Baby Rena: Woman identified as a real-life stalker complains about series title and gives her opinion about actress: “I’m not ugly”

[Alerta de spoiler!] “Baby Rena” continues to win over Netflix audiences! Although Richard Gadd, creator and protagonist of the series, preserved the identity of his stalker, the woman identified as the real “Martha” gave an interview to the Daily Mail after the repercussions of the plot and criticized the comedian for exposing everything that happened. “I am the victim“, he stated.

Based on a true story, the production addresses the story of Donny Dunn, who was pursued by an older woman for several years. In addition to writing, Gadd also played the character himself. He named his stalker Martha, who was played by Jessica Gunning. The stalker’s identity was never revealed.

In the interview, the woman alleged that the comedian’s intention, in taking the story to TV, was to “intimidate an older woman on television for fame and fortune”, and that, after the repercussions, he received “death threats and abuse online.” “He’s using ‘Baby Reindeer’ to stalk me now. I am the victim. He wrote a damn show about me“, she said.

According to the vehicle, the woman who claims to be the real-life “Martha” is 58 years old and lives alone in a municipal apartment in central London, England. She survives on a food budget of 30 pounds per week, that is, R$194 at the current rate, and has some similarities with her character. In addition to being Scottish, having studied law and being 20 years older than Gadd, the woman also has a similar physical appearance to Gunning.

“She kind of looks like me after I swallowed four rocks during lockdown, but I’m not actually ugly“, he declared. And just as the first episode of “Baby Rena” shows, the woman also has a history of persecution, which can be found on the internet. She even shared some dialogues with Gadd that happened in real life – like when he complimented her, saying that she looked younger. At the time, the woman was 47 years old.

“He said, ‘What moisturizer do you use?’ I said: ‘Ulay Oil’, applied’“, she said, who also remembered the conversation about the curtains in her house. “He said, ‘Can I fix your curtains?’ That’s an understatement to say I want to sleep with you“, he stated. On the other hand, the woman named “Martha” contested some elements of the plot.

In the series, the stalker gives Donny the nickname Baby Reindeer because he reminds her of a stuffed reindeer she had as a child, with “big lips, huge eyes and the cutest butt”. “I never owned a toy reindeer and I wouldn’t have talked to Richard Gadd about a childhood toy either“, he revealed.

Finally, the woman sent a message directly to the comedian. “Richard Gadd has ‘main character syndrome’. He always thinks he is at the center of things. I’m not writing programs about him or promoting them in the media. I am? If he wanted me to be properly anonymous, he could have done that. Gadd should leave me alone“, she concluded, considering taking legal action against the creator of the work.

The woman was not the only one to deal with the consequences of the production. Internet users investigated and began to point to Sean Foley, a 59-year-old theater director, as Gadd’s rapist, who, in the series, was named Darrien O’Connor and was played by actor Tom Goodman-Hill. On X, formerly Twitter, Foley said police had launched an investigation into “all defamatory, abusive and threatening posts against me.”

Gadd, for her part, has already begged viewers to stop trying to uncover the truth about “Baby Reindeer.” “Please do not speculate about who any of the real-life people could be. That’s not the point of our series. Ultimately, the storm of controversy unleashed by ‘Baby Reindeer’ is integral to its continued success“, he declared on his Instagram. Find out more details by clicking here.