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The cast of Baby Reindeer made a glamorous appearance in LA, as the alleged 'real life Martha' gears up for her debut TV interview with Piers Morgan. Actors Jessica Gunning, Richard Gadd and Nava Mau - who portray Martha, Donny, and Teri respectively - graced the red carpet at the TAS official screening of Baby Reindeer and a Q&A session at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles, California.The Netflix hit is on track to become one of the most viewed shows on the platform.The series is inspired by Richard's personal experiences as an aspiring comedian and bartender who offers a free drink to a woman who then begins to stalk him. Over its seven episodes, the show delves into themes of stalking and sexual assault.

The woman claiming to be the real life Martha from Baby Reindeer spoke out during an interview with Piers Morgan tonight.

K.J. Yossman The woman believed to be the inspiration for Richard Gadd‘s Netflix megahit “Baby Reindeer” has denied being a stalker.

“Baby Reindeer” did her first television interview to speak out against the alleged inaccuracies of the hit Netflix series. Fiona Harvey, 58, appeared on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” and broke her silence on being the supposed inspiration for the unhinged lead character (played by Jessica Gunning) in Richard Gadd’s show. Harvey told Piers Morgan that she never stalked Gadd, 34, and slammed the series — which she still hasn’t seen — for being “completely untrue.” She claimed that her first encounter with Gadd didn’t happen as it was shown between Martha and Gadd’s character, Donny, on the show.According to Harvey, Gadd did not offer her a cup of tea after she walked into the pub where he worked when they met.

The Netflix show “Baby Reindeer” has become a sensation, skyrocketing to No. 1 on the streaming service in 30 countries, including the US. Created by and starring Scottish comedian Richard Gadd, the show is based on his real-life experience. The psychological thriller centers around Donny (Gadd), a struggling comedian who meets Martha (Jessica Gunning) during a bartending gig. The encounter quickly spirals into a terrifying stalking case.The real Martha has now allegedly come forward, claiming Gadd’s version of the story is “completely untrue.”“Very, very defamatory to me, very career-damaging. And I wanted to rebut that completely on this show. I’m not a stalker. I’ve not been to jail, I’ve not got injunctions. And this is just complete nonsense,” Fiona Harvey, 58, said on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” which aired Thursday. “I find it quite obscene. I find it horrifying, misogynistic.”I’ve interviewed a lot of very dangerous people in my career, from serial killers to medically diagnosed psychopaths.And the common denominator is that they’re invariably very skilled liars, often because their warped minds have made them believe what they’re saying even if facts show otherwise.Fiona Harvey hasn’t killed anyone.But if she did all the things she is depicted as doing in “Baby Reindeer,” then she is certainly a very unstable, obsessive and threatening stalker who made Richard Gadd’s life utter hell.And indeed, the lives of other people she’s accused of harassing too.

latest hit Netflix series, “Baby Reindeer,” has said that he doesn’t want viewers trying to figure out who the real-life people are in his psychological thriller. “That’s not the point of our show,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.Despite his statements, internet sleuths have searched out who the real “Martha” is, and now, 58-year-old Fiona Harvey, nee Miur, has come forward and given her first TV interview to Piers Morgan for his show “Uncensored.” When asked what message she had for Gadd, she said, “Leave me alone, please. Get a life, get a proper job.

Baby Reindeer is one of the year’s most talked-about shows, but who is the real-life woman that inspired the character of Martha?The hit Netflix series was created by Richard Gadd, and claims to tell the true story of his experience of being obsessively stalked by a woman called Martha after he befriends her in the pub he works in.In the show, Martha has already served a four-and-a-half year sentence for a previous stalking conviction, and in the final episode she is given a further nine months in prison.After the show’s release, some viewers attempted to uncover the real identities of characters in the show, including Martha. Gadd subsequently urged viewers to refrain from speculating, saying: “That’s not the point of our show.”The woman chose to publicly reveal her identity this week in an interview with the Daily Record, after a flurry of speculation since the release of the show.She is Fiona Harvey, a 58-year-old Scottish lawyer, who in the interview described the show as “a load of rubbish”.Speaking about the decision to come forward, she said she did so “because people have to know what is going on.”*WORLD EXCLUSIVE*The real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer breaks cover and gives me her first TV interview about the smash hit Netflix show.

Scots woman Fiona Harvey will go head to head with Piers Morgan in an explosive TV clash on his YouTube channel which airs tonight. They will discuss the "true story" behind smash hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer, which features lead character 'Martha', said to be based on Harvey.

There is a lot of discourse about the new limited series “Baby Reindeer.” An utter smash hit for Netflix, the series is an adaption of Richard Gadd‘s stage play, which chronicles Gadd’s real-life experiences with a stalker and sexual assault. Despite Gadd and Netflix’s attempts to do everything possible to disguise or refashion the identities of some of the real-life subjects, there has been unexpected drama over viewers attempting to figure out just who was really who.

K.J. Yossman “Baby Reindeer” star Richard Gadd and “Jurassic Park” icon Jeff Goldblum are among those set to present a BAFTA TV award on Sunday night.

Lorraine Kelly has shared her concerns ahead of Piers Morgan's interview with the woman claiming to be the 'real Martha' from Netflix smash hit, Baby Reindeer.

It's the Netflix show everyone has been talking about, having amassed more than 18.6 million views since it launched on the streaming service last month and rocketing to number one across the globe.

Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has revealed that some crew members were moved to tears by the series’ traumatic fourth episode.The series, which has topped Netflix UK’s viewership charts for the last three weeks, tells the semi-autobiographical story of Donny, a struggling comedian who is stalked by an older woman named Martha. Adapted from a one-man play, it is based on events in Gadd’s own life, and he stars in the lead role.As the seven-episode series progresses, it is gradually revealed that Donny has suffered trauma in his past, which is affecting how he is dealing with his stalker.In the fourth episode the details of this incident come to light, as it is revealed he was groomed and raped by an older, successful male television writer.The episode details how the two meet and develop a working relationship, before Darrien grooms Donny with hard drugs over an extended period of time, before eventually assaulting him.Appearing at the Directors Guild Of America in Los Angeles alongside Baby Reindeer co-stars Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau, Gadd revealed how filming the difficult episode took its toll on the crew.“We did close the set, but I was looking over and you’d see the props guys wiping tears from their eyes as they would be putting the props back how they should be,” Gadd shared (via The Independent).“The show was based in such a trauma that everyone on set felt at times it was a huge, weighty thing,” he continued.

Russell T Davies is the latest high-profile TV industry figure to criticize Netflix for allowing real-life Baby Reindeer characters to be identified online.

Selena Kuznikov Jessica Gunning, who plays the haunting stalker Martha in Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” says creator and star Richard Gadd was on her radar even before she auditioned for the show — ever since she saw his one-man show “Monkey See Monkey Do” at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “I just thought it was one of the most profound things I’ve ever seen really on stage,” she said. “Then I tried to go and see ‘Baby Reindeer’ the play, but it was sold out.

Netflix hit series Baby Reindeer, will give her first TV interview tomorrow (May 9).Baby Reindeer, which has topped Netflix UK viewership charts for the last three weeks, is a semi-autobiographical series adapted from a one-man play, written by and starring Richard Gadd.The story follows a struggling comedian named Donny (Gadd) who is stalked and harassed by an older woman named Martha (played by Jessica Gunning). The final episode of the show reveals how Martha, who had already served more than four years in prison for a previous stalking conviction, was jailed for nine months.Scottish lawyer Fiona Harvey, 58, has come forward and claimed to be the inspiration behind Martha, but has dismissed Baby Reindeer as “a load of rubbish”.She has reportedly made herself known to the press “because people have to know what is going on,” and has threatened legal action against Gadd.Now, Harvey will give her first interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, in an attempt to “set the record straight”.*WORLD EXCLUSIVE*The real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer breaks cover and gives me her first TV interview about the smash hit Netflix show.

Netflix has argued that it took care to disguise the identities of the real-life Baby Reindeer characters after the show’s extraordinary success sparked an internet guessing game.

The woman accused of being Baby Reindeer's 'real-life' Martha has gone head to head with interviewer Piers Morgan in a TV clash. Fiona Harvey, 58, recorded her first "big TV interview" with the controversial broadcaster earlier this week in which she aims to "set the record straight". But Fiona told the Daily Record she was "not happy" with Piers' questioning after the interview was recorded in London ahead of its broadcast tomorrow.

Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha has gone head to head with celebrity interviewer Piers Morgan in a TV clash.

Baby Reindeer‘s real-life Martha will have her say on the Netflix series in a YouTube interview.

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has opened up further about his creative process behind the hit Netflix series, and how he viewed his real-life stalker.Earlier this week he appeared alongside co-stars Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau at the Directors Guild of America to speak in a panel with the series’ director Weronika Tofilska and its editor Peter Oliver.The semi-autobiographical series, which was adapted from a one-man play, follows a struggling comedian named Donny (a fictionalised version of Gadd, who created and starred in the show) who is relentlessly stalked by an older woman named Martha (Gunning). With the guidance of his girlfriend, Teri (Mau), Donny attempts to understand and resolve his situation, but is in the process affected by traumatic events of his past.One of the show’s most talked about elements is the nuanced relationship between Donny and Martha, with the protagonist often feeling sorry for his stalker, and even developing some sort of attraction towards her.Gadd has admitted previously that he felt sorry for his real-life stalker, and elaborated on this during the panel.

The stars of Baby Reindeer are stepping out promote their hit new Netflix series!

Baby Reindeer has become a sleeper hit for Netflix.

Baby Reindeer’s Martha was allegedly based on has labelled the show “a load of rubbish” and has threatened to take legal action.The hit Netflix series was created by Richard Gadd, and claims to tell the true story of his experience of being obsessively stalked by a woman called Martha after he befriends her in the pub he works in.In the final episode of the show, Martha, who had already served a four-and-a-half year sentence for a previous stalking conviction, is jailed for nine months.Now, the woman – who has been identified as Fiona Harvey – has told the Daily Record: “None of this happened. It’s a load of rubbish.”It is the first time that she has given her consent to be named in the press, saying that she has made the decision “because people have to know what is going on.”She went on to tell the newspaper that she has not been to prison, adding: “I don’t know where the four-and-a-half years and nine months comes in.”Threatening legal action against Gadd and Netflix, she said: “Gadd needs to prove I went to jail which just didn’t happen.

Lateysha Grace, who rose to fame after appearing on reality shows The Valleys and Celebrity Big Brother, has declared herself a 'chav' while recalling being 'born and raised on a council estate'. The TV personality, 31, took to Instagram this week after meeting a follower in real life, sharing the experience on her Stories while giving some insight into her upbringing. Recalling that the fan had praised her for being 'ghetto', Lateysha corrected that she was 'more of a chav', writing: "I've always been a chav and have never forgotten my roots." She continued: "One thing about me is I can't ever pretend to be someone I'm not.

Baby Reindeer since bingeing it all in one weekend. (If you haven’t already seen it, it’s definitely worth cancelling your plans over.)Over seven 30 to 40-minute episodes, we are introduced to amateur comedian Donny, who works at a pub in Camden where he serves a woman called Martha.

Social media has been buzzing with comments about 'Baby Reindeer's Martha moving to Skelmersdale', as Facebook users jested that 'there are worse people in Skelmersdale'. It comes after a profile imitating the hit Netflix's show's stalker claimed to have relocated to the Lancashire town.

“Baby Reindeer” mania has already swept the U.K., and the word-of-mouth export continues to make waves across the U.S., hence our belated review about an incredibly devastating and twisting series that is so much more than you initially expected. There’s a natural tendency in most savvy viewers to predict how events might unfold in any film or televised event. For years, Netflix established itself as a contender in the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction sweepstakes with the murder-for-hire animal park drama (“Tiger King”) or plunges into the darkest realms of internet video (“Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer”).

Nava Mau is revealing that she shot a scene for Baby Reindeer that was deleted from the Netflix series, which gave her closure alongside her character.

Richard Osman is making claims that “everyone” in the industry knows who abused Richard Gadd, the star and creator of the Netflix series Baby Reindeer.