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Stephen Bear reportedly feels like a completely different person after spending his first two weeks behind bars.
The reality star, 33, was sentence to jail for 21 months on March 3 after he leaked a sex tape of ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison on OnlyFans.
Jurors heard how he filmed the consensual sex on CCTV then made at least £40,000 on the X-rated site from uploading the clip.
Bear was convicted after a trial in December of voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.
Now, the former Ex on the Beach contestant is being paid £3.60 a week for packaging tea and coffee for fellow inmates, and 60p-an-hour for wire-stripping, according to reports.
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Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear has been moved to an isolation wing (PA)
Bear claims he has changed behind bars (PA)Bear is serving his sentence at HMP Chelmsford, and while he was said to be struggling during his first couple of weeks of life behind bars, insiders now say that the reality TV star feels like a 'cloud has lifted' since he has been forced to quit booze amid his jail sentence.
It is the first time in a long time that Bear hasn't had a drink in weeks, and according to reports from The Sun, it has done him the world of good so far.
"Obviously being behind bars, Stephen hasn't had a drink in weeks and this is the first time in a really long time that that's happened," the source told the publication.
"He feels totally different, like a cloud has lifted and loves the mood he's in without alcohol. He now pledged to remain teetotal for good having seen the benefits. He's going to be sober for life and feels like a new side of him will emerge as a result," they added.
Bear was sentenced to 21 months behind bars (Getty Images)
Georgia Harrison arriving at Chelmsford Crown Court earlier this month (PA)The insider went on to claim that Bear is now has a 'clear' mind and feels like a 'different person without alcohol'.
The reality TV star 'never realised what a negative effect drinking' had on him, however, now that he has been given the opportunity to 'reflect' he reportedly feels as though quitting the booze cold turkey has made him realise his mistakes.
Earlier this month, it was reported Bear had been left inconsolable after his sentencing at Chelmsford Crown Court.
It sentence came before Georgia detailed her hellish ordeal after Bear, a former fling, posted the intimate footage on his OnlyFans account, in a documentary.
She was praised by viewers for her bravery, with one fan asking on social media: "Do you finally feel free with it all?"
Georgia opened up about how her life came tumbling down in a powerful tell-all ITV documentary (ITV)Explaining herself on her Instagram Stories, Georgia said: "Honestly, yeah not fully free but I have like done so much inner work since when it originally happened and actually when I was filming I remember saying to my producer 'I almost feel like I'm being cold' because I would do podcasts or I would talk about it to my producer and people would be in floods of tears but I wouldn't be.
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"Honestly, there was a time where I was worried that I might come across as like cold-hearted but when you look back, obviously they use all of the home footage of when I am actually going through the process of grief from the actual situation, and thank God I filmed that because honestly now I'm just in a place now where all I want to concentrate on is the future."
The star added that she wants to protect future victims of similar offences she was subjected to.