Georgia Harrison

Georgia Harrison
Born
Georgia Louise Harrison

(1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 30)
Redbridge, London, England
Years active2014–present
Television

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 The Challenge: War of the Worlds and The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 (2019), Celebrity Ex on the Beach (2020), as well as fronting a documentary, Revenge Porn: Georgia vs Bear (2023) and returning for Love Island: All-Stars (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 The Challenge: War of the Worlds, finishing in eighth place.[12][13] Later that year, she competed in the next series, The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2, 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 came joint first on the sixth series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.[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 Love Island: All-Stars.[25]

Filmography

As herself
Year Title Notes Ref.
2014 The Only Way Is Essex Main cast [7]
2017 Love Island Contestant; series 3 [9]
2018 Celebrity Ghost Hunt Main cast [11]
2019 The Challenge: War of the Worlds Contestant [12]
2019 The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 Contestant [14]
2020 Celebrity Ex on the Beach Main cast [21]
2023 Revenge Porn: Georgia vs Bear Documentary [2]
2024 Love Island: All-Stars Contestant [25]
2024 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Contestant; series 6 [22]

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]

References

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  3. ^ Perry, Mared (17 October 2021). "Georgia Harrison reveals undiagnosed ADHD led to her being expelled from private school as a teen". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Meet Love Island's newest contestant Georgia". Digital Spy. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ^ "TOWIE stars enjoy double date at Thorpe Park for latest episode". Digital Spy. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Love Island's Georgia Harrison says she was sacked from TOWIE for drinking too much". Digital Spy. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Georgia Harrison feared being sacked from TOWIE as she spills behind-the-scenes secrets". Evening Standard. 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Meet new Love Island contestant Georgia Harrison who you might have seen on Towie". Metro. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Meet Georgia: Our Essex blonde bombshell". ITV. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Love Island's Sam and Georgia are the latest couple to be dumped". Digital Spy. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Georgia Harrison reveals she hasn't slept for WEEKS since terrifying Celebrity Ghost Hunt as she reveals history of paranormal experiences". OK!. 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. ^ a b "MTV's 'The Challenge: War of the Worlds' : Everything You Need to Know About the Rookie Prospects". People. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Stephen Bear, Love Island's Georgia Harrison and Ashley Cain set to star in MTV's new series of The Challenge". Metro. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ^ a b "It's the US vs. the UK: Meet The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 Cast". E!. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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  16. ^ "Love Island's Georgia Harrison and Stephen Bear split amid cheating hotel claims". Metro. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Georgia Harrison: I was living in fear of more sex footage". BBC News. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Georgia Harrison's £200k damages over Stephen Bear sex tape". BBC News. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Georgia vs Bear: Viewers 'sick with rage' over Georgia Harrison documentary on Stephen Bear revenge porn". The Independent. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Georgia Harrison: Sharing of explicit images without consent 'common' problem". BBC News. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Celebrity Ex on the Beach announces its official line-up". Digital Spy. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2024 casts John Barrowman, Rachel Johnson and more". Radio Times. 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  23. ^ "BBC One - Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Are the Tories getting back on track?". BBC. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  24. ^ "Georgia Harrison 'had talks' about becoming Labour MP". BBC News. 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  25. ^ a b "Love Island All Stars: ITV reveals line-up for 2024 series". 8 January 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  26. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. November 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-24.