Stephen Bear’s Shocking Marriage to 18-Year-Old Raises Eyebrows After Prison Release

Here’s a thought to chew on: can a man who’s been convicted for one of the cruellest betrayals—sharing intimate images without consent—not only survive the public eye but also go all in on a new life half a world away with someone half his age? Stephen Bear, once a familiar face on TV, is now a registered sex offender who’s turned a new page—or maybe just a new chapter—in Brazil, marrying an 18-year-old just a year after his prison sentence. It’s a twisted tale of downfall and reinvention, with the haunting echoes of the trauma he inflicted on Georgia Harrison, a woman who bravely fought back and has since earned an MBE for her tireless work against violence. As Bear serenades his new bride online, we’re left wondering—what does redemption look like in the digital age, and is a fresh start ever really clean? Dive into the full story to unravel the layers behind this controversial saga. LEARN MORE

Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual harassment which some readers may find distressing

Stephen Bear, the registered sex offender and former TV personality, has married an 18-year-old in Brazil just one year on from his prison sentence.

The 35-year-old was sent to prison in late 2023 after being found guilty of sharing private sexual photos and videos in his ‘revenge porn’ trial against ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison.

He spent 11 months behind bars and was released early in January 2024, before moving to South America, with his TV opportunities thankfully limited following his crimes.

Ms Harrison, who recently received an MBE for her campaigns tackling violence against women and girls and her work with the government on the Online Safety Act in 2023, has spoken openly about the trauma that Mr Bear put her through when uploading explicit videos and photos of her to OnlyFans without her permission.

Stephen Bear at his sentencing in 2023 (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)

However, that hasn’t stopped the London-born celebrity starting a relationship with someone half his age in Brazil as he confirmed his marriage to the teenager publicly known as Miami on Instagram with a wedding video featuring him (badly) singing Frankie Valli’s ‘I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You‘.

It was captioned: “My wedding. Mr and Mrs Bear.”

In a previous video, he had introduced Miami to his 300k followers on social media, saying: “I’m in Brazil, I don’t know if you’ve heard. This is my 18-year-old Latina girlfriend, say hello baby.”

He has also confirmed the truly heartbreaking news that will ‘never move back to England again’ calling it ‘too miserable’ with ‘too many problems’.

He added that he loves his ‘amazing girlfriend’, now wife, and is ‘fit and healthy’ in Brazil.

Former Love Island star Harrison spoke out about about the sex offender’s violation in a recent ITV documentary.

She said: “It really does scare me knowing that I’m potentially going to have to discover this again and watch it back, that moment changed me forever. Having to re-live that and re-watch that, I am scared.

“That’s embarrassing to be honest. These men are sitting at home watching this.

“It was a complete and utter violation of me as a person, as a human being, as a woman. This man is literally on the sex offenders register but it’s still there.

“How am I ever going to get that off?”

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