Reality star Stephen Bear was sentenced to 21 months in prison after he was found guilty of voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.
The 33-year-old uploaded footage of himself and Love Island star Georgia Harrison having sex in his back garden in 2020.
The disgraced star received 21 months in prison for sharing the clip to Only Fans without her consent, with nine months for count one and six months for count one, to run concurrently.
Count one is a voyeurism charge, and count two regards sending the video on WhatsApp to someone.
According to his defence barrister, Gemma Rose, Bear was diagnosed with a few disorders in a pre-sentencing report.
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She said he has ADHD, anxiety and a depressive disorder, with ADHD dominant in his behaviour.
The disgraced star received 21 months in prison (Getty Images)He had been found to have "issues of delusions of grandeur" and disordered thinking, with reports suggesting he has "detachment from reality," Miss Rose told the court.
Defending the Celebrity Big Brother star, Miss Rose, said Bear's behaviour at the trial was his way of dealing with the pressure of the case.
She described the reality TV world as "toxic" and pressured, and said Mr Bear's "behaviours" have allowed him to get more work.
"Clearly a very toxic environment he's found difficult to break away from," Ms Rose added.
She said Bear now wants to return to roofing, which he did before getting into TV.
Ms Rose said Bear realised the "likelihood of a custodial sentence", but asked judge Christopher Morgan to impose a suspended sentence.
Miss Rose said he has ADHD, anxiety and a depressive disorder (Getty Images)
He leaked footage of himself and Georgia Harrison having sex online (SplashNews.com)He made his reality TV debut on Shipwrecked in 2011 but didn't return to our screens again until 2015 when he appeared on Ex on the Beach.
Bear went on to win Celebrity Big Brother in August 2016 and the next year Bear appeared on Celebs Go Dating.
Meanwhile, i n a victim impact statement she shared in court, Georgia – who has waived her right to anonymity – opened up about the toll the ordeal had taken on her.
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Georgia said: "Millions of people were watching me and laughing at me and it was completely, utterly out of my control."
She added that when she first saw the leaked clip she felt "so sick", and cried hysterically.
"Even when people weren't talking about it I just couldn't physically be in the room," she said.
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