'Baby Reindeer' Creator Richard Gadd Reveals True Story Behind Hit New Show | This Morning 

Who’s here right after watching Fiona on Piers Morgan? 😂

Richard is so incredibly brave for not only telling his story but physically acting this trauma out for the second time. I can’t even imagine how difficult that must be. We are all proud of you Richard ❤️

I watched it. Through my neighbours window. Sent from my calculator.

The scene where he breaks down on stage has to win some sort of award

I love the moment he and his father discover they share the same past.

This show deserves an award.

Binged it. Great show. Sent from my iPhone

This show needed to be made. Trauma is transformative. He’s very self aware.

I almost can’t believe how open and vulnerable this show was, pretty incredible

Never seen such realistic portrayal in media of what a victim has to go through and experience after being victimised. I haven't cried this much in a long time. We need more art that resonates with people

We rarely get such a nuanced portrayal of trauma and abuse, and especially about a man. Richard has helped many men and abuse victims in general by sharing his story. A brilliant series that had me gripped into binge watching it. Bravo!🎉

Cried my eyes out when he told his mum and dad he was gay/bi .. expected his dad to walk away but that hug was emotional

It genuinely breaks me that he says ‘I know other people have had it much worse than me’ What an extraordinarily strong man

Randomly chose to watch 5 minutes of this. Watched the entire series in one sitting. Blew me away. Best series I've seen. And lead female actor, Jessica Gunning - have never seen such talent. Stunned.

Episode 4 was the most difficult things I’ve watched I think ever.

The fact he wrote about and acted his trauma is truly incredible. The series was amazingly written and acted. I hope it wins so many awards, very well deserved.

As an American, it's lovely to watch hosts that are actually good interviewers.

I can say Baby Reindeer is one of the best dramas I've seen on Netflix for a long time- the writing, acting and editing is absolutely excellent- the way that it explores the mental health issues of both the stalker and of the victim of stalking is something unique and so compellingly acted. I couldn't help myself binge-watching it.

I love how honest he is in this show, even going back to his abuser as a form of self hate, I think a lot of victims can relate

Honestly, the intense attachment a person can have to their abuser is so real. This series opened my eyes to things I have never understood about myself, and my response to my own abuser. I couldn’t stop watching. I binged it in a day by myself, and I had no idea how much I needed it, this was so unexpectedly therapeutic. I hope Richard Gadd is doing alright these days. I’m so proud of him.

I never knew when watching Netflix that the guy playing ‘Baby Reindeer’ is the real life guy!! 😮

I hope Richard gets some Award's for Baby Reindeer, for his writing, his acting and his brutal honesty about the horrific things he endured. For him to act out himself was nothing short of class acting, he definitely deserves some recognition for this series.

This show bought up trauma from my past, I was very tearful watching. I had a stalker and it still affects my mental till this day clearly. I remember I went to the police and was dismissed, I felt helpless! It’s been 4 years and I’m still waiting for closure. I appreciate him sharing his story because I have always felt no one understands how much that situation caused me so much distress.

When I saw this I thought ‘how incredible is this actor?!’ And then I learned he WROTE IT based on his OWN EXPERIENCE I just couldn’t believe it

The most moving, multilayered and epic show ever! Its truly incredible

What was done to him by that man was pure EVIL.

Takes a strong man to relive his trauma in front of the world👊🏾❤️

I love this man. I couldn’t stop crying during the monologue about his dive into recklessness after the trauma because it hit home with my experiences a few years ago. I’ve never seen such an accurate portrayal of the situation and one’s response to it.

This was the most intense series I have ever watched. Many times, it was so hard to watch and yet I was magnetised and drawn in to the outstanding acting. Richard is incredibly brave and to react and go through all those emotions again and tell his side of trauma he endured. What a phenomenal and inspiring person.

This show was hauntingly good. I'm still processing it.

Episode 4, the scene where he realised that the abuser was trying to control his mind was the exact moment I too figured it out and it was terrifying I swear I never felt such thing in a long time. What a great show! Thank you for sharing your story to help thousands of people out there. You’re brave and I wish you now all the fame and success you truly deserved!

i’m a survivor and i’m half way through the series and i just realized a baby deer is a “fawn”.. like the trauma response 😭. when i first started watching the word was at the tip of my tongue. thank you for this. it wasn’t even the scenes that got me as much as your dialogue, trying to make sense of everything. like trying to grasp on to something, anything concrete to keep you from falling into the deep recesses of your mind. that’s when i had started reading this book on trauma responses and learned fight/flight/freeze/fawn types. the response is just as much a part of one’s story as the trauma itself

This series shook me to the core. I wasn’t expecting that

I only realised the actor was the real guy after I finished watching it. I watched it all on the edge of my seat. Absolutely amazing. This guy is a beautiful honest soul 💖

I just watched the interview with ‘Martha’ Fiona Harvey on Piers Morgan and he 100% nailed her character.

In Spain we are impressed with this story too! He is so strong and incredibly honest.. Reliving his trauma must have been brutally hard. Congratulaciones Richard, you deserves awards for this work.

his acting as well as the actress who plays Martha was ASTOUNDING!!!

It is a breathtaking piece of TV , this guy has really shared something so profound and dark that it has to be seen to be believed, his bravery and the amazing way he wrote this show is beyond talented and I applaud him and I wish him all the success in the world.

Episode 4 for me is one of the finest pieces of exposition I've ever seen in film. It was also so refreshing seeing a true telling of what a person goes through, discovering their sexuality, instead of a writers imagined experience. Since it is his story, the authenticity all came through that much stronger

Why the host ia telling it was funny Comedy drama? Was it really that funny? I found it was intense, disturbing and emotional.

Not a 'comedy drama', more of an autobiographical psychological thriller with comedic relief. And the clear villain is the Darrien character.. not a grey area at all. Loved this miniseries and it's cathartic potential for RG and other survivors.

I've just watched and cried my eyes out. In all truth pain and trauma often makes the authentic writer and artists.

When his dad said 'do you think I'm less of a man?' I broke down sobbing. Incredible writing, acting and such startling bravery. Bravo Richard.

The Netflix show was authentic and raw, Brilliant acting and writing.

the show is so incredibly raw and honest, it's rare to find a show that tackles such a difficult story in such a vulnerable way

He deserves every penny. Love the guy. A lot of people will identify with his story. I love him.

I have trauma that I have can't even speak about or even allude to with family and friends, not because I don't trust them, but because I find it so difficult to talk about. To be able to share this with the world and reenact it at the same time, it's incredibly brave.

All talk about Martha. Now can we focus on Darrion?

this was emotionally one of the most complex stories iver ever seen. im sure it will help a lot of people to understand the complex set of emotions that can come with abuse.

Richard Gadd's performance was one of the most grand performances I've ever seen in any film! Along with Jessica Gunning's beautiful performance! Powerful, emotional, brave, I can go on and on. I felt every word and left me sitting in a puddle of my tears. Excellent show. Acting perfection 👌

A note to Richard Gadd. Your story touched me deeply and portrayed exactly my experience after my abuse first from my older brother followed by my now ex husband of 24 years. My soul has been touched and I’m grateful to you for your hard work in telling your story. I am certainly not a stalker but I have a tiny bit of insight into those who are so damaged that they do unspeakable things. This show has been a true gift. Thank you.

Someone who's spirit appeared weak and broken could be soooo brave, vulnerable and open. He will touch many.

I was shocked, crying, amazed, confused, and all sorts of emotions 😳. This show needs an award, and plus, this man deserves so much recognition. I can't wait to watch more of his work where he jumps on other human emotions

The success isnt surprising for me- this show is simply outstanding and it deserves all the awards it can possibly get. It needs alot of strength and positive believe to turn such trauma into worldwide success! He truly can be so proud of that project. I hope i get to see the one man show this series is based on at some point.

They are both weird I don’t think she went to prison. I don’t think she tried to attack him. He has told a lot of lies about her, but they are both extremely strange

I binge watched it, then had to watch each episode again to fully digest, understand and give the show the respect it deserves.

This is the best Netflix series in a long time.

I am just learning that the actor IS the person that its based around and that is insane! This series was so well written but that just adds more depth to him. Mustve been so crazy to relive that again… Also wanna give credit to the actress playing martha, she was amazing in that role!

His going to win a golden globe for his writing and his performance

Richard Gadd is extremely brave and deserves all the praise. By making his case accessible to the world, I hope much more compassion and understanding will be able to be given to trauma victims. Trauma is extremely messy and he is very brave to show its effects in such a raw way. Thanks for your service, Richard.

Binged the whole series back to back- Simply Amazing.

Brilliant…. I laughed,shocked and cried. Best series i saw this year…

Jessica, who plays Martha is brilliant! Never believed a character so much before. She needs an award. Well done Richard for sharing your story ❤

I initially watched this video on April 18th and it was longer than 7 mins. It even included where he told them that in real life she did not get jail time for this but it was resolved. Also told them why he would never tell who she was. It's nos missing.

One of the best shows I’ve ever watched,so real to life with emotions we all have our struggles ❤

My Wife and I just watched Baby Reindeer and Richard, you are very Brave, and everyhting that you did and went though is part of the recipe to overcome Abuse! to have the courage to get it out .. Catharsis is the word! Incredible!!

I think its quite brave of him to leave all the bits where he went wrong. He doesn’t even say he’s the victim but that he was vulnerable and a person that makes a lot of mistakes. It made me rethink even the validation of victims. Sometimes the victim also looks to be victimised… I really like that he was brave enough to leave all the bits where he was the one at fault. And I like how he made sure we understood that Martha is someone with a mental disorder and needs help.

I didn't find anything funny in the series... Did the host even watch the show? It was shocking, dramatic, at times scary and also sad but I don't recall laughing at anything.

I worked security for this when they filmed Edinburgh fringe scenes. Was a nightmare lol so busy. Show looks great though and it turned out really well I think. Didn’t expect to enjoy it but was brilliant. Fair play to Richard for opening up about all that happened.

The first thing I thought after watching this show is that Richard has such immense talent and intellect. You can see his intelligence from both on and off screen. Capturing such complex feelings and experiences that he’d gone through and to relive them?! Insane. Such a great guy that deserves all of this success and more ❤

I absolutely adore him. It takes a lot to bare your soul to the world the way he has. As they said, there is no hero and no villain. There is a lot of gray in the world, and a lot of humans are still unable to take accountability for their own suffering and the suffering they create for others. I hope he heals completely & continues to grow more into the extremely emotionally intelligent human I see him as. Sending love to him and any other victim of the violence portrayed in the show 💔

I really hope he releases every email and note she wrote.

Kudos to the person at Netflix who saw the potential of Gadd's story! It is a fabulous bit of television and I admire Richard for telling his story so very honestly.

Not only was this true and raw, this person is so brave and talented for writing, creating and acting it! 🤯 Bravo. Epic.

Part of why I believe him is due to the fact that he doesn’t always come across great in the series. He’s constantly doing stuff that makes you want to scream, “Stop encouraging her!! Don’t you see that she’s going to latch onto that and further believe her delusions about your relationship!?” as well as making a series of bad decisions that make an already bad situation worse. If he was lying he wouldn’t have included truths that make him look bad. But the decisions he made are so common with people dealing with loneliness and trauma. I mean, I was really depressed years ago and got into a toxic relationship. I was just lucky that he wasn’t a stalker, or maybe I’d have a story like his too. Showing the truth of his situation will hopefully make people more aware of their own actions and how to keep themselves safe. After what I went through I wholeheartedly believe that if you’re depressed or actively working through trauma of some kind it’s best not to date. You’re too vulnerable to potentially end up in a toxic situation. Hopefully she’ll see the show and get help so she doesn’t hurt herself or anyone else. Thank you for telling you’re story! I hope you’ve found peace, happiness, and healing. God Bless.

I think Pierce Morgan made a very good point about duty of care that rabbit found out who this woman was in five seconds and was it really fair to her and of course she denies the entire thing

I absolutely loved it!!!! I wanted more than 7 episodes!! Literally a masterpiece

10/10 show! Most incredible writing I’ve seen on anything in a while. I’m so pleased he’s got the success he deserves from it, what a brave man for telling and showing us his story

His story, her story and the truth!

I went to school with Richard, back then I was a spotty rather unpopular young man who was going through a lot of gender identity issues behind the scene and had also been a victim of an SA by an older man, I found Richard to be quite a mean person who was more than willing to engage in use of homophobic slurs against me and my few friends and was more than happy to be the bully to fit in with his group and not seem gay. Our guidance teachers were Ms Hutchinson and Mr Tarvet we attended Madras College. I am glad to see that Richard has lost some of his less savoury behaviours and improved with age. I wish him well. Perhaps he has now a better understanding of the power of other peoples behaviour to cause hurt and as a victim of other people maybe he can now understand that I forgive his actions but will never forget them and the impact they had on my younger self.

Who is the 50 something industry type that abused you? I hope he gets exposed. I'm sorry you went through that, but I'm glad you've turned this trauma into something so enlightening

i just binged all 7 episodes in one night and i had no idea he was the actual person from the true story and now my mind is blown all over again. i’ve never watched a show that has portrayed trauma in such a raw, real way. 10/10 would recommend. truly a work of art

He is such an authentic, kind man. I really enjoyed this interview.

Am I the only one that thinks the drugging and SA by that dude are worse than the stalking?

Just finished this and it really wasn’t what I was expecting at all, it was much more! Well worth a watch

I thought it was Amazing ... Bless Him and glad he made it through all that ....

No-one talking about the comedian that abused him and how this has just been brushed under the carpet...

The strength to act out his trauma is immense. People can’t imagine how much strength it sometimes takes to go through it for example in therapy but to act out so many of those scenes is absolutely unimaginable for me. And I have been in therapy for over 10 years. I have so much respect for that man for telling his story. Amazing strength 👏🏻🙏🏻 And the series was insane…. After the I finished the 3rd episode my eyes were hurting because I watched them with my eyes wide open 😳😳😳 THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME. I just couldn’t rest them. It was just so insane what I was watching 😱😱

To be so honest with himself and share it with all of us, just truly amazing in his courage he is. Gives me hope for all of us 💜

This show was a masterpiece! Just when I was about to give up on Netflix..

What else makes this show fun to watch is that he’s the actual guy in the show! Yesterday, Martha went on Piers Morgan and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her since everyone knows who she is now

The scene where he breaks down and confesses everything at his comedy show is one of the most powerful scenes of any TV series I've ever seen. Incredible stuff

I just finished this show. Wow. Showcases the intricacies of the human phyche. Amazing.

The movie was amazing. I couldnt walk away from my TV. Richard you are so brave to relive that over and over acting in that movie

I’ve been stalked before. I contemplated suicide during that time because I thought that was my only way to make it stop. It’s been 2 years and they are in prison for 15 years

There were many elements of this story that talked about the difficulties for male victims especially. I am happy that they addressed some of that.

Just binged watched. WOW an absolute raw piece. Fair play to you Richard Gadd 👏🏻 👍🏻 🙌🏻

It’s an amazing show and I’ve never felt like a show ended so fast. This deserves so many awards. It’s such a refreshing experience.

Absolutely amazing, candid raw and honest. Never seen anything like it. I love this guy.

the breakdown on stage in front of the 3 colleagues made me cry then i watched the real video and it made me cry more