If Stephen Bear was aiming for theatre during his trial, the former reality TV star instead delivered farce and pantomime. 

But it was no laughing matter: the Celebrity Big Brother winner was sent to prison for 21 months in March following his conviction on revenge porn charges in December last year.

Bear uploaded a video of him having sex with Love Island star Georgia Harrison without her consent on OnlyFans and WhatsApp. He was charged with two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs or films and one count of voyeurism.

From day one, he made a mockery of the proceedings: from extravagant costumes and props to a rented Rolls Royce to unfounded claims about the jury.

In this episode of Testimony, our true crime podcast, Ellis Whitehouse, chief reporter at EssexLive, who was there throughout the trial, discusses Bear’s bizarre behaviour, the bravery of Georgia Harrison, and the reaction to his conviction.

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Testimony is a Laudable production for Reach, in collaboration with Essex Live. The story was told by Ellis Whitehouse with questions from Daniel J. McLaughlin, who also produced the podcast.

You can listen to previous episodes of our podcast on all the major platforms, including Spotify, Apple, Google, and more. And you can read more about this case on the Essex Live website: https://www.essexlive.news/

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