Georgia Harrison has heartbreakingly admitted she’ll “never be the same again” after her revenge porn trial with her ex Stephen Bear.
The 28-year-old’s ex was sentenced to 21 months in prison in March, after he was found guilty of sharing a secret sex tape of him and Georgia.
Speaking to The UK Sun, the Love Island star said: “I’ll never be the same person as I was before, these things definitely do change you.”
Georgia continued: “But humans are constantly evolving at each stages in their life, no matter what sort of pushes them to be a new version of themselves, so I definitely don’t feel I’m the same person as I was but I feel really really confident and happy in myself and happy with the stage in my life that I’m in.”
The Love Island star compared the revenge porn ordeal she went through to grieving, explaining that her emotions are coming in “waves” and she has to be “patient” with herself.
“I always say victims of image-based sexual abuse, it’s very similar to a grieving process, as if you lose a friend or family member.”
Bear was sentenced to 21 months in prison on March 3, after he was found guilty of sharing a secret sex tape of him and Georgia in 2020.
He filmed the pair having sex on CCTV without Georgia’s consent and claims he made £40,000 after he uploaded it to OnlyFans.
Bear was convicted of voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private, sexual photographs and films.
Alongside his 21-month jail sentence, Bear was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for ten years and was slapped with a five-year restraining order banning him from contacting Georgia.
Bear will also have notification requirements to keep police informed about his address and whereabouts for 10 years.
Victims of any kind of sexual offence in the UK are automatically granted anonymity, but Georgia bravely decided to waive her right to anonymity in order to speak out about her experience.
The former Love Island star opened up about the ordeal in an ITV documentary called Georgia vs. Bear: Revenge Porn, which aired last week.
The documentary featured vlogs from Georgia as the case unfolded, as well as interviews from her mum Nicola and fellow Love Island contestants.
