2024-05-06 13:58:10
The creator and protagonist of the successful production was also the victim in real life.
Baby Reindeer has become one of the favorite productions of users of Netflix in recent times, and here we reveal in detail the surprising true story behind the series.
The film stars, written and produced by Richard Gadd, a Scottish comedian who decided to tell through fiction a traumatic episode of his life.
In the film, an aspiring comedian is seen working as a waiter. It is at his workplace where he meets a lonely woman named Martha who, after a friendly interaction, finally breaks up. becoming his stalker.
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The narrative exposes the dramatic events experienced by Richard Gadd, who in the series calls himself Donny Dunn.
The real story occurred in 2015, when a woman 20 years older than him and whose identity the writer protects, began to harass him constantly.
It was in 2019 that the man wrote Baby Reindeer as a theatrical monologue that reveals the distressing and incredible experience of harassment he suffered.
This is evident in the figures provided. The Guardianwhere they claim the shocking amount of gifts Gadd’s stalker sent him.
“41,071 emails, 350 hours of voicemails, 744 tweets, 46 messages, four fake Facebook accounts, 106 pages of letters and a cup of tea,” says the American media.
Although the series is based on real events, some things suffered modifications to protect the real identity of the woman who is called Martha in the series. This, since the comedian in interviews maintained that, despite what he experienced, he feels empathy for her and that, instead of seeking revenge, he believes that he needs help to recover his mental health.