Georgia Harrison Explained

Georgia Harrison
Birth Name:Georgia Louise Harrison
Birth Date:12 December 1994
Birth Place:Redbridge, London, England
Years Active:2014–present

Georgia Louise Harrison (born 12 December 1994) is an English television personality. After making her debut as a cast member on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex in 2014, she appeared on the third series of Love Island in 2017 and has since appeared on various other television shows including and (2019), Celebrity Ex on the Beach (2020), as well as fronting a documentary, Revenge Porn: Georgia vs Bear (2023) and returning for (2024)

Life and career

Georgia Louise Harrison was born on 12 December 1994 in the London Borough of Redbridge, London.[1] [2] She grew up and struggled with undiagnosed ADHD, which got her expelled from school as a teenager.[3] Prior to appearing on reality television, she worked as a personal assistant.[4]

In 2014, Harrison joined the cast of the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex for the show's thirteenth series.[5] She was axed from the show after appearing in one series, which Harrison said was due to her being drunk whilst filming.[6] [7] In 2017, she became a contestant on the third series of the ITV2 reality dating show Love Island.[8] [9] She was the final "bombshell" to enter the series on Day 34 and was dumped twelve days later alongside Sam Gowland.[10] In 2018, she appeared on the 5Star series Celebrity Ghost Hunt.[11]

In 2019, Harrison competed in the MTV reality competition , finishing in eighth place.[12] [13] Later that year, she competed in the next series, , and was eliminated in the tenth episode.[14] [15] Whilst competing in The Challenge, she met television personality Stephen Bear, whom she dated until July 2019.[16] In December 2020, Bear uploaded CCTV footage of the pair having sex to his OnlyFans account that was filmed without Harrison's consent. In 2023, he was sentenced to 21 months in prison after being found guilty of voyeurism and disclosing private, sexual photographs and films.[17] Harrison was awarded £207,900 in compensation damages and subsequently recalled her experience of becoming a victim of revenge porn in an ITV2 documentary, Revenge Porn: Georgia vs Bear.[18] [19] [20] Harrison also appeared on the first series of Celebrity Ex on the Beach and is set to appear on the sixth series of .[21] [22]

In October 2023, Harrison appeared on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.[23] In an interview with The Sun, she revealed she had been in talks with the Labour Party over the possibility of her standing to be a Member of Parliament in a constituency in Essex.[24] In 2024, Harrison appeared as a contestant on the spin-off series .[25]

Filmography

2014The Only Way Is EssexMain cast
2017Love IslandContestant; series 3
2018Celebrity Ghost HuntMain cast
2019Contestant
2019Contestant
2020Celebrity Ex on the BeachMain cast
2023Revenge Porn: Georgia vs BearDocumentary
2024Contestant
2024Contestant; series 6

Awards

In November 2023, Harrison was named to the BBC's 100 Women list as one of the world's inspiring and influential women.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Today i hit my 27's and the only thing i wanted was a gift from the heavens. . . 19 September 2023 . 21 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110631/https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZC9TcgBAw/?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg. live .
  2. Web site: Georgia Harrison tells all in ITV documentary after Stephen Bear jailed for revenge porn videos . . 19 September 2023 . 18 March 2023 . 2 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802102104/https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-03-17/georgia-harrison-tells-how-life-changed-forever-in-itv-documentary . live .
  3. News: Perry . Mared . Georgia Harrison reveals undiagnosed ADHD led to her being expelled from private school as a teen . 21 September 2023 . . 17 October 2021 . 23 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123171004/https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/georgia-harrison-undiagnosed-adult-adhd-25225476 . live .
  4. Web site: Meet Love Island's newest contestant Georgia. Digital Spy. 6 July 2017. 21 September 2023. 25 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125064336/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/love-island/news/a832543/love-island-new-contestant-georgia-harrison/. live.
  5. Web site: TOWIE stars enjoy double date at Thorpe Park for latest episode . . 18 September 2023 . 17 October 2014 . 21 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110632/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a604273/towie-stars-enjoy-double-date-at-thorpe-park-for-latest-episode/ . live .
  6. Web site: Love Island's Georgia Harrison says she was sacked from TOWIE for drinking too much . . 18 September 2023 . 6 May 2021 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815043328/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a36348980/love-island-georgia-harrison-towie-sacked-drinking/ . live .
  7. Web site: Georgia Harrison feared being sacked from TOWIE as she spills behind-the-scenes secrets . . 18 September 2023 . 22 March 2023 . 10 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510022021/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/georgia-harrison-towie-behind-the-scenes-sacked-b1069273.html . live .
  8. Web site: Meet new Love Island contestant Georgia Harrison who you might have seen on Towie . . 19 September 2023 . 6 July 2017 . 13 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190713050426/https://metro.co.uk/2017/07/06/meet-new-love-island-contestant-georgia-harrison-who-you-might-have-seen-on-towie-6760546/ . live .
  9. Web site: Meet Georgia: Our Essex blonde bombshell . . 19 September 2023 . 21 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110643/https://www.itv.com/loveisland/articles/georgia-harrison-interview . live .
  10. Web site: Love Island's Sam and Georgia are the latest couple to be dumped . . 19 September 2023 . 19 July 2017 . 13 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230413155910/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a833533/love-island-sam-georgia-couple-dumped/ . live .
  11. Web site: Georgia Harrison reveals she hasn't slept for WEEKS since terrifying Celebrity Ghost Hunt as she reveals history of paranormal experiences . . 27 February 2018 . 18 September 2023 . 21 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110635/https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/reality/georgia-harrison-love-island-hasnt-14426758.amp . live .
  12. Web site: MTV's 'The Challenge: War of the Worlds' : Everything You Need to Know About the Rookie Prospects . . 19 September 2023 . 6 February 2019 . 10 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230410180050/https://people.com/tv/mtv-the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-prospects/ . live .
  13. Web site: Stephen Bear, Love Island's Georgia Harrison and Ashley Cain set to star in MTV's new series of The Challenge . . 19 September 2023 . 20 March 2019 . 20 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420170354/https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/20/stephen-bear-love-islands-georgia-harrison-ashley-cain-set-star-mtvs-new-series-challenge-8951927/ . live .
  14. Web site: It's the US vs. the UK: Meet The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 Cast . E! . 19 September 2023 . 9 August 2019 . 24 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324010534/https://www.eonline.com/news/1063558/it-s-the-us-vs-the-uk-meet-the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-2-cast . live .
  15. Web site: Egg Pajamas and Scrunchies! 'The Challenge's Georgia Harrison Takes Us Through Her Suitcase . . 19 September 2023 . 28 August 2019 . 21 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201221020642/https://people.com/tv/the-challenge-georgia-harrison-suitcase/ . live .
  16. Web site: Love Island's Georgia Harrison and Stephen Bear split amid cheating hotel claims . . 19 September 2023 . 9 July 2019 . 4 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704102532/https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/09/love-islands-georgia-harrison-and-stephen-bear-split-amid-cheating-hotel-claims-10137813/ . live .
  17. Web site: Georgia Harrison: I was living in fear of more sex footage . . 19 March 2023 . 19 September 2023 . 2 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402132122/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64998904.amp . live .
  18. Web site: Georgia Harrison's £200k damages over Stephen Bear sex tape . . 19 September 2023 . 26 July 2023 . 18 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230918172855/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66319446 . live .
  19. Web site: Georgia vs Bear: Viewers 'sick with rage' over Georgia Harrison documentary on Stephen Bear revenge porn . . 19 September 2023 . 21 March 2023 . 25 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525090433/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/georgia-harrison-stephen-bear-doc-itv2-b2305019.html . live .
  20. Web site: Georgia Harrison: Sharing of explicit images without consent 'common' problem . . 19 September 2023 . 19 March 2023 . 27 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327124719/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-65006170 . live .
  21. Web site: Celebrity Ex on the Beach announces its official line-up . . 19 September 2023 . 9 December 2019 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407192111/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a30162203/celebrity-ex-on-the-beach-line-up-mtv-2020-joey-essex-calum-best/ . live .
  22. Web site: Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2024 casts John Barrowman, Rachel Johnson and more . . 21 September 2023 . 7 July 2023 . 21 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230821091028/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-sas-cast-john-barrowman-newsupdate/ . live .
  23. Web site: BBC One - Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Are the Tories getting back on track? . 2023-10-22 . BBC . en-GB.
  24. News: 2023-10-21 . Georgia Harrison 'had talks' about becoming Labour MP . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-10-22.
  25. News: Love Island All Stars: ITV reveals line-up for 2024 series. 8 January 2024. www.bbc.co.uk.
  26. Web site: November 23, 2023 . BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? . 2023-11-24 . BBC News . en-GB.