Richard Gadd is apparently not the only person to encounter Fiona Harvey (Picture: Piers Morgan Uncensored/YouTube)
It’s been quite the time for those involved in the real-life story behind Netflix smash hit Baby Reindeer.
Created by Richard Gadd, 34, the popular drama series is said to be based on a true story, following his character Donny after meeting a woman named Martha who slowly becomes obsessed with him.
After an initially friendly and innocent encounter, Martha’s actions soon turn sinister as she begins waiting outside Donny’s house, sending him numerous emails, and harassing members of his family.
Since the series debuted on Netflix, sleuths apparently tracked down the ‘Real Martha’, who is believed to be a woman called Fiona Harvey.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Fiona, 54, a lawyer, vowed to challenge Gadd and Netflix in the courts.
Jessica Gunning plays Martha in the hit Netflix series (Picture: Ed Miller/Netflix)
She also denied that many of the events depicted in the series even took place.
But it seems Richard isn’t the only person to have come into unwanted contact with Fiona, with several big names apparently receiving unsolicited communication from her in the past.
Richard Gadd
Richard Gadd shared his story in the hit Netflix drama (Picture: Getty)
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Richard Gadd has been revealing details about his unfortunate encounter with the ‘real life Martha’ (who appears to be Fiona Harvey) since he first debuted his one-man comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
During his ordeal, Richard claimed to have been sent thousands of emails, to have been stalked outside of his home, and that members of his family, including his girlfriend at the time, were harassed.
Fans of the Netflix adaptation were so concerned for him after watching the series that he had to assure them that everything is going alright for him these days.
However, since the series debuted, and the ‘real life Martha’ has come forward, sleuths on social media quickly identified Fiona as the potential inspiration for Martha in the series.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Fiona lashed out against Richard’s depiction of events in the series and has threatened to sue Netflix.
Janey Godley
Comedian Janey Godley also dealt with ‘the real life Martha’ in the past (Picture: James Veysey/BAFTA/Rex/Shutterstock)
Scottish stand-up comedian Janey Godley realised that, after Fiona Harvey’s appearance on Piers Morgan’s Uncensored, she had also been hounded by the ‘real life Martha’ at one stage.
On Piers Morgan’s show, Fiona said: ‘[Baby Reindeer] is a work of fiction, a work of hyperbole. I wanted to rebut that completely on this show – I am not a stalker, I have not been to jail, I’ve not got injunctions – it is complete nonsense.’
But the 63-year-old comedian Janey revealed soon afterwards that Fiona had been replying to several of her tweets over the years – many of which were about the Labour Party.
One such tweet asked Janey, ‘DM me, it’s pretty urgent’, while another said she missed Janey’s show at a comedy festival as …read more
Source:: Metro
