Over the last week, Deadline reports that more than 3 million viewers have watched the debut episode of “Baby Reindeer,” making it a hit. Additionally, the series has been the top choice for online viewers in the UK during this period. The massive success of the show unravels a dark secret – Real Baby Reindeer Martha actually exists.
Find out everything about the creepy stalker behind the hit TV series on Netflix.
Real Baby Reindeer Martha Stalker Behavior
During a span of more than four years, Real Baby Reindeer Martha inundated Richard Gadd with 41,071 emails, 350 hours of voicemail messages, 744 tweets, 46 Facebook messages, 106 pages of letters, and various unusual gifts like a reindeer toy, sleeping pills, a woolly hat, and boxer shorts.
She persistently stalked Gadd at his residence, workplace, and during his performances at comedy clubs, and went to the extent of harassing his family members, including his parents, and a trans woman he was romantically involved with.
“At first everyone at the pub thought it was funny that I had an admirer,” Gadd addressed the issue in UK times, “Then she started to invade my life, following me, turning up at my gigs, waiting outside my house, sending thousands of voicemails and emails.”
Real Baby Reindeer Martha Character Depiction
In an interview with Variety, Richard Gadd was asked how close is the woman on television played by Jessica Gunning to his real-life stalker. Here is what he had to say:
“Well, we have to make them different for legal reasons. But what I needed to see was the essence of the person, the kind of energy, and no one did it like Jess. She’s phenomenal. I needed to see someone who was vulnerable one moment, angry the next, volatile but so desperate and sympathetic. I needed to see someone who could capture a full gamut of emotions. When somebody has severe mental health problems, they tend to leap from one emotion to the next, sometimes even quite quickly. And that’s very hard to do from an acting point of view, but Jess seems to have it in her pores, it seems to just fall out of her.”
Real-life Martha’s Reaction to Baby Reindeer
In an interesting turn of events, Real Baby Reindeer Martha has come forward with her side of the story.
Gadd has chosen to keep the real-life identity of Martha undisclosed, citing both privacy and legal considerations. Speaking to GQ, he emphasized the extensive measures taken to obscure her identity, suggesting that even she might not recognize herself in the portrayal. He clarified that while the show draws from emotional truths, it is not a direct depiction of specific events.
However, an anonymous woman, who claimed to be the Real Baby Reindeer Martha, spoke to the Daily Mail about her perspective on the show. She expressed feeling targeted by Gadd through “Baby Reindeer,” asserting herself as the victim. The Daily Mail noted her striking resemblance to the Martha character and highlighted several shared traits between her and the on-screen persona.
The woman, who identifies as Fiona Harvey, continued to assert that Gadd had become fixated on her, stating to the tabloid, “He’s using Baby Reindeer to stalk me now. I’m the victim. He’s written a bloody show about me.” She criticized Gadd’s script as targeting an older woman on television for fame and fortune, adding that she had faced online harassment, including death threats, from Gadd’s supporters.
Furthermore, she denied ever owning a toy baby reindeer and refuted any discussions with Richard Gadd regarding such a childhood toy.
This latest interview follows Gadd’s plea to his followers to refrain from speculating about Martha’s real identity. In a now-expired Instagram Story, he expressed concern that speculation was unfairly implicating people he cares about, including Sean Foley, and emphasized that identifying real-life individuals wasn’t the intention of the show.
What Happened to the Real Baby Reindeer Martha?
According to Richard Gadd, real Baby Reindeer Martha Scott only got away with a five-year restraining order. This is true since the 58-year-old Scottish woman claiming to be the real female stalker from the show claims that she did not do any jail time. Moreover, she is planning on taking legal action against Gadd.
Real Baby Reindeer Martha is a real woman with a riveting stalker story based on true events. It is a true testament of how twisted and broken people can become when they’re dealt with the worst deck of cards in life.
