‘Baby Reindeer’ creator Richard Gadd urges people to stop trying to work out identity of stalker
nme.comBaby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has urged people to stop trying to work out the real-life identity of his stalker portrayed in his new Netflix series.Gadd plays the lead role of Donny in the show, which portrays his experience of being stalked by a woman.The show has gone viral since airing and has topped Netflix’s viewing chart since its release.
On social media, however, the show has sparked a wealth of internet sleuths who are claiming to have worked out the identity of the stalker.Gadd had previously made it clear that he’s changed names and specific details of the story to protect the identities of those involved and claimed ‘Martha’, as his stalker is named in the show, “would not even recognise herself” if watching.Taking to X, formerly Twitter, many users have speculated on the woman’s identity to the point where Gadd has now intervened.The overwhelming message of Baby Reindeer is about the danger of stalking and the damage it can do yet all I’m seeing online are TikTok detectives trying to get the actual stalker to accept their follow request on Instagram— Ronan (@RonanCantSee) April 22, 2024people online finding the real stalker in baby reindeer and tweeting them / quote tweeting them have really missed the whole fucking point of that show— emily pilbeam (@empilbeam) April 22, 2024I don’t think we should be collectively stalking the baby reindeer stalker pic.twitter.com/2hi3amugtw— edie!
edi! edié! (@ediemullen) April 22, 2024The fact that everyone is now stalking the stalker from Baby Reindeer is straight out of a Black Mirror episode.— Duaine Carma Roberts (@CarmaChords) April 22, 2024 Gadd wrote on his Instagram Story about how “people I love, have worked with, and admire” were being targeted unfairly.
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