Arg faces the music

TOWIE'S James Argent smiles for the cameras as he makes his first public appearance since he admitted assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

- BY JANINE YAQOOB TV and Showbiz Editor

The singer performed at a charity bash on Friday night, just days after it emerged he had been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in Spain for a violence offence against Nicoline Artursson.

Dressed in a dinner suit and bow tie, he performed with The Arg Band at a glitzy boxing gala in London. James – known as Arg – did not mention his conviction but put on a high-energy show. The 37-year-old beamed as he crooned for a packed crowd at the Wickers Charity Ball.

The event, at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, raised funds to tackle knife crime.

A source said: "Arg didn't address his recent troubles. He just did the gig like he normally would."