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Stephen Bear has revealed his beloved father Stephen Snr has died.
The former Ex On The Beach star, 36, broke down in tears as he shared news of his dad’s passing on Instagram on Thursday, describing his grief as ‘the most painful feeling.’
Stephen, who shared last month he’s set to become a father later this year, also shared his upset that his father wouldn’t get to meet his grandchild.
He went on to describe his dad as his ‘hero’ and his ‘best friend,’ before asking for help from his followers in navigating his grief.
Stephen said: ‘It feels quite weird even saying this but, unfortunately yesterday, my dad passed away.
‘And, I have to say it’s porbably the most painful kind of feeling you could ever imagine, my dad was the most amazing person, you’d ever come across, funny, caring, the best heart, the best stories, if you ever come into my house, he would always make you feel welcome.
Stephen Bear has revealed his beloved father Stephen Snr has died, breaking down in tears as he shared news of his passing in an Instagram post on Thursday
Stephen, who shared last month he’s set to become a father later this year, also shared his upset that his father wouldn’t get to meet his grandchild
‘He’d always wanna help people and I haven’t really had a lot of sleep, I just, I don’t really know the right or wrong way how to act to be honest with you.
‘[I’m] sitting on my sofa, gonna go for a walk soon with my wife and if anyone out there has ever lost a dad before or a family member how long does it take for this feeling to just pass away.
‘Me and my dad had so many plans, we had so many plans and we’d speak everyday on the phone, and I was excited to come home go for a walk round the park with the baby, and just wanted my dad to hold my baby.
‘And life it can just stop, at any time so if you’re lucky enough for your Mum to be alive or your dad, just enjoy it, just really enjoy every momen you’ve got with them.
‘If anyone has got any ideas how to deal with kind of, this feeling how long it takes to pass I don’t know but I just thought I’d update everyone what’s going on and everything, and I’m just gonna ignore everything really but disappear.
‘But I worry I’m gonna go inwards and sometimes it’s better to talk about tings, some people write how they’re feeling. I’m not really the best with writing. Send me your DMs if you’ve ever lost a Mum or Dad before how you deal with it.’
Stephen went onto share a video of his dad relaxing with him in the garden, and captioned his post: ‘You are my best friend . I am so lucky I got to call you my dad . There will never be anyone like you.
‘You was my hero, I will think about you everyday and will never forget you. Thank you for everything and being part of my life. Love you forever Dad.’
Last month, Stephen announced that he and his wife Miami, 19, are expecting their first child together.
In the clip, Stephen said: ‘Hi guys, today we’re going to share with you some really exciting news that’s been going on in our lives. Shall I say it or do you want to say it?’
The former reality star also shared a recent clip of himself and his dad driving together
He went on to describe his dad as his ‘hero’ and his ‘best friend,’ before asking for help from his followers in navigating his grief
Miami then said: ‘Guys, we have a baby,’ as Stephen cheered. He added: ‘We can confirm the baby is three months old, the doctor says it’s fit and healthy.
‘I’ve been wanting to tell you lot for a few weeks but it has to be three months old before we announce the news. I’m over the moon.
‘We’re not gonna find out the sex of the baby yet, but because I’m English and you are Brazilian and because I’m really good at football, we’ve decided our baby is going to play for the Brazilian national football team.’
The couple then held up a tiny yellow baby grow of the Brazilian football team with ‘Bear’ and the number nine on the back.
‘Guys, there’s a new Bear on the way!’ Stephen said. Stephen also shared footage of Miami having a scan and the baby’s heartbeat.
Alongside the post, Stephen wrote: ‘Very excited to announce me and my beautiful wife are having a baby!!! Can’t wait to be a dad.’
Former Ex On The Beach star Stephen revealed he and Miami tied the knot in July.
The Celebrity Big Brother winner wore a pink suit for the ceremony, while his new wife opted for a a low cut white lace bridal gown.
Bear – who boasted in January that he had relocated to Brazil to live with Miami – captioned the post: ‘MY WEDDING. MR AND MRS BEAR.’
The ceremony came 18 months after he was released from HMP Brixton last January, where he was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for sharing a sex tape of his Love Island ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison.
Since being freed after serving half of his sentence, he now makes a living as an adult content creator on X-rated subscription site OnlyFans, selling explicit videos of himself for $20 each.
It is not known exactly when the couple met, but in January last year, Bear revealed he had relocated to Brazil with his new girlfriend, boasting: ‘The police can’t catch me now.’
In a grim video shared from the beach, he bragged: ‘Life’s good. I thought I’d come on here guys and say I love you all, simple as that. I love you all.
‘Stay true, because this year I’m fully active, 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.’
Swigging a beer, he added: ‘I’m just chilling out, licence is finished, police is finished. I can be completely left alone, ready to enjoy my life now. All my conditions are just lifted. Now I can post on social media, that was the main condition, watch this space.’
Bear also boasted about being on the beach in Brazil with his much younger girlfriend at 3.40pm in the afternoon.
Panning the camera around to his girlfriend, he said: ‘I’m in Brazil, I don’t know if you’ve heard. This is my 18-year-old Latina girlfriend, say hello baby.
‘We just chilling, I got eight music videos I got to shoot while im in Brazil. Thinking of looking at some property while I’m over here.’
Blowing a kiss to the camera, he added: ‘As they say in Brazil, te amo, ciao. That means I love you, goodbye.’
Bear previously caused outrage when he mocked his revenge porn trial with Love Island star ex, Harrison.
In a YouTube video, Bear was answering questions from fans, with one being his opinion on revenge porn.
Imitating a cat meowing, Bear laughed: ‘Woo, spicy! We finally got a really juicy question, get your popcorn ready it’s going to be a banger.’
He continued: ‘So my opinion on revenge porn…’ before launching into a pretend mimed rant but not speaking aloud.
In 2023, Bear, from Loughton, Essex, was jailed after a jury found him guilty of voyeurism and disclosing private, sexual photographs and films.
He was also ordered to pay the £22,305 that prosecutors estimated that he earned from illegally sharing the footage on OnlyFans.
Harrison, who waived her right to anonymity as she campaigned for stricter laws around revenge porn, told the Proceeds of Crime hearing at the time: ‘I had to live in fear that this was going to come out and my family were going to know about it.
‘It was just like the worst feeling you can ever possibly imagine. I felt violated, I felt embarrassed – I hated myself for a really long time.’
The criminal trial heard how Harrison and Bear had consensual sex at his home in Loughton but the Love Island star did not know they were being filmed nor consent to the film being shared.
Bear did not show any remorse for his crime, instead making the outlandish claim that his trial was ‘fixed’.