Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd responds to speculation over show’s real-life characters
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Monday evening, Gadd addressed some viewers’ intrigue about the real-life figures, and named director and writer Sean Foley as someone “unfairly caught up in speculation”. Lots of love, Richard x X.” open image in gallery Donny, Martha and Darrien in Baby Reindeer Foley, who wrote and directed Spitting Image: The Musical, reposted Gadd’s message on X/Twitter, and added: “Police have been informed and are investigating all defamatory abusive and threatening posts against me.” The Independent has reached out to a representative of Foley for comment. open image in gallery Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer In an interview with The Independent ahead of the show’s release, Gadd noted his belief that a decline in public services impacted the way his stalking case was handled by authorities. “I don’t like to make these interviews too political, but it does feel like we’re at a crisis point with our public services right now,” Gadd said.