James 'Arg' Argent thinks his new nose will help him find love.

James 'Arg' Argent

James 'Arg' Argent

The 'Only Way is Essex' star recently went under the knife to change his hooter and thinks the boost it's given his confidence will make him more attractive to the opposite sex.

Asked if he thinks his new nose will help him find The One, he said: "Yeah, I think that if you feel confident in yourself, then that will make an impact.

"Women like a confident man and you can't love anyone else until you love yourself.

"Knowing I had a big nose didn't stop me chatting up women but this is an improvement."

Arg underwent the procedure because he felt his nose had grown more prominent after he dropped four stone following a 10-week stint at a Thai rehab centre earlier this year.

He explained: "I always knew I had a big nose but it grew bigger as the years went on.

"Since I lost weight, I've noticed it a lot more.

"All I wanted was to straighten out the bump on my nose and get my nostrils reduced. I still wanted a strong, manly nose, like Robert De Niro."

When it came to booking the surgery, the 29-year-old star turned to his friend Mario Falcone for advice and support.

He told heat magazine: "Mario recommended the surgeon who did his nose, Riccardo Frati, who is fantastic.

"There wasn't too much pain and I was put under for about two hours."

And Arg was delighted with the results straight away.

He said: "I had a splint on for almost a week and then bandages.

"When I first saw it, my eyes were tiny and there was so much swelling, but it's exactly how I wanted it now."