Richard Gadd Doesn’t Keep His Awards: ‘I Tend to Give Most of Them Out to People’

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Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Richard Gadd may be earning quite a few awards for his breakout Netflix series “Baby Reindeer,” but he’s not holding onto many. “I tend to give most of them out to people, if you can believe that,” he told me Saturday at the Independent Spirit Awards, where he took home the prize for best lead in a new scripted series. “I never want to reveal where they are in case people break into the house because some of them are obviously very valuable now, but [mom has] got a few, I’ll put it that way,” he said. “I think I’ve got about two awards in my house.

I think I’ve got one of the three Emmys and I think I’ve got an Olivier.” When gifting the awards, he tells the lucky recipients, “Thanks for everything you’ve done for me.

I’m here and I’m alive because of you. Here’s an award to say thanks.” He continued, “I’ve had some tough times in my life. A lot of good people have got me through them and I wouldn’t be accepting these awards if it weren’t for them.” Gadd also revealed that John Cena once sent him a video telling me how much he loved “Baby Reindeer.” “I grew up watching wrestling…so that kind of blew my mind,” Gadd said.

Elton John called him to say he’s a fan. “I missed him and I phoned him back because he left me a voicemail,” Gadd said. “I phoned him and missed him and then I think he called me back again.