and has now moved into Arg's Essex home. Describing the moment they met, James revealed he thought Nicoline was out of his league but decided he had nothing to lose. He said: 'I was walking to my gig at Elliott Wright's restaurant in Marbella.
![[Despite James's confession about his seven-year drug addiction which saw him go through a near-fatal overdose, a hospitalisation and a stint on rehab, the model was unfazed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/12/94035057-14278427-image-a-80_1736770931503.jpg)
'All of a sudden I see this woman coming towards me. I was like, 'Wow, she's beautiful.' She was just in her gym clothes, wearing no make-up. She'd actually just fed a stray cat.'. And after summoning up the courage, James asked her out. Nicole described James as a handsome man with a big smile, before adding that he makes her laugh, and it was these traits that helped cement their relationship.
