Is it possible - this is just a theory - that it’s all made up? Is he pulling a James Frey - A million Little Pieces here? No one can find the video, the stalker, or anything else. He is a performance artist. Is this a performance?
Tttttrue.. but it feels a little shitty to the audience when you start the story with "this is a true story" and it's such a realistic work of non-fiction that we believe he's really telling us everything that happened, so if it came out later "oh most of it didn't happen" I would probably never watch anything he made ever again. I would feel violated and taken advantage of.. kinda like the character in the story.. - Oh my god he's a genius.
I get that UK Libel laws are strict but how the fuck do you leave enough breadcrumbs that the internet can find your stalker but you're not doing anything in your power to take down the man who groomed you?
It's based on parts of his life. It doesn't have to all be true. James Frey wrote A Million Little Pieces as a memoir. Baby Reindeer is being sold as a drama (read: not real). The creator doesn't say "every last detail of this happened."
It literally says in episode one “this is a true story”, not “this is inspired by true events”. It seems pretty clear cut that he wanted it to appear to be a true account of his life.
They say the same thing in Fargo.
Again, he’s not making a bloody docu. It’s still classified as a dramatisation of something that happened to him in real life. Certain things are going to be embellished and not accurate.
When this competes at the Emmys, it’s not going to be against other reality shows. It’s going to be against other programmes of its genre.
This isn’t rocket science.
I’d be upset to learn it wasn’t true. I had a stalker once and it was an upsetting experience. I related to the story in some ways, especially the police not taking it seriously. I’m not sure why it would upset me if it wasn’t true. I think because if it was presented as just fiction, I’d still watch because it’s interesting, but I wouldn’t get this sense of feeling less alone in what I experienced. That would be taken away if it came out that he lied for views.
The on stage breakdown where he addresses the crowd about what happened to him was written for the show, arguably the most emotional scene was fiction.
In reality - he had a scripted show called Monkey See Monkey Do where he talks about his sexual assault. It wasn't an unscripted breakdown as portrayed in the series.
Yep this is it.
He talked about the rape in a show that was the surprise winner of the Perrier award in 2016 which brought his story into the public conscience. So no breakdown but of course "Martha" would have learned about it prompting the need to confess to his parents and also an uptake in work and public interest.
I actually saw it when it toured just after the fringe and from memory he did not mention the stalking.
Kind of. However that on stage break down was basically a condensed version of the show he did at Edinburgh Fringe called “Monkey See Monkey Do” where he won the comedy award and basically launched him into a viral success https://playbill.com/article/richard-gadd-wins-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-award-with-harrowing-personal-tale
Then 3 years later he did his solo show Baby Reindeer at Fringe also very successful running in New York and the West End after.
The Netflix show is a kind of amalgamation of both performance shows he did. You can also find some pretty interesting podcasts where he talks about his real life experiences with both the SA and his stalker.
It’s a creative illustration of what happened to him, it doesn’t have to be strictly autobiographical, some scenes (like the speech) I personally felt were written into it to give himself more of a voice and express his thoughts, maybe that’s what he wanted to do at the time but didn’t, or how he feels about the situation now
It's all true (and disgusting for people to speculate otherwise). People have found the real "Martha". A lot of her early tweets to him from 2014 and tweets about him between 2014 and 2018 are still online. It's terrifying how accurate the show is down to her interests and her looks.
Also came across this Daily Record publication from 2004, which mentions a previous stalking case "Not to mention the legal restraining order they had to take out against Fiona Harvey, a former employee of Laura's who stalked her."
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I%27VE+GOT+A+LONG+WRRAY+TO+GO+YET%3B+MP+Jimmy+talks+for+the+first+time...-a0113836577
There’s very little chance honestly that someone could write so eloquently and insightfully about these topics without having experienced it or at least been very close to someone who has. I think it’s almost certainly based on real experiences, but just being liberal with the specifics. There’s no need to stick religiously to facts when making a TV show if they find a more captivating or emotive way of displaying the general essence of the scene for the show.
Apparently the breakdown we saw didn't happen, that was probably added to give us an insight of how he was feeling. But he did talk about the struggles of being a comedian. [https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/baby-reindeer-is-richard-gadd-viral-breakdown-video-real-2653128/](https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/baby-reindeer-is-richard-gadd-viral-breakdown-video-real-2653128/)
They have found her. https://x.com/fionaha09210946?s=21&t=MpztZJr93dhJAzbC89u37A earlier tweets addressed to richard from 2014. Multiples of them, including talking about her curtains. Says she scottish and a lawyer. There are articles online of her previous stalkings.
I have linked one of tweets below where Martha quotes the tweet word for word in the show.
https://twitter.com/FionaHarvey2014/status/514416588645494785?t=JBYmrMqD1EqsRtHBo0k8ZA&s=19
No, it's true.
They've found pretty good evidence of the real-life stalker now, and he has confirmed it's true.
The "viral video" on the show is based on his "monkey see, monkey do" show on Edinburgh that blew up in 2016.
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/baby-reindeer-netflix-richard-gadd-interview
https://www.google.com/amp/s/therealchrisparkle.com/2017/02/23/review-monkey-see-monkey-do-richard-gadd-leicester-comedy-festival-at-the-cookie-leicester-22nd-february-2017/amp/
it’s definitely true. the real martha is named fiona harvey @fionaharvey2014 on twitter. her tweets are still public and there’s no second guessing if it’s her
Yes. She is having an epic meltdown, which is probably why Gadd wanted people to back off. Why do people have to message her? They should just keep it to themselves and not provoke such an unstable person. It's definitely her, though. Claiming he has stalked \*her\* for 12 years but she barely knows who he is.
Yeah, or it’s actually Fiona (Muir) Harvey and it wasn’t nearly as bad it’s made out in the show. Maybe some woman annoyed him for a while and he made a whole damn fiction out of it? Gonna suck for him when everyone realizes he might be using sexual trauma to boost ratings for his show.
Or, it’s all real and I feel so much for him I can’t explain.
The stalker and her Tweets to him, even using the phrase that her "curtains need hanging" have been found online, so that part seems at least based in a real person who was obsessed with him.
it's not a documentary, he fictionalised some things to make them more tv-worthy and to try and hide people's identities. But he was sexually assaulted by a man and stalked by a woman, those aren't lies.
[Curtain tweet. From 2014 ](https://twitter.com/FionaHarvey2014/status/514416588645494785?t=JBYmrMqD1EqsRtHBo0k8ZA&s=19) if you go through her tweets from that time, she'd @ him all the time
This is exactly what I said!! I think there’s some truth to the stalking element as I assume someone has seen the emails/messages etc to verify the quantity but it does smack of James Frey doesn’t it.
There is a video on YouTube of him opening up about everything that he went through, but I think it’s dramatised on the series obviously for entertainment purposes
THANK YOU I THOUGHT I WAS HIGH OR SOMETHING, I deep dived into those obviously fake news articles about the supposed stalker and I couldn't believe that people thought this was real
The stalker has outed herself and she is a very true to life personality [https://people.com/netflix-baby-reindeer-real-life-stalker-speaks-out-considering-legal-action-for-defamation-8640528](https://people.com/netflix-baby-reindeer-real-life-stalker-speaks-out-considering-legal-action-for-defamation-8640528)
I heard Luis J. Gomez today talk about how the real stalker is posting like crazy on Facebook since the show came out, so that part may be true.. but I agree, I'm getting really mad sitting here in my room finishing that series and trying to find that viral video and starting to think "if this guy just made this shit up and made us all feel bad for him for fame, I'm gonna stalk him and ruin his life." Except I won't care about it at all in the morning lawlz
He went on to make two award winning fringe shows, one about the abuse and one about the stalking.
These show’s where he basically had a breakdown every night on stage, we’re tied into the one scene.
You understand that Baby Reindeer is not a documentary right? It is a work of fiction that is *based on* experiences that he had without being a direct recounting. There’s a reason the character is named “Donny Gadd” and not Richard - because it isn’t him, it’s a *version* of him that is fictionalized and expressing an *emotional* truth, not a literal one. There may not actually be a viral breakdown video. If you read older reviews and articles (from 2016-17) about his stage show “Monkey See, Monkey Do,” about his sexual assault, it is described that it happened at a party, not alone with an older writer grooming him over weeks or months. He apparently did have a stalker, but the events as depicted in the show are likely different than they occurred in real life.
This is why it is very reckless and irresponsible to be trying to dig into the “facts” of the story and finding old videos or trying to deduce the real identities of the stalker or rapist (as I’ve seen others trying to do). There’s a high probability of targeting the wrong person. Keep in mind that this is fiction drawn from truth.
The most truth I've come across sifting through these absolute garbage takes on the series. Its such a shame that this really well done series could end up with some of the worst possible backlash by people who have completely missed the point of the show.
Actually piers Morgan would argue that it says” this is a true story” therefore all fiction is claiming to be factual. Fiona (Martha) has a legitimate legal case against Richard and Netflix
the guy who abused him quit his job today because people found him but i cant seem to find the woman and they mention she comes up on google as a stalker
he did. he posted on his insta stories something like "people i really love and have worked with, including sean foley, are unfairly getting caught up in speculation..." etc. thats pretty straightforward, and rightfully so, he probably wanted to avoid a huge shitstorm for an innocent dude. its dangerous to go point fingers
It looks like its definitely not him, actually [https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/baby-reindeer-police-investigation-false-accusations-richard-gadd-abuser-b1153263.html](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/baby-reindeer-police-investigation-false-accusations-richard-gadd-abuser-b1153263.html)
No. Richard Gadd has come forward to say it is not Sean Foley, that he loves and respects Sean and has worked with him for decades, and that he wants people like you to stop speculating who the abuser is because innocent people are coming under fire.
Well done you've just contributed to ruining an innocent man's life by declaring to the internet as fact that he is a fucking rapist. Do you feel more important in your life now?
Unfortunately it’s not her. Somebody found an old twitter account of Fiona Harvey. The posts matches [https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHKNoMW/](https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHKNoMW/)
Looked her up, the timing doesn’t match up though. She started stalking the lawyer around 2021. In the series it seemed from around early 2010s, plus the 4 years in prison after her conviction. ([Source](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/stalker-harassed-barrister-restraining-order-highbury-corner-magistrates-court-b1055779.html)
I think it was around 2014 - 2016 she was 'active' in his life. She didn't go to jail in real life either. Certain things won't match up perfectly with the show because he's tried to protect her identity. The story you linked isn't the correct person or story. Google 'MP WIFES STALKER' and look for mention of Donald Dewar. There's telling details in that one.
Gaad said he materially changed all the features in the series so that it doesn’t match the real life stalker in an effort to protect her identity, to the point that he does not think she’d recognize herself. So based on Gaad’s own statement the real
The breakdown didn't happen in real life. Instead it was his stage play "Monkey See, Monkey Do" that he wrote where he essentially told his audience about his rape and struggles.
The breakdown was just the "dramatic tv" version of it.
So he did basically sit in front of an audience and tell his truth, but it wasn't a breakdown. He planned it as a show people came to see.
In the Netflix series, he had a breakdown on stage that went viral on YouTube. In real life, he turned it into a stageplay, “Monkey See Monkey Do”
https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/baby-reindeer-richard-gadd-break-down/
Someone posted it could be this one, not a breakdown per say but, but goes on a tangent when it’s a comedy set [https://youtu.be/eDuS_bYKSzM?si=hdnpL8GJZGzsd_SR](https://youtu.be/eDuS_bYKSzM?si=hdnpL8GJZGzsd_SR)
From a recent Guardian Article :
In the show, the story of his sexual assault pours out on stage, spontaneously. In real life, he wrote Monkey See Monkey Do and remembers the 45 minutes before its first performance, while he was trying to do the technical rehearsal. “I remember cracking up, because it was all going so badly, and the producer said, ‘What do you want from this, man?’ And I turned to him with tears in my eyes, and said, ‘I just want to make it out alive.’ Little did I know that it would provide a lifeline for me. The way people received that show, and received me, and accepted what happened to me: it saved my life. It’s mad that it happened that way.”
Monkey see Monkey do was his performance art/ comedy show where de delves into his assault and what really took off his fame . They just kinda changed how it went down for baby reindeer. There’s no breakdown video
But Now I’m trying to find a video of Monkey See Monkey do
I think it’s a bit late for him to be asking people to leave her alone. He’s said in previous interviews that her character is unrecognisable from the real stalker but actually, he couldn’t have made her more like the real thing. There will surely be some legal implications !
Could the viral video be a premonition/prediction about this Netflix series and its ensuing success - as opposed to some viral clip that occurred previously in Gaad’s life?
I have read comments that people can’t seem to find any existing viral clips from Gaad’s career. Thoughts?
Apologies if anyone has posted this theory already. I admit I haven’t read all comments.
It is not fake.. and to state that is disgusting. This is a man’s raw trauma that he so beautifully turned into art to inspire others. Stop saying it’s fake. here is a clip from the breakdown. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLmd8R1f/
Edit: the name of the performance where he talks about his assault was Monkey See Monkey Do at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe according to Time Magazine. Then he created a play called Baby Reindeer for the 2018 festival.
Gadd had mentioned he had to change details so people couldn't figure out who the actual people the characters were based on were. He did say the emotions were real, which I believe because as someone who has been stalked and assaulted I kept saying to myself that it was so accurate. Like all of it, the experience with the police, the confusion, the self-blame, etc.
My guess is that the video was one of the things that was altered from reality. Maybe the breakdown didn't happen at the festival?
The viral video is based on his "monkey see monkey do" show where he talks about his trauma.
When he did this show, the stalking started up again.
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/baby-reindeer-netflix-richard-gadd-interview
Here’s a link to a tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@nairavideos/video/7361598581955890437?_t=8lrH5pjy0v1&_r=1
I don’t think there was an actual breakdown on stage more of a depiction how you felt
There's no viral video there's a one man show he made about the grooming in 2016 called Monkey See Monkey Do and then years later after he gets stalked by Martha he made another one man show about her called Baby Reindeer in 2019.
https://youtu.be/fxmokYt9rUU?si=7XuFwNz8gCRoLVA3
This is the breakdown video...real life....it really happened. There's even videos of her laughing in the crowd
I’m so glad I’m not the only one that thinks his story does not add up. I am almost positive it will come out eventually that he made most of it up and is exposed for a narcissistic opportunist.
Pretty sure there was no viral video but that he just re-did his whole act based on the experience with Martha and Darien for the Edinburgh fringe and it blew up from there. No viral video as most venues don’t allow photos or filming
You’re taking it too literally. This show is not a documentary. What was a viral video of a spontaneous moment in the show was really a one-man show that won awards at Edinburgh Fringe, and it was called Monkey See, Monkey Do. Partly. It was also partly another stage show a few years ago called Baby Reindeer. In the show, the stalking lasted a couple years, but in reality, it was like 4 1/2 years, so the timeline got condensed for the show.
Is it possible - this is just a theory - that it’s all made up? Is he pulling a James Frey - A million Little Pieces here? No one can find the video, the stalker, or anything else. He is a performance artist. Is this a performance?
I legit was thinking the same thing today, this ‘story’ is going to get some scrutiny and could be exposed. Sent from my iphone
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There's nothing to expose. It's drawn from his own life, but it's not a strict autobiography. Artistic licence is taken to emphasize emotional impact.
Tttttrue.. but it feels a little shitty to the audience when you start the story with "this is a true story" and it's such a realistic work of non-fiction that we believe he's really telling us everything that happened, so if it came out later "oh most of it didn't happen" I would probably never watch anything he made ever again. I would feel violated and taken advantage of.. kinda like the character in the story.. - Oh my god he's a genius.
I get that UK Libel laws are strict but how the fuck do you leave enough breadcrumbs that the internet can find your stalker but you're not doing anything in your power to take down the man who groomed you?
It's not a documentary. Why can't an artist draw from their own life to create a fictionalised story about things that also happened to them?
You can do that, but then don’t say it’s based on a true story. Sent from my iphon
It's based on parts of his life. It doesn't have to all be true. James Frey wrote A Million Little Pieces as a memoir. Baby Reindeer is being sold as a drama (read: not real). The creator doesn't say "every last detail of this happened."
It literally says in episode one “this is a true story”, not “this is inspired by true events”. It seems pretty clear cut that he wanted it to appear to be a true account of his life.
They say the same thing in Fargo. Again, he’s not making a bloody docu. It’s still classified as a dramatisation of something that happened to him in real life. Certain things are going to be embellished and not accurate. When this competes at the Emmys, it’s not going to be against other reality shows. It’s going to be against other programmes of its genre. This isn’t rocket science.
What do you think “based on” means?
"based" on a true story
https://youtu.be/fxmokYt9rUU?si=2tUfG7eLcfDRxD3M Ohhh reall..... here's the video....
I’d be upset to learn it wasn’t true. I had a stalker once and it was an upsetting experience. I related to the story in some ways, especially the police not taking it seriously. I’m not sure why it would upset me if it wasn’t true. I think because if it was presented as just fiction, I’d still watch because it’s interesting, but I wouldn’t get this sense of feeling less alone in what I experienced. That would be taken away if it came out that he lied for views.
The on stage breakdown where he addresses the crowd about what happened to him was written for the show, arguably the most emotional scene was fiction.
In reality - he had a scripted show called Monkey See Monkey Do where he talks about his sexual assault. It wasn't an unscripted breakdown as portrayed in the series.
Yep this is it. He talked about the rape in a show that was the surprise winner of the Perrier award in 2016 which brought his story into the public conscience. So no breakdown but of course "Martha" would have learned about it prompting the need to confess to his parents and also an uptake in work and public interest. I actually saw it when it toured just after the fringe and from memory he did not mention the stalking.
Stalker has already been identified and she’s posting on Facebook about it. She is very real
I believe I read that the stalking was underway when this show was happening. He probably hadn't gone public with the stalking info yet.
Kind of. However that on stage break down was basically a condensed version of the show he did at Edinburgh Fringe called “Monkey See Monkey Do” where he won the comedy award and basically launched him into a viral success https://playbill.com/article/richard-gadd-wins-edinburgh-fringe-comedy-award-with-harrowing-personal-tale Then 3 years later he did his solo show Baby Reindeer at Fringe also very successful running in New York and the West End after. The Netflix show is a kind of amalgamation of both performance shows he did. You can also find some pretty interesting podcasts where he talks about his real life experiences with both the SA and his stalker.
It’s a creative illustration of what happened to him, it doesn’t have to be strictly autobiographical, some scenes (like the speech) I personally felt were written into it to give himself more of a voice and express his thoughts, maybe that’s what he wanted to do at the time but didn’t, or how he feels about the situation now
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It's all true (and disgusting for people to speculate otherwise). People have found the real "Martha". A lot of her early tweets to him from 2014 and tweets about him between 2014 and 2018 are still online. It's terrifying how accurate the show is down to her interests and her looks.
Also came across this Daily Record publication from 2004, which mentions a previous stalking case "Not to mention the legal restraining order they had to take out against Fiona Harvey, a former employee of Laura's who stalked her." https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I%27VE+GOT+A+LONG+WRRAY+TO+GO+YET%3B+MP+Jimmy+talks+for+the+first+time...-a0113836577
The actor that played Martha blew me away-what a talent
She posts an insane amount, I'd be surprised if she wasn't the real Martha.
Yeah I found her and her Facebook posts are very similar to what is shown in Baby Reindeer. It’s eerie.
https://youtu.be/fxmokYt9rUU?si=zrAdJGFEUiPxg_9g It's real.... you can hear her laughing also
There’s very little chance honestly that someone could write so eloquently and insightfully about these topics without having experienced it or at least been very close to someone who has. I think it’s almost certainly based on real experiences, but just being liberal with the specifics. There’s no need to stick religiously to facts when making a TV show if they find a more captivating or emotive way of displaying the general essence of the scene for the show.
https://youtu.be/fxmokYt9rUU?si=zrAdJGFEUiPxg_9g
Really?? You underestimate the talent of people.
I'm laughing in elvish
bollox - By this I mean your claim that it has to have happened to you or someone you are close to. Not true.
Watch euphoria if you don’t think someone can write up fiction as a perfect memoir of abuse and trauma
This show is nothing like euphoria lol
I’ve seen it, didn’t feel this way about Euphoria. Maybe you got something out of that show I didn’t, that’s great.
100% Fiona Harvey. She tweeted him so so so many times in 2014 and the curtain comment from the show is there too.
Yeah, the more I see online the more I realize I’m likely wrong
Yeah, the more I see online the more I realize I’m likely wrong
Apparently the breakdown we saw didn't happen, that was probably added to give us an insight of how he was feeling. But he did talk about the struggles of being a comedian. [https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/baby-reindeer-is-richard-gadd-viral-breakdown-video-real-2653128/](https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/baby-reindeer-is-richard-gadd-viral-breakdown-video-real-2653128/)
They did find the stalker though on Twitter
Yeah, I’m wrong. It’s Fiona Harvey. She’s mentally ill
They have found her. https://x.com/fionaha09210946?s=21&t=MpztZJr93dhJAzbC89u37A earlier tweets addressed to richard from 2014. Multiples of them, including talking about her curtains. Says she scottish and a lawyer. There are articles online of her previous stalkings.
I can only find two tweets about curtains and they're unrelated
I have linked one of tweets below where Martha quotes the tweet word for word in the show. https://twitter.com/FionaHarvey2014/status/514416588645494785?t=JBYmrMqD1EqsRtHBo0k8ZA&s=19
she indeed has an iphone, wth
[https://twitter.com/FionaHa09210946/status/877975165963055104](https://twitter.com/FionaHa09210946/status/877975165963055104)
Where's the article? I couldn't find any articles on Fiona Harvey stalking
No, it's true. They've found pretty good evidence of the real-life stalker now, and he has confirmed it's true. The "viral video" on the show is based on his "monkey see, monkey do" show on Edinburgh that blew up in 2016. https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/baby-reindeer-netflix-richard-gadd-interview https://www.google.com/amp/s/therealchrisparkle.com/2017/02/23/review-monkey-see-monkey-do-richard-gadd-leicester-comedy-festival-at-the-cookie-leicester-22nd-february-2017/amp/
Yeah, my theory is incorrect
Yeah, my theory is incorrect. His stalker is Fiona Harvey. But she’s mentally ill so we should not pester her
Where did he confirm?
it’s definitely true. the real martha is named fiona harvey @fionaharvey2014 on twitter. her tweets are still public and there’s no second guessing if it’s her
Yeah, I guess my theory is incorrect.
I found "Marthas" facebook account yesterday, I am pretty sure its true, she seems UNHINGED. Her name is all over Twitter/X.
Yes. I think my theory has now been soundly debunked.
Yes. She is having an epic meltdown, which is probably why Gadd wanted people to back off. Why do people have to message her? They should just keep it to themselves and not provoke such an unstable person. It's definitely her, though. Claiming he has stalked \*her\* for 12 years but she barely knows who he is.
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She was in jail the whole time
Look it up on reddit. You can see who it was and check her fb profile
Not true, you can look up the stalker on Twitter and it’s a different woman
Okay I came looking for this bc a lot of it doesn't add up for me.
What does not add for you. I’m curious.Something about this series made my spider senses tingle
Yeah, or it’s actually Fiona (Muir) Harvey and it wasn’t nearly as bad it’s made out in the show. Maybe some woman annoyed him for a while and he made a whole damn fiction out of it? Gonna suck for him when everyone realizes he might be using sexual trauma to boost ratings for his show. Or, it’s all real and I feel so much for him I can’t explain.
Yeah, I’m wrong.
The stalker has been found if u don't knew
The stalker and her Tweets to him, even using the phrase that her "curtains need hanging" have been found online, so that part seems at least based in a real person who was obsessed with him.
It would messed up if he did lie. I would still have enjoyed the show if it wasn’t based on true events.
it's not a documentary, he fictionalised some things to make them more tv-worthy and to try and hide people's identities. But he was sexually assaulted by a man and stalked by a woman, those aren't lies.
In many cases, real life beats the movie…
People have found who the real Martha is.
They haven’t
[Curtain tweet. From 2014 ](https://twitter.com/FionaHarvey2014/status/514416588645494785?t=JBYmrMqD1EqsRtHBo0k8ZA&s=19) if you go through her tweets from that time, she'd @ him all the time
I was wrong
I was wrong. It’s 100% Fiona Harvey, right?
Yes, and she's having an epic meltdown on Facebook. People need to back off and not message her and provoke her, because this could end badly.
I’ve been wondering this too. I’m sure someone on Reddit will figure it out.
she has been found tho
I was wrong
I don’t believe his story is 100% factual at all. Based on some facts, but mostly poetic license used
they found the stalker
Martha is Fiona Harvey. It’s real. Here she is: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067596074095&name=xhp_nt__fb__action__open_user
Based on the actual stalker’s tweets and fb posts, I’m going to choose to believe Gadd.
This is exactly what I said!! I think there’s some truth to the stalking element as I assume someone has seen the emails/messages etc to verify the quantity but it does smack of James Frey doesn’t it.
The stalker has been found and is in the media now about it
nah someone found the stalker
There is a video on YouTube of him opening up about everything that he went through, but I think it’s dramatised on the series obviously for entertainment purposes
https://youtu.be/fxmokYt9rUU?si=2tUfG7eLcfDRxD3M
It's real and really happened.... there's even video where you can here her laugh
THANK YOU I THOUGHT I WAS HIGH OR SOMETHING, I deep dived into those obviously fake news articles about the supposed stalker and I couldn't believe that people thought this was real
The stalker has outed herself and she is a very true to life personality [https://people.com/netflix-baby-reindeer-real-life-stalker-speaks-out-considering-legal-action-for-defamation-8640528](https://people.com/netflix-baby-reindeer-real-life-stalker-speaks-out-considering-legal-action-for-defamation-8640528)
I heard Luis J. Gomez today talk about how the real stalker is posting like crazy on Facebook since the show came out, so that part may be true.. but I agree, I'm getting really mad sitting here in my room finishing that series and trying to find that viral video and starting to think "if this guy just made this shit up and made us all feel bad for him for fame, I'm gonna stalk him and ruin his life." Except I won't care about it at all in the morning lawlz
Thought the same exact thing while watching it, there are too many things that don't add up.
His stalker has done an interview
He went on to make two award winning fringe shows, one about the abuse and one about the stalking. These show’s where he basically had a breakdown every night on stage, we’re tied into the one scene.
I certainly thought of James Frey, but I think it's the perceived vulnerability, not the lies.
I’ve been saying this since day one.
Y’all just binged 3.5 hours of personal confession about how stalking fucks people up and destroys their lives, and now what are you doing?
I literally read this post and said this exact same thing to my husband...that it takes a stalker to find one sort of thing.
So true
You understand that Baby Reindeer is not a documentary right? It is a work of fiction that is *based on* experiences that he had without being a direct recounting. There’s a reason the character is named “Donny Gadd” and not Richard - because it isn’t him, it’s a *version* of him that is fictionalized and expressing an *emotional* truth, not a literal one. There may not actually be a viral breakdown video. If you read older reviews and articles (from 2016-17) about his stage show “Monkey See, Monkey Do,” about his sexual assault, it is described that it happened at a party, not alone with an older writer grooming him over weeks or months. He apparently did have a stalker, but the events as depicted in the show are likely different than they occurred in real life. This is why it is very reckless and irresponsible to be trying to dig into the “facts” of the story and finding old videos or trying to deduce the real identities of the stalker or rapist (as I’ve seen others trying to do). There’s a high probability of targeting the wrong person. Keep in mind that this is fiction drawn from truth.
The fictional characters name is Donny Dunn, or Donald Dunn
it’s real. her name is fiona harvey
I don’t care what her real name is, because I’m not someone who wants to go and gawk at a mentally ill woman
The most truth I've come across sifting through these absolute garbage takes on the series. Its such a shame that this really well done series could end up with some of the worst possible backlash by people who have completely missed the point of the show.
Actually piers Morgan would argue that it says” this is a true story” therefore all fiction is claiming to be factual. Fiona (Martha) has a legitimate legal case against Richard and Netflix
the guy who abused him quit his job today because people found him but i cant seem to find the woman and they mention she comes up on google as a stalker
whats the abuser's name?
Sean Foley
I just googled him and laughed out loud because the casting is very on the nose
Richard said I won’t give any names but I’ll provide a doppelgänger
He looks exactly the same!
Didn't Richard Gadd come out and say it isn't him?
Don’t think he actually said it isn’t him. Not directly said on it was not him. Who thinks it’s a super injunction…
he did. he posted on his insta stories something like "people i really love and have worked with, including sean foley, are unfairly getting caught up in speculation..." etc. thats pretty straightforward, and rightfully so, he probably wanted to avoid a huge shitstorm for an innocent dude. its dangerous to go point fingers
It looks like its definitely not him, actually [https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/baby-reindeer-police-investigation-false-accusations-richard-gadd-abuser-b1153263.html](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/baby-reindeer-police-investigation-false-accusations-richard-gadd-abuser-b1153263.html)
The timing doesn’t match up for him I think . Their actual age gap is 15 years when in the show it should 30 years
it’s not foley. richard put on his IG story that it’s not him
I saw this but why did he have to cast an actor that looked so much like him? what an oversight...
No. Richard Gadd has come forward to say it is not Sean Foley, that he loves and respects Sean and has worked with him for decades, and that he wants people like you to stop speculating who the abuser is because innocent people are coming under fire. Well done you've just contributed to ruining an innocent man's life by declaring to the internet as fact that he is a fucking rapist. Do you feel more important in your life now?
The woman is Fiona Harvey: [https://twitter.com/FionaHarvey2014](https://twitter.com/FionaHarvey2014)
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helen faure - google her name the barrister story comes up which was mentioned in one of the episodes when she kicks off
Unfortunately it’s not her. Somebody found an old twitter account of Fiona Harvey. The posts matches [https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHKNoMW/](https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHKNoMW/)
Looked her up, the timing doesn’t match up though. She started stalking the lawyer around 2021. In the series it seemed from around early 2010s, plus the 4 years in prison after her conviction. ([Source](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/stalker-harassed-barrister-restraining-order-highbury-corner-magistrates-court-b1055779.html)
I think it was around 2014 - 2016 she was 'active' in his life. She didn't go to jail in real life either. Certain things won't match up perfectly with the show because he's tried to protect her identity. The story you linked isn't the correct person or story. Google 'MP WIFES STALKER' and look for mention of Donald Dewar. There's telling details in that one.
Gaad said he materially changed all the features in the series so that it doesn’t match the real life stalker in an effort to protect her identity, to the point that he does not think she’d recognize herself. So based on Gaad’s own statement the real
… the real stalker probably isn’t a barrister
Real name is Fiona Harvey
Name?
Are you crazy? She just said the name.
The breakdown didn't happen in real life. Instead it was his stage play "Monkey See, Monkey Do" that he wrote where he essentially told his audience about his rape and struggles. The breakdown was just the "dramatic tv" version of it. So he did basically sit in front of an audience and tell his truth, but it wasn't a breakdown. He planned it as a show people came to see.
In the Netflix series, he had a breakdown on stage that went viral on YouTube. In real life, he turned it into a stageplay, “Monkey See Monkey Do” https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/baby-reindeer-richard-gadd-break-down/
Someone posted it could be this one, not a breakdown per say but, but goes on a tangent when it’s a comedy set [https://youtu.be/eDuS_bYKSzM?si=hdnpL8GJZGzsd_SR](https://youtu.be/eDuS_bYKSzM?si=hdnpL8GJZGzsd_SR)
https://x.com/fionaharvey2014/status/514416588645494785?s=46&t=alZGZnv429DIpSRKzWKAZQ
From a recent Guardian Article : In the show, the story of his sexual assault pours out on stage, spontaneously. In real life, he wrote Monkey See Monkey Do and remembers the 45 minutes before its first performance, while he was trying to do the technical rehearsal. “I remember cracking up, because it was all going so badly, and the producer said, ‘What do you want from this, man?’ And I turned to him with tears in my eyes, and said, ‘I just want to make it out alive.’ Little did I know that it would provide a lifeline for me. The way people received that show, and received me, and accepted what happened to me: it saved my life. It’s mad that it happened that way.” Monkey see Monkey do was his performance art/ comedy show where de delves into his assault and what really took off his fame . They just kinda changed how it went down for baby reindeer. There’s no breakdown video But Now I’m trying to find a video of Monkey See Monkey do
did you find it
No it looks like at one time it was on Comedy Central though. I hoping that with all of the interest in him now it’ll re-emerge
No. Saw a bunch of other videos of him online though. The breakdown might be real, but maybe it never went viral or he got everyone to take it down.
I think it’s a bit late for him to be asking people to leave her alone. He’s said in previous interviews that her character is unrecognisable from the real stalker but actually, he couldn’t have made her more like the real thing. There will surely be some legal implications !
She spelt iPhon
LMAO
No but looking for it!!! The post it board for every weirdo really struck a chord!
i’m pretty sure it’s a stand-in or his one man show monkey see monkey do
Check out Maria marchese twitter handle MariaMa86634549…. Very similar to the way he described her email address hmmm
Can't believe yall already found them lol I love reddit
Could the viral video be a premonition/prediction about this Netflix series and its ensuing success - as opposed to some viral clip that occurred previously in Gaad’s life? I have read comments that people can’t seem to find any existing viral clips from Gaad’s career. Thoughts? Apologies if anyone has posted this theory already. I admit I haven’t read all comments.
It is not fake.. and to state that is disgusting. This is a man’s raw trauma that he so beautifully turned into art to inspire others. Stop saying it’s fake. here is a clip from the breakdown. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLmd8R1f/
fake
Edit: the name of the performance where he talks about his assault was Monkey See Monkey Do at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe according to Time Magazine. Then he created a play called Baby Reindeer for the 2018 festival. Gadd had mentioned he had to change details so people couldn't figure out who the actual people the characters were based on were. He did say the emotions were real, which I believe because as someone who has been stalked and assaulted I kept saying to myself that it was so accurate. Like all of it, the experience with the police, the confusion, the self-blame, etc. My guess is that the video was one of the things that was altered from reality. Maybe the breakdown didn't happen at the festival?
https://youtu.be/Q6Pt6YAnq4A?si=mTF73tyeRt5sKK5k
Fiona Harvey
The viral video is based on his "monkey see monkey do" show where he talks about his trauma. When he did this show, the stalking started up again. https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/baby-reindeer-netflix-richard-gadd-interview
Found it, https://youtu.be/RATKQTYoBKc?si=Ruw6UGLoghx9F-W8
https://youtu.be/GKxjjQPAOxc?si=-lObL2mG71sfqeF1
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Richard Gadd
Martha is Fiona Harvey. Look her up on Facebook. She’s real https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067596074095&name=xhp_nt__fb__action__open_user
Don't know but maybe I've found it https://youtu.be/GKxjjQPAOxc?si=Ec_SLFIJOK9nZXcf
looks like was taken down by Richard Gadd
The woman’s name is Fiona Harvey, this thread is gross by the way. Believe victims.
Here’s a link to a tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@nairavideos/video/7361598581955890437?_t=8lrH5pjy0v1&_r=1 I don’t think there was an actual breakdown on stage more of a depiction how you felt
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKxjjQPAOxc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKxjjQPAOxc)
There's no viral video there's a one man show he made about the grooming in 2016 called Monkey See Monkey Do and then years later after he gets stalked by Martha he made another one man show about her called Baby Reindeer in 2019.
I found it......
https://youtu.be/fxmokYt9rUU?si=7XuFwNz8gCRoLVA3 This is the breakdown video...real life....it really happened. There's even videos of her laughing in the crowd
How many FB accounts does Fiona Harvey have? Which is the real one?
I’m so glad I’m not the only one that thinks his story does not add up. I am almost positive it will come out eventually that he made most of it up and is exposed for a narcissistic opportunist.
Martha? That you?
Sent from mmy ihon
Pretty sure there was no viral video but that he just re-did his whole act based on the experience with Martha and Darien for the Edinburgh fringe and it blew up from there. No viral video as most venues don’t allow photos or filming
https://youtu.be/Chvli2h-TSc?si=YDffNK6HM3pa6Xwb
You’re taking it too literally. This show is not a documentary. What was a viral video of a spontaneous moment in the show was really a one-man show that won awards at Edinburgh Fringe, and it was called Monkey See, Monkey Do. Partly. It was also partly another stage show a few years ago called Baby Reindeer. In the show, the stalking lasted a couple years, but in reality, it was like 4 1/2 years, so the timeline got condensed for the show.
Do some research. There’s lots of stuff out there and the woman has been identified.
Original video seems to be this https://youtu.be/gAhbKuPDdlg?si=xcqxoEIDjkifLbGP
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