Following a historically significant few years, television personality Georgia Harrison and her partner Jack Stacey reveal pregnancy is their “beautiful surprise.” She has plans to alter the world.
Georgia Harrison turned 30 on December 1st. After a traumatic but literately history-making few years, it marked both a new decade and a new chapter for the star.
Two years after championing a change in the law governing explicit content online, Georgia is now settled with new partner Jack Stacey and positively glowing, as she chats excitedly in our exclusive OK! a photo shoot of her and Jack about having their first child.
One could forgive Georgia for wanting to slow down after a tireless campaign that resulted in a change in the law governing revenge porn, but they and Jack, 33, would not change a thing about their “beautiful surprise.”
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“We both definitely wanted children, but we didn’t quite plan on it this soon, we might’ve tried to have a fun summer beforehand”! Georgia chuckles profusely. However, once we’d taken it in, we realized this was the right time.
” It’s amazing to have the gift of being pregnant. For some, that dream never comes true because so many people endure long periods of struggle. We consider this as a blessing because it arrived earlier than anticipated.
Preparing to welcome a little one into the world has also given Georgia even more drive to change that world for the better, she reveals. “I initially thought of my little sisters and brother when I was campaigning – hoping to make things different for them. Now, I have this whole new drive – I want the world to be a better place because I’m bringing my own child into it.”
Georgia admits to entering the relationship with City Worker Jack after meeting him on a dating app last summer. Doubtful of her chances of meeting Mr. Right, but determined to put herself out there and meet him.
Are you aware that if you don’t attend the interview, you won’t be hired? “she grins”. I was considering, “I’m almost 30 and I really want to make an effort to meet someone.” However, I had a lot of pessimism about love in general.
“It took me a while to really believe that someone could treat me so well, but Jack did. We are currently living together and expecting a child! I do think that the experiences I’ve had in the past should have led me to where I am today.
Having first appeared on TOWIE over a decade ago, followed by Love Island in 2017, Georgia is very much part of the reality TV generation of celebrities. That said, she’s undeniably embarked on a very different journey since.
She bravely pleaded not to be identified and testified against a former partner who publicly exposed their intimate photos on an adult content site without her knowledge three years ago. Now, she’s largely credited as the driving force behind a government decision to make revenge porn a criminal offence.
In 2023, Georgia was included in the BBC’s list of the world’s 100 most inspiring and influential women, alongside human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and former US First Lady Michelle Obama, and fronted two critically acclaimed ITV documentaries earlier this year on deepfakes and image-based sexual abuse. She’s rightly very proud of her achievements, and so is Jack.
He says, “She really motivates me.” “She’s so strong, and so resilient, and funny. I’ve honestly loved spending every minute with her, right away, and she’s a really easy person to get along with. You are aware of the excitement when you first date someone at age 17? It’s like that”.
Jack, a property worker, acknowledged that he was aware of the person he was meeting for a first date in a Hackney pub in August but wasn’t familiar with all of her TV work, so he approached their date completely unapologetically. Georgia makes up the joke that “luckily he hadn’t watched any of my previous shows” or “he might not have arrived to meet me.”
Georgia’s first inkling that she might be pregnant, she says, was when her breasts became sore, and on one occasion spent almost an entire day at their flat, “cleaning and crying”.
She confesses, “I was just feeling very, very emotional, that way you do before your period,but I knew it wasn’t rational. I started to wonder if I was pregnant, but I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it in case I wasn’t.
“I got some pregnancy tests while Jack was at work and when I saw it said ‘Pregnant’ I felt excited straightaway – shocked, but so excited!”
Georgia smiles when she recalls wanting to tell Jack the news in person – but having to then wait for seven hours (while going understandably” stir crazy “) for him to return from work”. When I broke the news, he asked, “Where did you get the tests from? “. He wasn’t sure whether or not to trust them because he was so shocked, I believe!
Despite his reservations about the accuracy of the tests, however, Jack admits he couldn’t have been happier”. He beams, “he beams,” and it was overwhelming. Georgia and I both had a lot of pride in common.
Georgia’s younger siblings and her mum Nicola were next to find out, along with Jack’s parents Joanne and Jon. Reece, Jack’s best friend, was also very high on the list, having just recently become a father himself.
Nicola’s reaction to her daughter’s big news was incredibly emotional because she had seen Georgia go through so much both publicly and privately in recent years. “My mother has watched me go through everything,” my mother said.
Georgia says, looking emotional”. She has always assured me that everything will go well, that I would meet someone, and that my happy ending would follow. She is so relieved to see me at this point. She’s always said that when you’re a parent, you’re only as happy as your unhappiest child, so this is an amazing, positive stage in her life, too. “
Understandably, the couple wanted to keep their news under wraps at the beginning – but when you have best friends like eagle-eyed Olivia Attwood around, that’s easier said than done, Georgia tells us.
Olivia knew I had my boobs done, she assured me. I just had to say that, ‘ No, I’ve just put on weight recently’. She yelled when we did say to her and our two closest friends, “I knew it, I knew those t**s weren’t normal!” ” “
Reactions from their inner circle have all been very positive, but the couple are aware that the speed of their relationship might raise a few eyebrows from those who don’t know them”. However, you become aware that “Georgia says, grinning at Jack,” Although it’s cringey, we definitely feel that way. Anyone who knows us knows how strong we are, and how happy we make each other. “
The couple is expecting in early November, and Georgia’s mother, Nicola, is also expecting, but they insist that they are not scared of a few sleepless nights and diaper changes.
After leaving sixth form, Jack’s parents moved to the Isle of Wight, where he continued to study in his mid-20s. He continued to study in the evenings for a degree while working as a full-time apprentice.
It’s amazing that he did it, Georgia says proudly, “Returning to school later isn’t easy, but it’s amazing that he did it.” I was probably passed out in a bush in Ibiza somewhere, at that point in my life! “
And the star doesn’t want to “jinx herself”, she says, but she’s had a fairly easy first trimester aside from the odd bout of sickness – and is especially grateful that she can power ahead with her ambitions of becoming the next TOWIE star-turned-multimillionaire business owner, à la Sam Faiers, especially after Georgia has recently launched her own beauty empire starting with her lash serum called Twenty One Beauty.
She calls it “she’s such a female boss, smashing it,” Georgia says. “I’d love to follow that path.” There’s still a lot I want to do, and I don’t think having children has to stop you. Look at Sam and Stacey Dooley’s documentaries, they’re both mothers and doing amazing things.
There won’t be a big gender reveal, but Georgia and Jack are on the same page. Spoiler alert, there won’t be one. Everyone’s second guessing, which is fun, but we just want to experience it as a total surprise, “Jack explains”. We only want a happy baby, happy family, and a happy, fun, and thriving community of friends and children.
Georgia’s past experiences, while heartbreakingly difficult, were the catalyst for a change that will have an impact on generations to come, including her own child. Is there a certain anxiety about the world they’re bringing their baby into, despite everything she’s been through?
” I’m really hoping there’ll be more safety measures coming in, especially online, “she says”. Yes, there are some things that bother me, like the deep fakes used in advertisements. I’m not going to get too worried because I also know there will be some new issues that we won’t even be aware of yet.
“All we’re thinking about now is breast pumps, cots and how this baby’s going to enter the world via my vagina! The rest will be addressed later.
The newly wed couple are excited about starting a family of three, with a bucket list of things to tick off (including Jack’s request to visit the Imperial War Museum, which, Georgia jokes, isn’t exactly her ideal date night) and a few yoga classes as well.
“We want to keep enjoying our relationship, and this pregnancy,” she beams. “I might be like Rihanna when we get further along and I’ve got a big bump, you know. She always wore little outfits with her bump out, I love that. I’m going to be properly proud of mine, posting it on Instagram and really enjoying it. So, good luck with that, Jack!”
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