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Real-life Inspiration behind Netflix’s ‘Baby Reindeer’ to Speak Out on TV
The woman who allegedly inspired Richard Gadd’s hit Netflix series ‘Baby Reindeer’ will give her first TV interview this Thursday (9 May).
In the series, comedian Richard Gadd plays a fictionalized version of himself who gets stalked by a lonely and mentally ill woman called Martha, whom he meets while working at a pub. Following the series’ success, curious fans have tried to discover the inspirations behind the show.
Scottish lawyer Fiona Harvey, 58, who has been labelled the ‘real Martha,’ has received death threats from ‘Baby Reindeer’ viewers and will speak on Piers Morgan’s show ‘Life Stories’ to “set the record straight after being unmasked by fans.”
It comes after Richard Gadd urged ‘Baby Reindeer’ fans to stop trying to uncover the identities of the real people who inspired the Netflix show. Although the story is rooted in real events, Gadd changed names and specific details of the story to protect the identities of the people involved.
“Please don’t speculate on who any of the real-life people could be,” he told fans on Instagram. “That’s not the point of our show.” Jessica Gunning, who played Martha in ‘Baby Reindeer,’ similarly told The Independent: “I think it’s a real, real shame, because it shows that they haven’t watched the show properly.”
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The woman who allegedly inspired Richard Gadd’s hit Netflix series ‘Baby Reindeer’ will give her first TV interview this Thursday (9 May).
In the series, comedian Richard Gadd plays a fictionalized version of himself who gets stalked by a lonely and mentally ill woman called Martha, whom he meets while working at a pub. Following the series’ success, curious fans have tried to discover the inspirations behind the show.
Scottish lawyer Fiona Harvey, 58, who has been labelled the ‘real Martha,’ has received death threats from ‘Baby Reindeer’ viewers and will speak on Piers Morgan’s show ‘Life Stories’ to “set the record straight after being unmasked by fans.”
It comes after Richard Gadd urged ‘Baby Reindeer’ fans to stop trying to uncover the identities of the real people who inspired the Netflix show. Although the story is rooted in real events, Gadd changed names and specific details of the story to protect the identities of the people involved.
“Please don’t speculate on who any of the real-life people could be,” he told fans on Instagram. “That’s not the point of our show.” Jessica Gunning, who played Martha in ‘Baby Reindeer,’ similarly told The Independent: “I think it’s a real, real shame, because it shows that they haven’t watched the show properly.”
New subscribers only. £8.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled}
