Topics: Baby Reindeer, Piers Morgan, Netflix, Reality TV
It has been confirmed that the 'real life Martha' of Baby Reindeer will take part in an interview with Piers Morgan tonight (9 May) on Piers Morgan Uncensored - and she will be paid for her involvement.
The shocking announcement is part of the fall out of the seven part Netflix smash-hit series, which followed Donny Dunn (portrayed by Richard Gadd playing a fictionalised version of himself), and his experience with stalking and abuse.
Donny finds himself being stalked by a woman named Martha (played by Jessica Gunning) after he offers her a free cup of tea in the pub he works at when she says she can't afford a drink.
Gadd has said this detail is true, and his kind act spiralled into shocking case of stalking that lasted for six years.
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As outlined in the series, Gadd's stalker sent him over 41,000 emails, over 350 hours of voice mails, 106 pages of letters and countless social media messages, as well as constantly turning up to his home and place of work.
Baby Reindeer aired on 11 April, with many viewers binge-watching the entire thing in one day.
The speculation started immediately, with many people racing to find the 'real life' versions of featured characters, including Martha and an abusive character named Darrien.
People publicly speculated that Sean Foley could be Darrien - leading to Gadd releasing a statement denying this and urging people to stop internet sleuthing.
He said: "Hi everyone, people I love, have worked with, and admire (including Sean Foley) are unfairly getting caught up in speculation.
“Please don’t speculate on who any of the real-life people could be. That’s not the point of our show. Lots of love, Richard xx.”
A series of women were also plastered across social media - put forward as possible Marthas - prompting a woman called Fiona Harvey to come forward in a bid to tell her story.
She told the Daily Record on 4 May: "I give you my permission to name me because people have to know what is going on.”
Harvey, who also said she is considering legal action, claimed: "I’ve not been to prison. None of this happened. It’s a load of rubbish.”
In Baby Reindeer, Martha is jailed for nine months and handed a five-year restraining order against Donny.
Harvey followed up with the Daily Record yesterday (8 May) to discuss her upcoming interview with Piers Morgan, saying she 'felt used'.
She said: "I have my own thoughts on it that I’d like to keep to myself but I wouldn’t say I was happy.
"It was very rapid to try to trip me up. He did it fast paced to catch me off guard. It seemed to me that I was set up. I feel a bit used.”
It has now transpired that alongside taking part in an interview with Morgan, Harvey was paid for her involvement.
It has been reported that she was paid 'only £250'.
As for why Harvey chose to talk to the controversial broadcaster, she said: "Piers contacted me last week about going on his show and, of course, I agreed. This Morning and everybody else has been chasing me.
“I’ve had people telling me they are publicists or agents but it’s difficult to know who to trust. I’ve had people using the most foul language on the phone telling me they could make me a lot of money.
"How all these people got my phone number I just don’t know but it’s been hell.
"Then Piers and his people got in touch and I said yes because he’s the best of them all and is seen by an awful lot of people.”
The interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored will air tonight (9 May) on his YouTube channel at 8.00pm GMT/3.00pm ET in the US.
Piers promoted the interview by tweeting: "WORLD EXCLUSIVE* The real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer breaks cover and gives me her first TV interview about the smash hit Netflix show.
"Fiona Harvey wants to have her say & ‘set the record straight.’ Is she a psycho stalker? Find out tomorrow on @PiersUncensored."
