Andy Lee vs Stephen Bear: Irish porn star set for grudge boxing match in London

TOP Irish male adult movie star Andy Lee has lined up a grudge boxing match against convicted revenge porn celebrity Stephen Bear.

Englishman Bear – who served time in prison in the UK for posting online explicit videos of him having sex with an ex-girlfriend without her permission – has been calling out others for money-spinning boxing bouts.

“This is my first boxing match, I’m going to fight Stephen Bear,” Dubliner Andy confirmed.

“I’m starting training for it this weekend, I’m in Dubai right now. I’m going to represent Ireland and I’m going to knock his head off.”

Stephen Bear and his wife at his sentencing hearing Photo: Getty

Andy, who has become a millionaire since moving to England, is fully aware of Bear’s criminal conviction.

Former TV personality Bear (36), who has appeared on reality shows like Shipwrecked, Ex on the Beach and Celebrity Big Brother, was arrested in January 2021 after he was accused of sharing videos of him having sex with ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison, without her permission.

Andy Lee V Stephen Bear promo poster Photo: Andy Lee

He was convicted of voyeurism, disclosing private, sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, and harassment without violence. He was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment and released early on January 17, 2024.

“His whole behaviour, and his whole behaviour in general is just annoying,” Andy said. “I don’t know what happened back then and I wouldn’t like to comment too much on it.

“But, if word for word is true, that he filmed against consent, it’s against everything I believe in.

“He served his time, I don’t hold anything against him. I don’t particularly like him, but I don’t hate anyone in particular in the world.

“I’m not going to use what he did in the past as a reason to knock him out, I’m just going to knock him out because he’s a p***k.

Andy Lee Photo: Andy Lee

“He’s still a cocky p***k. He’s still like that; he’s still a bit of a sausage on the internet.”

Andy adds he flew into a rage when he saw one of Bear’s callouts.

“I saw him online, being a p***k to people and one day I woke up, ADHD took over, and I did a video and I said, ‘I’ll knock you out – if you want to fight people, fight me’,” he said.

“Then we went back and forth and he accepted, the promoters started reaching out and now it’s happening.

“He has boxed before. He is the favourite to win. But I have six months to train, and I’m going to break him up.”

Andy grew up in north inner-city Dublin and says the tough upbringing will stand him in good stead.

Andy Lee with fellow porn stars Photo: Andy Lee

“I was skinny, but I was always in fights. I’m from Dorset Street and Sheriff Street in the north inner city, so I’ve been scrapping all my life,” he points out.

“I’m 37 now, I don’t have any fitness. I couldn’t run to the end of the road right now. But I found a boxing gym today and I have six months to get in shape.

“I’ve lost 20 kilos in weight, so I’m ready to take him on and smash him up.

“I’m out here in Dubai until February, but when I get back. I’ve had about seven different coaches in the UK reach out to me and offer me free boxing training, mainly because they don’t like him.”

The pair have now been lined up to fight in York Hall in London on July 25.

Dinner With The Enemy Photo: Virgin Media

“He did a video. He said ‘everyone compares me to Mike Tyson’,” says Andy. “Then I did a bit of a more realistic video and I said ‘I respect the boxing world and the boxing community’, so I don’t even compare myself to a local amateur because I’m not, I’m not a boxer. But I’m willing to learn.”

Andy says he has his reasons why he chose Bear for his first bout.

“I’ just don’t like him. I’m not an angry person, I’m not a violent person or anything like that,” he says.

Stephen Bear at Celebrity Big Brother Photo: Getty

“He did a video calling some young lads out to fight him and it just pissed me off, and I said ‘I’ll fight you’.

“I’m older than him, I’m not in as good shape as him, but here we go, I’m going to do it for Ireland. I have one thing he doesn’t have, I have an Irish heart.

“He seems very confident, he keeps firing abuse at me. He called me ‘Mr Blobby’, so he thinks he’s going to knock me out in the first round, but we’ll see about that.”

Andy Lee and others on porn set Photo: Andy Lee

Andy also points out he won’t make any money from the bout.

“I’m not doing it for the money. I’m going to donate the money I earn to charity, but I don’t want to talk too much about that as it will come out closer to the time,” he insists.

“I’m not bothered with the money. I never got involved in his contract, so I don’t know anything about him,”

Andy, who is single, recently took part in the Virgin Media TV series Dinner With The Enemy, in which people from various strands of life were pitted at the same table together.

Andy Lee Photo: Andy Lee

“From the show it was amazing. Everyone changed how they look at me, how they treat me,” he says.

“I love Ireland. I’ve always loved Ireland. There were times when I said I begrudge going back to Ireland because everyone sort of didn’t like me.”

He also ended up having a say in where the prize money went, when a card under his seat said he had the final choice in where it went.

“I had a choice whether to give the money to the other people or me take the 100% and obviously I gave the money to the rest of them. Even though they’re my enemies but I think they needed it more than me. Deep down they were good people,” he smiles.

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Andy moved to England in his late teens and has been living in London.

While working as a plumber there, a couple of chance encounters led to him becoming a porn star at the age of 21 when a South African friend of his encouraged him to try out the adult movie industry.

Georgia Harrison at Stephen Bear trial Photo: Getty

“I was in the showers one day and this lad said ‘you’d become a millionaire with that thing’,” he laughs.