Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd sends urgent warning to fans after being slammed by ‘real Martha’ Fiona Harvey
BABY Reindeer star Richard Gadd has warned fans about an online scammer impersonating him.
The show’s creator and leading man has told the true story of his own ordeal of being stalked by loner Martha Scott, played by Jessica Gunning.
The Netflix smash hit has led to huge interest in tracking down the ‘real life’ woman that stalker Martha is based on.
However, Richard Gadd has now found out a crook is asking fans for money online – claiming to be him.
He said on his verified Instagram account @mrrichardgadd: “I have received reports of people impersonating me online.
“I would never ask for money from fans.
“This is my only official social media account.
“Lots of love, Richard xx.”
Baby Reindeer‘s harrowing plot is based on his own experiences of stalking.
At first he turned his traumatic story into a critically acclaimed play, before Netflix made it into a series of the same name
In the show, his barman character Donny Dunn becomes the object of obsession for loner Martha, played by Jessica Gunning.
Richard claimed he went to great lengths to conceal the identity of the woman who stalked him in real life and has begged fans not to search for her.
But last week, law graduate Fiona Harvey spoke out, claiming fans of the show has accused her of stalking Gadd in real life.
And she vowed to sue Netflix, claiming she will “kick their asses” in court.
Fiona, 58, is from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire and says she met Gadd years ago when he was a bartender at The Hawley Arms in London’s Camden.
She admits to befriending him and claims she gifted him a pair of “tartan M&S pants” to congratulate him on one of his comedy shows.
But she denies she stalked him.