Disgraced reality star and convicted sex offender Stephen Bear, 35, has tied the knot with his 18-year-old girlfriend, Miami, just 18 months after his release from prison for revenge porn.
Bear announced the wedding on Instagram on Friday, sharing a series of flashy videos that included him serenading his bride with Frankie Valli's Can’t Take My Eyes Off You as they danced together.
The former Celebrity Big Brother winner wore a pink suit for the occasion, while Miami donned a white lace bridal gown.
Bear captioned one video: “MY WEDDING. MR AND MRS BEAR.”
The former Celebrity Big Brother winner wore a pink suit for the occasion, while Miami donned a white lace bridal gown
The ceremony marks another controversial chapter in Bear’s post-prison life. In January 2024, he was released from HMP Brixton halfway through a 21-month sentence after being convicted of sharing a private sex tape without consent.
The footage featured his ex-girlfriend and Love Island star Georgia Harrison, who waived her right to anonymity during the trial to campaign for tougher revenge porn laws.
Since his release, Bear has relocated to Brazil, where he now lives with Miami and makes a living as an adult content creator on OnlyFans, selling explicit videos for $20 each.
He previously bragged about his newfound freedom, declaring in a beachside video: “Life's good... I’m off licence. The police... they could still be after me, but I’m in Brazil. They can’t catch me now. Catch me if you can.”
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The ceremony marks another controversial chapter in Bear’s post-prison life
In the same clip, he introduced his much younger girlfriend, saying, “This is my 18-year-old Latina girlfriend, say hello baby,” and added that he was considering buying property and shooting music videos while abroad.
More recently, Bear sparked further backlash by launching a bizarre fundraising campaign to build a 30-metre golden statue of himself in Brazil, which he dubbed Christ the Bear.
“Hi, my name is Stephen Bear. I have been chosen from God to bring you good luck and positive energy,” he wrote on his GoFundMe page, asking fans to donate towards a structure intended to rival Rio’s Christ the Redeemer.
“I want Christ the Redeemer to have a twin brother,” he added. “My statue of Christ the Bear would be made in a gold colour… Everyone who would come to visit my statue in Brazil would get good luck.”
Georgia Harrison waived her anonymity in a case of revenge porn against her former partner PAAt the time of reporting, Bear had raised just £20 of his £7,500 goal - £5 of which he contributed himself.
Online followers were quick to criticise the stunt, commenting: “You have hit rock bottom,” and “Didn’t you just win millions? Why are you asking for donations?”
Bear has also drawn ire for mocking his revenge porn conviction in a YouTube video, where he teased a fan question about the issue with a meowing sound and exaggerated gestures, but refused to speak aloud.
In court, Georgia Harrison described her ordeal as devastating: “I felt violated, I felt embarrassed - I hated myself for a really long time.”
Bear, who profited from the leaked footage on OnlyFans, was ordered to pay £22,305 in damages.