Stephen Bear

Stephen Bear
Born	Stephen Henry Bear (1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 Walthamstow, London, England
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	2011–present
Television	Shipwrecked Ex on the Beach Celebrity Big Brother The Challenge

Stephen Henry Bear (born 15 January 1990) is an English reality show participant and convicted sex offender who won Celebrity Big Brother.

Career

His first TV appearance was in 2011 on Shipwrecked. He also went on to appear in the MTV reality show Ex on the Beach in 2015, and then again in 2016. He won the eighteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.

Criminal investigation

Bear was arrested in January 2021, following an investigation into the alleged disclosure of sexual photographs without consent. He was charged on 14 May 2021 with voyeurism, disclosing private, sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, and harassment without violence. He was found guilty on 13 December 2022.

Reality TV appearances

Year	Title	Note
2011–2012	Shipwrecked	Contestant
2015–2016	Ex on the Beach	Main cast (Series 3 and Series 5)
2016	Celebrity Big Brother	Series 18 Housemate
2017	Celebs Go Dating	Series 2 cast member
2017	Just Tattoo of Us	Presenter
2019	The Challenge: War of the Worlds	Contestant
2019	The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2
2020	The Challenge: Total Madness

Book

• Bear's Necessities (2017)

References

Preceded by Scotty T

Celebrity Big Brother UK winner Series 18 (2016)

Succeeded by Coleen Nolan