Georgia Harrison

Georgia Louise Harrison was born on 12 December 1994 in the London Borough of Redbridge, London.{{cite web |title=Today i hit my 27's and the only thing i wanted was a gift from the heavens. 🎂 |url=https://instagram.com/p/CXZC9TcgBAw/?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg== |website=Instagram |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110631/https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZC9TcgBAw/?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg== |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Georgia Harrison tells all in ITV documentary after Stephen Bear jailed for revenge porn videos |url=https://itv.com/news/anglia/2023-03-17/georgia-harrison-tells-how-life-changed-forever-in-itv-documentary |website=ITV |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }} She grew up and struggled with undiagnosed ADHD, which got her expelled from school as a teenager.{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Mared |title=Georgia Harrison reveals undiagnosed ADHD led to her being expelled from private school as a teen |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/georgia-harrison-undiagnosed-adult-adhd-25225476 |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Daily Mirror |date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123171004/https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/georgia-harrison-undiagnosed-adult-adhd-25225476 |url-status=live }} Prior to appearing on reality television, she worked as a personal assistant.{{cite web|url=http://digitalspy.com/tv/love-island/news/a832543/love-island-new-contestant-georgia-harrison/|title=Meet Love Island's newest contestant Georgia|website=Digital Spy|date=6 July 2017|access-date=21 September 2023|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125064336/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/love-island/news/a832543/love-island-new-contestant-georgia-harrison/|url-status=live}}

In 2014, Harrison joined the cast of the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex for the show's thirteenth series.{{cite web |title=TOWIE stars enjoy double date at Thorpe Park for latest episode |url=https://digitalspy.com/tv/a604273/towie-stars-enjoy-double-date-at-thorpe-park-for-latest-episode/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=18 September 2023 |date=17 October 2014 |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110632/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a604273/towie-stars-enjoy-double-date-at-thorpe-park-for-latest-episode/ |url-status=live }} She was axed from the show after appearing in one series, which Harrison said was due to her being drunk whilst filming.{{cite web |title=Love Island's Georgia Harrison says she was sacked from TOWIE for drinking too much |url=https://digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a36348980/love-island-georgia-harrison-towie-sacked-drinking/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=18 September 2023 |date=6 May 2021 |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815043328/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a36348980/love-island-georgia-harrison-towie-sacked-drinking/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Georgia Harrison feared being sacked from TOWIE as she spills behind-the-scenes secrets |url=https://standard.co.uk/showbiz/georgia-harrison-towie-behind-the-scenes-sacked-b1069273.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=18 September 2023 |date=22 March 2023 |archive-date=10 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510022021/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/georgia-harrison-towie-behind-the-scenes-sacked-b1069273.html |url-status=live }} In 2017, she became a contestant on the third series of the ITV2 reality dating show Love Island.{{cite web |title=Meet new Love Island contestant Georgia Harrison who you might have seen on Towie |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/07/06/meet-new-love-island-contestant-georgia-harrison-who-you-might-have-seen-on-towie-6760546/ |website=Metro |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=6 July 2017 |archive-date=13 July 2019 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Meet Georgia: Our Essex blonde bombshell |url=https://itv.com/loveisland/articles/georgia-harrison-interview |website=ITV |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110643/https://www.itv.com/loveisland/articles/georgia-harrison-interview |url-status=live }} She was the final "bombshell" to enter the series on Day 34 and was dumped twelve days.{{cite web |title=Love Island's Sam and Georgia are the latest couple to be dumped |url=https://digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a833533/love-island-sam-georgia-couple-dumped/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=19 July 2017 |archive-date=13 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413155910/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a833533/love-island-sam-georgia-couple-dumped/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, she appeared on the 5Star series Celebrity Ghost Hunt.{{cite web |title=Georgia Harrison reveals she hasn't slept for WEEKS since terrifying Celebrity Ghost Hunt as she reveals history of paranormal experiences |url=https://ok.co.uk/tv/reality/georgia-harrison-love-island-hasnt-14426758.amp |website=OK! |date=27 February 2018 |access-date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110635/https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/reality/georgia-harrison-love-island-hasnt-14426758.amp |url-status=live }}

In 2019, Harrison competed in the MTV reality competition The Challenge: War of the Worlds, finishing in eighth place.{{cite web |title=MTV's 'The Challenge: War of the Worlds' : Everything You Need to Know About the Rookie Prospects |url=https://people.com/tv/mtv-the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-prospects/ |website=People |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=6 February 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410180050/https://people.com/tv/mtv-the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-prospects/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Stephen Bear, Love Island's Georgia Harrison and Ashley Cain set to star in MTV's new series of The Challenge |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/20/stephen-bear-love-islands-georgia-harrison-ashley-cain-set-star-mtvs-new-series-challenge-8951927/ |website=Metro |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=20 March 2019 |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }} Later that year, she competed in the next series, The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2, and was eliminated in the tenth episode.{{cite web |title=It's the US vs. the UK: Meet The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 Cast |url=https://eonline.com/news/1063558/it-s-the-us-vs-the-uk-meet-the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-2-cast |website=E! |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=9 August 2019 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Egg Pajamas and Scrunchies! 'The Challenge'{{'}}s Georgia Harrison Takes Us Through Her Suitcase |url=https://people.com/tv/the-challenge-georgia-harrison-suitcase/ |website=People |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=21 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221020642/https://people.com/tv/the-challenge-georgia-harrison-suitcase/ |url-status=live }} Whilst competing in The Challenge, she met television personality Stephen Bear, whom she dated until July 2019.{{cite web |title=Love Island's Georgia Harrison and Stephen Bear split amid cheating hotel claims |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/09/love-islands-georgia-harrison-and-stephen-bear-split-amid-cheating-hotel-claims-10137813/ |website=Metro |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=9 July 2019 |archive-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |title=Georgia Harrison: I was living in fear of more sex footage |url=https://bbc.com/news/uk-64998904.amp |website=BBC News |date=19 March 2023 |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402132122/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64998904.amp |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |title=Georgia Harrison's £200k damages over Stephen Bear sex tape |url=https://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66319446 |website=BBC News |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918172855/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66319446 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Georgia vs Bear: Viewers 'sick with rage' over Georgia Harrison documentary on Stephen Bear revenge porn |url=https://independent.co.uk/life-style/georgia-harrison-stephen-bear-doc-itv2-b2305019.html |website=The Independent |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=21 March 2023 |archive-date=25 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525090433/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/georgia-harrison-stephen-bear-doc-itv2-b2305019.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Georgia Harrison: Sharing of explicit images without consent 'common' problem |url=https://bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-65006170 |website=BBC News |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327124719/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-65006170 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |title=Celebrity Ex on the Beach announces its official line-up |url=https://digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a30162203/celebrity-ex-on-the-beach-line-up-mtv-2020-joey-essex-calum-best/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=9 December 2019 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2024 casts John Barrowman, Rachel Johnson and more |url=https://radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-sas-cast-john-barrowman-newsupdate/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=21 September 2023 |date=7 July 2023 |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821091028/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-sas-cast-john-barrowman-newsupdate/ |url-status=live }}

In October 2023, Harrison appeared on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Are the Tories getting back on track? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001kb0b |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2023-10-21 |title=Georgia Harrison 'had talks' about becoming Labour MP |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67181972 |access-date=2023-10-22}} In 2024, Harrison appeared as a contestant on the spin-off series Love Island: All-Stars.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-67911425|title=Love Island All Stars: ITV reveals line-up for 2024 series|date=8 January 2024|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}

In November 2023, Harrison was named to the BBC's 100 Women list as one of the world's inspiring and influential women.{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2023 |title=BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

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