Writer-actor Richard Gadd made a heartfelt speech at the Emmys on Sunday night addressing the plights and difficult subject matter of the semi-autobiographical limited Netflix series Baby Reindeer.
Honoring his win for Outstanding Writing For A Limited or Anthology Series, in his speech, Gadd reflected: “This is the stuff of dreams.
10 years ago, I was down and outright. I never, ever thought I’d get my life together. I never ever thought I’d be able to rectify myself with what happened to me and get myself back on my feet again.
Then here I am, just over a decade later, picking up one of the biggest writing awards in television.” Baby Reindeer centers around comedian Donny Dunn’s (Gadd) parasocial and twisted relationship with a female stalker named Martha (Jessica Gunning), and the impact that it has on him as he unravels the deep traumas of his past.
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