Baby Reindeer latest — Piers Morgan claims Netflix ‘failed’ Fiona Harvey as he plans to interview Richard Gadd

What to know about the show

Baby Reindeer was inspired by the ordeal suffered by Scots creator and leading man Richard Gadd, 34.

The then-struggling comic, while working in a London bar, hands Martha a free cup of tea before things turn sinister.

The series claims she subsequently bombarded the barman with more than 41,000 emails.

She also  over an alleged four-year campaign of terror.

Fiona Harvey speaks about her upbringing

Fiona Harvey said she grew up in the “Scottish countryside.”

She has a sister and her parents got divorced when she was nine.

Harvey said she hadn’t talked to her mum about it.

“That may seem strange, but I don’t want to worry her,” she added.

Fact or fiction?

Fiona Harvey disputed many of the claims made in Baby Reindeer during her interview with Piers Morgan.

Take a look at some of her claims, versus what the hit Netflix show presents.

What does Fiona think is true?

Fiona Harvey widely disputed the events depicted in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer during her chat with Piers Morgan.

But what does she believe is true?

The 58-year-old law graduate said: “It’s a work of hyperbole, as I’ve always said. And there are two true facts in that.

“His name is Richard Gadd, and he works as a jobbing barman on benefits, in the Hawley Arms. And we met, two or three times…”

Fiona Harvey slams Richard Gadd

Fiona Harvey didn’t hold anything back during her interview with Piers Morgan last night.

Hitting out at Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd, she said to Piers: “I just generally think he’s got an extreme psychiatric problem.

“It’s a work of fiction. It’s a work of hyperbole, as I’ve always said.”

Fiona Harvey latest

• Fiona Harvey reveals all on Piers Morgan Uncensored
• She said she IS Baby Reindeer’s Martha
• But Fiona WON’T be watching the Netflix hit
• Richard Gadd is the ‘real psycho’, Fiona claims
• Piers Morgan says Fiona ‘lied to me quite a lot’

How much has Richard Gadd made?

Fiona Harvey asked Piers Morgan how much he thinks Richard Gadd has made off the hit Netflix show, and Piers estimated “several million pounds.”

“I think he’s done bloody well out of defaming me,” Harvey replied.

“He’s making money out of untrue facts. He’s been the ultimate misogynist.”

Is Baby Reindeer a true story?

Baby Reindeer has taken the world by storm since its release, with millions tuning in to follow the story of a comedian and his stalker.

The show opens with a message that reads: “This is a true story.”

It later adds: “This programme is based on real events: however certain characters, names, incidents, locations, and dialogue have been fictionalised for dramatic purposes.”

Fiona Harvey planning legal action

Fiona Harvey confirmed to Piers Morgan she plans to take legal action following the release of Baby Reindeer.

During the interview, Morgan asked if she “categorically be taking legal action.”

She replied: “Absolutely, against both him (Gadd) and Netflix.”

Baby Reindeer has ‘taken over my life’, Fiona Harvey says

Fiona Harvey, who is alleged to be the inspiration for Martha in Baby Reindeer, has branded the show “obscene” and “misogynistic.”

She said the show has: “taken over enough of my life. I find it quite obscene. I find it horrifying, misogynistic. Some of the death threats have been really terrible online, people phoning me up”.

She added: “It’s been absolutely horrendous. I wouldn’t give credence to something like that, and it’s not really my kind of drama.”

Fiona Harvey has six email addresses

Fiona Harvey told Piers Morgan that she might have up to six email addresses.

“I like to keep people on different phones and different emails,” she said.

“Maybe four. I think it’s four to six. Yeah, it’s just easier, it’s easier. So you have some for your utilities, some for close friends, whatever.”

When Piers Morgan said he didn’t know anyone with six emails, she responded, “You don’t know many people then, and I know, I know people with four or six email addresses.”

She revealed that she also has four different phones.

What TV shows has Jessica Gunning been in?

Prior to her star turn in Baby Reindeer, Jessica Gunning had a long and successful showbiz career.

Jessica first rose to fame after appearing in an episode of Doctor Who in 2008.

Since then she has appeared in the likes of:

• Law and Order: UK
• White Heat
• Pride
• Trollied
• Summerland
• Outlaws

Richard Gadd’s plea

Following speculation online, Richard Gadd called on Baby Reindeer viewers not to target real-life people.

Gadd wrote on his Instagram page about how “people I love, have worked with, and admire” were being targeted unfairly.

He added: “Please don’t speculate on who any of the real life people could be. That’s not the point of the show.”

Netflix boss claims service took ‘every precaution’ to prevent speculation

Netflix has broken its silence after the “real identity” of Baby Reindeer’s Martha was seemingly leaked by online sleuths.

Speaking in parliament, policy chief Benjamin King said that Netflix and Clerkenwell Films – who made the show – took “every reasonable precaution in disguising the real-life identities of the people involved in that story”.

“We didn’t want to anonymise that or make it generic to the point where it was no longer his story because that would undermine the intent behind the show,” the senior public policy director said.

“Ultimately, it’s obviously very difficult to control what viewers do, particularly in a world where everything is amplified by social media.

“I personally wouldn’t be comfortable with a world in which we decided it was better that Richard was silenced and not allowed to tell the story.”

The numbers behind Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer has been a runaway success for streaming service Netflix, with millions tuning in to hear Richard Gadd’s tale.

Here are some of the key numbers behind the smash-hit show:

• The series topped Netflix’s charts in 30 countries
• 64 Percentage increase in viewers the show earned in its second week, compared to its first
• 97 The show’s percentage score on industry bible Rotten Tomatoes
• 41,071 Amount of emails Richard claims he was sent by the real-life Martha
• 13.3million viewers tuned into the show during its first week

Fiona Harvey speaks about her upbringing

Fiona Harvey said she grew up in the “Scottish countryside.”

She has a sister and her parents got divorced when she was nine.

Harvey said she hadn’t talked to her mum about it.

“That may seem strange, but I don’t want to worry her,” she added.

How much has Richard Gadd made?

Fiona Harvey asked Piers Morgan how much he thinks Richard Gadd has made off the hit Netflix show, and Piers estimated “several million pounds.”

“I think he’s done bloody well out of defaming me,” Harvey replied.

“He’s making money out of untrue facts. He’s been the ultimate misogynist.”

Fiona Harvey latest

• Fiona Harvey reveals all on Piers Morgan Uncensored
• She said she IS Baby Reindeer’s Martha
• But Fiona WON’T be watching the Netflix hit
• Richard Gadd is the ‘real psycho’, Fiona claims
• Piers Morgan says Fiona ‘lied to me quite a lot’

Harvey opens up about current relationship

Despite saying that she asked Piers Morgan to not bring up relationships, Fiona Harvey admits that she’s been in a relationship with a lawyer now for five years.

“I don’t want to drag him in,” she said about her partner.

“He thinks this is horrendous. All of my lawyer friends do. All of my professional friends do. Other people do.

“People are being really sympathetic,” she continued.

“People I don’t know are saying things like, ‘Are you getting hounded in the street?’ You know, people are being really, really nice, anyone who does know about this.”

Gadd wished to highlight dangers of stalking

Richard Gadd opened up about how important it was for him to tackle the tough themes highlighted in the autobiographical series.

“When a man gets stalked, it can be portrayed in films and television as a sexy thing. Like a femme fatale who gradually becomes more sinister,” he told . 

He continued: “It doesn’t carry as much threat of physical violence, is less common and can be trivialised. 

“I was physically scared because I didn’t know how far she could take it.”

He has admitted that some elements of the show have been dramatised to create added suspense.

Fiona denies sending voice messages to Richard Gadd

Fiona Harvey said she never left voice messages for Richard Gadd – and said the only way he would’ve had recordings of her voice would have been taped at the bar they met at.

“Why would there even be a possibility of him having that number of voice messages from you?” Piers Morgan asked about the 350 voicemails.

“Because he’s crazy and wants to make this up,” Harvey said.

“I mean, I’ve not phoned the guy. I don’t have his number.”

“The only explanation for having a voicemail from me would be taping me in The Hawley Arms. That’s the only place we’ve ever met,” she said.

“I mean, my point is, though, even if that were true, I didn’t lunge at him across the bar. I didn’t a sexual assault him in a canal. I didn’t go to jail.”

Fiona Harvey slams Richard Gadd

Fiona Harvey didn’t hold anything back during her interview with Piers Morgan last night.

Hitting out at Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd, she said to Piers: “I just generally think he’s got extreme psychiatric problem.

“It’s a work of fiction. It’s a work of hyperbole, as I’ve always said.”

Fiona Harvey denies convictions

Fiona Harvey denied any criminal convictions during her interview with Piers Morgan.

She said: “That’s 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, interdicts. This is just complete nonsense.”

What does Fiona think is true?

Fiona Harvey widely disputed the events depicted in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer during her chat with Piers Morgan.

But what does she believe is true?

The 58-year-old law graduate said: “It’s a work of hyperbole, as I’ve always said. And there are two true facts in that.

“His name is Richard Gadd, and he works as a jobbing barman on benefits, in the Hawley Arms. And we met, two or three times…”

Fiona Harvey shares message to Richard Gadd

Fiona Harvey has a message for Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd.

“Leave me alone, please,” she said.

“Get a life, get a proper job.

“I am horrified at what you’ve done,” she concluded.