Disgraced former reality TV star Stephen Bear has been jailed for breaching a restraining order by posting on social media about his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison.
The Celebrity Big Brother’s 2016 winner was jailed for 16 months after breaching the conditions of the five-year restraining order he was given in 2023 after sharing a private sex tape of Ms Harrison on his OnlyFans page.
Between March and July 2025, Bear, of Walthamstow, east London, breached the order by repeatedly posting about her on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X and YouTube.
In screenshots and screen recordings provided by Ms Harrison to police as evidence, Bear made a series of accusations and degrading comments about her.
He sought to cast doubt on his convictions, including by alleging that Ms Harrison and her mother had conspired to pervert the course of justice.
He carried on posting despite several of his accounts being shut down due to their content.
Television personality Harrison, who has starred in reality TV shows including The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island, praised Essex Police after Bear was jailed.
In a statement, Miss Harrison said: “Essex Police took me seriously when so many women in my position are overlooked. They treated this as the serious crime it is – not a celebrity story. It is a real offence against a real person.
“They built the case properly, they stayed with it, and when the order was breached, they acted instead of shrugging. From the messages I get every day, I know how rare that still is.
“If every force treated this the way Essex Police did, thousands of women would feel safer today.”
Ms Harrison has in recent years campaigned on violence against women and girls after becoming a victim of revenge porn.
In October she collected her MBE at Windsor Castle for services to tackling online privacy and cybercrime awareness.
The CPS said Bear had looked to cast doubt on his convictions, including by alleging Ms Harrison and her mother had conspired to pervert the course of justice.
Bear also created an online petition seeking support for a retrial and attempting to obtain Ms Harrison’s bank statements.
He carried on posting despite several of his accounts being shut down due to their content.
Bear was arrested in May, later charged with breaching a restraining order and admitted the offence when he appeared at east London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court on June 8.
Detective Constable Swarv Stafin, who led the investigation into the breach, stressed Bear’s behaviour “is not okay and it should not be normalised or accepted”.
He said: “The impacts of being harassed are very real. It causes a great deal of stress and anxiety – it is something no-one should have to experience.
“The fact that he has admitted the charge against him shows he knew very well what he was doing was wrong and he knew he was breaching the restraining order.”
He praised Ms Harrison for her “courage” and “dignity” as Bear tried to discredit her.
Senior Crown prosecutor Andrew Young said Bear had “used his platforms to amplify abuse and encourage others to target” Ms Harrison.
He added: “No woman should be made to live in fear because someone refuses to accept the restrictions placed on them by a court.
“Stephen Bear may have hidden behind a screen, but his actions had real-world consequences.”
