Baby Reindeer's real life Martha slams Emmy voters after show creator Richard Gadd scoops awards
dailyrecord.co.ukBABY Reindeer’s real life Martha has hit out after Scots comedian Richard Gadd’s controversial Netflix series scooped a handful of TV awards in the US.Fiona Harvey, 59, described Gadd as “a fantasist and a professional victim” as he collected three of the show’s four awards at the Emmys in Los Angeles.She also criticised the voters who picked Gadd in the best writer, actor and executive producer categories.Having watched the Emmys live from her home in London, Harvey told The Record: “The level of intellect is clearly not high among the voters.“Gadd’s speech was a joke and he looked terrible in a kilt.”She also doubled down by claiming she’ll win her £130 million lawsuit against the streaming giant over its claim in opening credits that Baby Reindeer was “a true story”.“He may have won Emmys but he'll lose the case," she said.“All of Gadd’s problems are of his own making.“He’s a fantasist and a professional victim.”The 35-year old Scot picked up his awards at the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.Gadd wrote the show based on what he claimed were his real-life experiences of stalking and multiple counts of rape at the hands of a powerful theatre executive who has not been identified.His co-star Jessica Gunning, who played stalker Martha, landed best supporting actress in a limited series.Taking to the stage to collect the first of his awards, Gadd said: "Look, 10 years ago I was down and out.
I never ever thought I'd get my life together."I never, ever thought I'd be able to rectify myself, what had happened to me, and get myself back on my feet again and then here I am just over a decade later picking up one of the biggest writing awards in television."I don't mean that to sound arrogant.“I mean it as encouragement
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