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EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Georgia Harrison admits baby was a 'beautiful surprise'

TV personality Georgia Harrison and her partner Jack Stacey reveal pregnancy is their "beautiful surprise" following history-making few years as she has plans to change the world

Georgia Harrison celebrated her 30th birthday in December. It marked not only a new decade, but a new chapter for the star, after a traumatic but quite literally history-making few years.

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! photoshoot with Jack by her side, about expecting their first baby.

After a tireless campaign which led to a change in the law surrounding revenge porn, one could forgive Georgia for maybe wanting to slow down but in fact, she and Jack, 33, wouldnt change a thing about their beautiful surprise.

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Georgia and Jack can't wait for their new arrival(Image: OK!/Chelsea White)

We both definitely wanted children, but we didnt quite plan on it this soon, we mightve tried to have a fun summer beforehand! Georgia giggles. But once wed taken it in, we realised this was the right time.

Its amazing to have the gift of being pregnant. So many people struggle for a long time and for some, that dream never comes true. So, we look at the fact that its come earlier than expected as a total blessing.

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 Im bringing my own child into it.

The TV personality and documentary-maker met City worker Jack on a dating app last summer, and Georgia admits, she went into the relationship slightly conflicted. Determined to put herself out there and meet Mr Right, but doubtful about her chances.

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The couple admit the positive test was a 'beautiful surprise'(Image: OK!/Chelsea White)

If you dont go to the interview, youre not going to get the job, are you? she grins. I was thinking, Im nearly 30, I really want to make an effort to meet someone. But I was quite pessimistic about love in general.

It took me a while to really believe that someone could treat me so well, but Jack did. Now here we are, living together and about to have a baby! I do believe the things Ive experienced in my past were meant to lead me to where I am now.

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, shes undeniably embarked on a very different journey since.

Three years ago, she bravely waived her right to anonymity and testified against a former partner who shared a private intimate video of them on an adult content site without her consent. Now, shes largely credited as the driving force behind a government decision to make revenge porn a criminal offence.

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Georgia plans to continue her campaign work after the birth(Image: OK!/Chelsea White)

In 2023, Georgia was included in the BBCs list of the worlds 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. Shes rightly very proud of her achievements, and so is Jack.

She really inspires me, he tells us. Shes so strong, and so resilient, and funny. Shes a really easy person to get along with and Ive honestly loved spending every minute with her, right from the start. You know that excitement when youre dating someone at 17 and its uncomplicated? Its like that.

Jack, who works in property, admits he knew who he was meeting for a first date in a Hackney pub last August, but wasnt familiar with all of her TV work, and went into their date completely open-minded. Luckily he hadnt watched any of my previous shows or he might not have turned up to meet me, Georgia jokes.

Georgias 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.

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The couple met on a dating app last summer - and have never looked back(Image: OK!/Chelsea White)

She confesses, I was just feeling very, very emotional, that way you do before your period,but I knew it wasnt rational. I started to wonder if I was pregnant, but I didnt want to make a big deal out of it in case I wasnt.

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. His first question when I broke the news was, Where did you get the tests from? I think he was so shocked he wasnt sure whether to trust them or not!

Despite his reservations about the accuracy of the tests, however, Jack admits he couldnt have been happier. It was overwhelming, instant tears of happiness, he beams. I felt overwhelmingly proud of Georgia, and proud of us.

Georgias younger siblings and her mum Nicola were next to find out, along with Jacks parents Joanne and Jon. Jacks best friend Reece who became a dad himself to baby Cole just a few weeks ago, was also high on the list.

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The couple couldn't wait to share their happy news with their loved ones(Image: OK!/Chelsea White)

Understandably, having witnessed Georgia go through so much both publicly and privately in recent years, Nicolas reaction to her daughters big news was highly emotional. My mum has watched me go through everything,

Georgia says, looking emotional. Shes always reassured me that everything would be OK, that Id meet someone and get my happy ending. So, seeing me at this stage is such a relief for her. Shes always said that when youre a parent, youre 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, thats easier said than done, Georgia tells us.

Olivia was sure Id had my boobs done. I just had to say that, No, Ive just put on weight recently. When we did tell her and our two best friends, she squealed, I knew it, I knew those t**s werent 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 dont know them. But when you know, you know, Georgia says, grinning at Jack. I know its cringey but thats definitely how we feel. Anyone who knows us knows how strong we are, and how happy we make each other.

With the baby due early November, on Georgias mum Nicolas birthday, in fact, the couple know theyre about to be thrown in at the deep end but insist that theyre not scared of a few sleepless nights and nappy changes.

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Georgia says everyone who knows them, knows 'how strong they are'(Image: OK!/Chelsea White)

Jack, whose parents live on the Isle of Wight, left school after sixth form to go travelling, returning to education in his mid-twenties, studying in the evenings for a degree while holding down a full-time apprenticeship job.

Going back into education later on isnt easy, its amazing that he did it, Georgia says, proudly. I was probably passed out in a bush in Ibiza somewhere, at that point in my life!

And the star doesnt want to jinx herself, she says, but shes 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, la Sam Faiers, especially after Georgia has recently launched her own beauty empire starting with her lash serum called Twenty One Beauty.

Shes such a female boss, smashing it Id love to go down that trajectory, says Georgia. Theres still a lot I want to do, and I dont think having children has to stop you. Look at Sam, Stacey Dooley with her documentaries, theyre both mums, doing amazing things.

When it comes to a big gender reveal, Georgia and Jack are on the same page: spoiler alert, there wont be one. Everyones second guessing, which is fun, but we just want to experience it as a total surprise, Jack explains. We just want a healthy boy or girl a happy baby and a house thats loud, fun and full of friends and kids.

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The pair are currently living in Essex near to Georgia's mum, Nicola(Image: OK!/Chelsea White)

Georgias past experiences, while heartbreakingly difficult, were the trigger for a change that will impact future generations for years to come her own child included. But given everything shes been through, is there an element of anxiety about the world theyre bringing their baby into?

Im really hoping therell be more safety measures coming in, especially online, she says. Yes, things worry me, like deepfakes used in advertising. But I also know therell be some new problem to worry about that we dont even know about yet, so Im not going to get swept up in worry.

All were thinking about now is breast pumps, cots and how this babys going to enter the world via my vagina! Well tackle the rest later.

For now, the loved-up pair are excitedly planning to become a family of three, with a bucket list of activities and trips to tick off (including Jacks request for a visit to the Imperial War Museum, which, Georgia jokes, isnt exactly her ideal date night) and a few yoga classes, too.

We want to keep enjoying our relationship, and this pregnancy, she beams. I might be like Rihanna when we get further along and Ive got a big bump, you know. She always wore little outfits with her bump out, I love that. Im 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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