On Wednesday, Piers Morgan revealed that he has secured an exclusive interview with the woman who is believed to have been the basis for the troubled stalker called 'Martha' in Richard Gadd's popular Netflix show 'Baby Reindeer'. “Baby Reindeer” Netflix series.
Fiona Harvey, a lawyer from Scotland, who was identified by online investigators through her decade-old texts, has stepped forward to share her perspective.
According to the announcement, 'The woman who inspired the TV phenomenon of the year breaks her silence in a 'Piers Morgan Uncensored' global premiere … [as she] sets the record straight after being unmasked by fans of the hit show'.
In the series, the obsessive stalker is portrayed by Scottish actress Jessica Gunning. Creator Gadd drew from his own experiences with being stalked to develop the show. The overwhelming response from fans led them to try to find the real individuals connected to the characters. to the characters. Some time after the show premiered in April, Gadd mentioned in an interview with The Guardian that he had made enough changes to the details about his real stalker to doubt that she would recognize herself.
However, the character of Martha is also Scottish, claims to be a lawyer, and bears some resemblance to Harvey. Some of Harvey's tweets mirror lines from the series, such as a suggestive one from 2014 in which she wrote, “@MrRichardGadd my curtains need hung badly.” Viewers also pinpointed a man whom they believed to be the real Darrien, a writer who sexually assaulted the comedian. After receiving death threats, Gadd pleaded with viewers to refrain from trying to identify the 'real' people behind the characters, like the one portrayed by Tom Goodman-Hill.
The concept was initially seen in Gadd’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe one-man show in 2019 and was later adapted into the 7-episode series.
The Fiona Harvey interview will premiere at 8 p.m. on Thursday in the U.K. and at 3 p.m. EST in the US. 'Baby Reindeer' is currently available for streaming on Netflix. Fiona Harvey wants to clarify whether she’s a 'psycho stalker'.
The concept first manifested in Gadd’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe one-man play in 2019, and was then adapted into the 7-episode series.
The Fiona Harvey interview will debut on YouTube at 8 p.m. Thursday night in the U.K. and 3 p.m. EST in the US.
“Baby Reindeer” is now streaming on Netflix.
