'Real-life Martha' hits back at Netflix's Baby Reindeer and Richard Gadd
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe woman accused of being the real-life Martha Scott - the stalker character depicted in Netflix's sensation Baby Reindeer - has said: "I'm the victim here." She found herself in the limelight after Richard Gadd, writer of Baby Reindeer, used his experiences of being harassed as inspiration for the show.
The London-based woman says she's had death threats because of the series and alleges the Netflix production 'is a gross intrusion into [her] privacy." "I don't want people to know where I live, but I will not be silenced," she added. READ MORE: Mum-of-six, 36, dies just days after suddenly feeling tired The events in the show happened 10 years ago when Gadd was making his name on the UK comedy circuit.
Behind closed doors, Gadd was confronting a nightmarish reality. An obsessive fan began to hound the comedian after he innocently offered her a free cup of tea while working (a gripping scene early on in the Netflix version).
That triggered a relentless harassment campaign that he said 'at its peak was almost unbearable', reports Wales Online. Gadd turned his trauma into a comedy show and later a hit Netflix series, which was released this month.
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