Richard Gadd was allegedly questioned by producers for dating actress who auditioned for ‘Baby Reindeer’

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Baby Reindeer‘s Richard Gadd was allegedly investigated by the show’s producer Clerkenwell Films after dating an actress who went on to audition for the role of Teri.Deadline reports that following the investigation, he was cleared of any wrongdoing after briefly dating the actress Reece Lyons in 2021, who he had asked to audition for the show.

The audition itself took place after the conclusion of their brief relationship. However, Lyons was not interviewed as part of the investigation over phone or in person, but did correspond in writnig.Lyons spoke about her experience in a thread on X/Twitter and although she did not name Gadd or explicitly reference Baby Reindeer but Deadline confirmed that Gadd was the person concerned.

Gadd declined to comment, while Lyons did not add any further details.Lyons described meeting the writer in October 2021 in the bar of London’s Bush Theatre after she had performed the one-woman show Overflow. “He was with a friend; they both approached me after my performance to congratulate me, and that’s when he offered to buy me a drink,” she wrote.

She also mentioned that he followed her on Instagram a month prior.“We split off from his friend, and he began to tell me about his upcoming Netflix show that he had written,” she continued. “The role in question was that of his ex-girlfriend, a trans woman. ‘I didn’t treat her the best,’ he said.