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The real-life "Martha" of Baby Reindeer is speaking up. The woman who is said to have inspired comedian Richard Gadd has come forward two weeks after the Netflix series, which is based on Gadd's experience with a stalker, to report that she has been receiving "death threats and abuse" from those who have discovered who she is.
She claimed in the Daily Mail that Gadd was "bullying an older woman on television for fame and fortune" and that "he's using Baby Reindeer to stalk me now."
The woman, whose identity was withheld by the site, added that she's thinking of filing a lawsuit against the actor on the grounds that he suffers from "main character syndrome."
She proclaimed, "I'm the victim." "He's written a bloody show about me."
"He always thinks he's at the center of things," the woman continued. I'm not creating television programs for him or pushing them in the press, am I? He had the option to make me truly anonymous if that's what he wanted. Gadd ought to stop bothering me."
E! News reached out to Gadd for a comment, but they haven't heard back. However, the 34-year-old has already acknowledged that a lot of information in the series was altered to preserve people's privacy. The actress Jessica Gunning played Gadd's purported stalker Martha on the show, while Gadd played a fictionalized version of himself dubbed Donny Dunn.
In an interview with Variety, comedian David Gadd revealed that his comedy series Baby Reindeer was based on real-life instances and personal experiences. However, he acknowledged that the exact truth cannot be guaranteed due to legal and artistic protections. Gadd also discouraged fans from publicly identifying his past abusers, including the TV writer who sexually abused him early in his career. The character was played by Tom Goodman-Hill in the series.
The creator of Baby Reindeer, Ryan Gadd, has stated that the show's purpose is to capture the complex human condition, highlighting that we all make mistakes, no person is good or bad, and we are all lost souls searching for love in our own unique way. Gadd hopes that the show's messy, complicated themes will make people take notice of its beating heart, avoiding speculation on real-life people.
