A WEIGHT loss chain has opened its latest centre in Basildon.

National Slimming and Cosmetic Clinics opened yesterday at Southgate House, in Town Square.

The Only Way Is Essex star James Argent was among the guests who celebrated the opening.

Clinic director Robert Houtman said: “We are looking for vibrant areas with strong local economies and Basildon ticks all the boxes for us.”

Customers at the opening were offered free spray tans and anyone booking a free consultation won a goodie bag with a treatment voucher.

The centre said on its website it would be offering anti-wrinkle and underarm treatment along with weight loss advice.

National Slimming and Cosmetic Clinics has 27 branches all over the country, including Ilford, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Bristol, Northampton and Southampton.