Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear has been dragged back to jail after confessing to breaching his sex offender register requirements. The Channel 4 star, 36, was placed on the register and slapped with a jail sentence back in 2023. He served half of his 21-month sentence after he uploaded a private, intimate video of his ex-girlfriend, fellow TV star Georgia Harrison, to his OnlyFans account.

On Wednesday (August 5), he pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to comply with the register notification requirements at Thames Magistrates' Court. The Walthamstow native failed to inform authorities of an international trip to Brazil last year, and compounded this by failing to notify officers within three days of returning to the UK.

During his holiday, the Ex on the Beach star also acquired a new passport and two bank cards, which he failed to disclose. On Thursday (August 6), Judge Morgan ordered Bear to return to prison for 16 months, condemning him for "victim blaming" after posting about his case on social media between March and July last year.

This behaviour is prohibited by the restraining order, Chelmsford Crown Court heard. His posts were viewed by thousands of people, sometimes even millions, and saw Bear accuse Harrison of being part of a conspiracy against him. Judge Morgan said: "Over three to four months, you consistently posted messages of the most abhorrent and harmful type.

"You accused her of being a liar. You accused her of perverting the course of justice by bringing lies to her evidence in the courtroom. You accused her mother of being a liar and also accused her support throughout the course of the trial of manipulating the court process to get you into trouble."

He added: "I take the view, as you must understand, that your explanation and justification for doing what you did in that three to four month period is simply victim blaming. You know what the terms of the order were. You understood the consequences, and over a prolonged period, you deliberately breached the court order. The sentence I impose must be immediate."

This comes in the lead up to Bear's sentencing at Chelmsford Crown Court for breaching a restraining order on Thursday (August 6), which is unrelated to the offences above. It is understood he first arrived in Brazil in January 2025 and returned in April 2026 when his father sadly died.

Defending him, Jesse Williams shared that the former TV personality had not been aware he was meant to inform the police of his trip to Brazil. Williams added that the two bank cards were applied for after his NatWest card was blocked.

He told the press at the time: "He had to pay rent and pay living expenses, and he wanted to make sure that if one account was blocked or didn't register, then he had another to fall back on. While still in Brazil, he lost his passport. He then contacted the British consulate to get a replacement one."

The charge for the new passport was reported on January 20 2025, and the two bank card charges were discovered on May 14 2026. In 2023, Bear was convicted of voyeurism and disclosing private sexual photographs. After spending just over 10 months in HMP Brixton, he was released in January 2024.

Shortly after he was released from incarceration, he repeatedly posted about Harrison and his criminal trial on social media. The Love Island star soon reported him to Essex police. In June, it was confirmed that Bear would return to court after admitting he had breached a restraining order imposed before he was sent to jail.