Stephen Bear jailed again after breaching order and posting about ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison
Bear posted social media content which was 'degrading, misleading, and designed to question Georgia’s character'
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Disgraced former reality TV star Stephen Bear has been jailed for sixteen months at Chelmsford Crown Court for breaching a restraining order by posting on social media about his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison.
As part of the sentence, Bear was also handed a fresh restraining order which means he cannot seek to contact Ms Harrison indefinitely.
The original order banned him from posting or commenting about Georgia on social media, or inciting someone else to do so.
However, from March 2025 Bear began posting on social media content which was degrading, misleading, and designed to question Georgia’s character.
He was arrested in May and subsequently charged with breaching a restraining order. He admitted the offence at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 8 June.
He was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court today, Thursday 6 August, to 16 months immediate custody. He must serve a minimum of half before release.
It comes after Bear, 36, was jailed on March 3 2023 after he was found guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court of voyeurism and of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.
The TV personality, who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, and Georgia Harrison were captured on CCTV cameras, having sex in Bear's garden on August 2 2020.
Harrison has since become a campaigner against revenge porn and violence since Bear's trial.
She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2025 for her services to preventing violence against women and girls, and for raising awareness around online privacy and cybercrime.
Following the hearing, reflecting on the original case and today’s sentence, Georgia 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”.
Detective Constable Swarv Stafin, who led the investigation into the breach of the restraining order, said:
“Stephen Bear’s behaviour is not okay and it should not be normalised or accepted.
“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.
“I want to pay tribute to Georgia’s courage and the dignity she has shown throughout the initial investigation and while Bear attempted to discredit her following his sentencing.
“I would urge anyone that is experiencing any sort of harassing behaviour to the police, no matter how small or big it is, it will be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly. There are options available to support each victim of such behaviour”