Stephen Bear’s fiancé Jessica Smith has revealed she will “always” be by the disgraced TV star’s side after he received 21 months behind bars.
The 33-year-old Celebrity Big Brother star was handed jail time at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday (March 3), for uploading a video of him and his ex Georgia Harrison having sex to OnlyFans without her permission.
During the lengthy trial back in December, the TV personality was found guilty of voyeurism and sharing the explicit footage – which was captured on CCTV in his back garden – to someone on WhatsApp.
READ MORE: ‘Relieved’ Georgia Harrison speaks out as Stephen Bear jailed after revenge porn trial
After the court hearing, Bear’s fiancée Jessica – who attended trial with him ever single day – told the star she will continue to stand by him throughout his prison stint.
(Image: John Rainford / SplashNews.com)
Taking to Twitter, the 24-year-old model shared a video of the TV star speaking outside of court, which she lovingly captioned: “I love you. I’ll always be by your side, stay strong babe.”
She warned supporters that the “truth will come out” and alleged he never had a fair trial online.
Bear maintained his innocence throughout the trial, claiming his social media had been hacked at the time of the incident.
(Image: John Rainford / SplashNews.com)
His Love Island star ex Georgia – who waived her right to anonymity – shared a victim impact statement in court as she revealed the toll the ordeal had taken on her.
She revealed how her worst nightmare came true when the intimate video of herself and Bear was shared with the world online.
The 28-year-old began: “Millions of people were watching me and laughing at me and it was completely, utterly out of my control.”
(Image: PA)
She explained that when she first saw the leaked video, she felt “so sick” and cried hysterically, adding: “Even when people weren’t talking about it I just couldn’t physically be in the room.”
In addition to the public video reaching her family and friends, Georgia said she then had to deal with Bear “ridiculing” her on social media with cruel impressions of her crying.
The Love Island star also said she had been dropped from contracts, and brands say they didn’t want to be associated with her due to the leaked video.
(Image: PA)
Following the verdict, Georgia went on to give a closing statement to celebrate the news: “I just want to say that I’m happy and relieved that this matter is finally over.
“This sentence is a vindication of what I’ve been put through and sends a clear message that the police and courts take this matter very seriously.
“I want all other victims of this crime know that I stand in solidarity with them and I have absolutely no regrets on waiving my anonymity.”
(Image: Phil Harris)
For more of the latest showbiz and TV news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.
Bear received 21 months in prison for sharing the explicit video to OnlyFans, with nine months for count one and six months for count two, to run concurrently.
Count one is a voyeurism charge and count two regards sending the video on WhatsApp to someone.
READ NEXT:
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
