Baby Reindeer row explodes as viewers brand TV interview where Fiona Harvey outed herself as 'Martha' 'highly irresponsible' and suggest she was 'exploited for sensationalism and poor taste'

A row has exploded over a 'highly irresponsible' TV interview with the 'real' Martha from Baby Reindeer. Baby Reindeer's 'Martha' tonight revealed her real name was Fiona Harvey - but furiously denied stalking comic Richard Gadd and said she would take Netflix to court over the drama. In a bombshell interview Ms Harvey, 58, said she had only met the comedian three times and when quizzed on the content of some of the messages she admitted sending him called them 'jokey banter' The Scottish woman went on to say she wanted to 'set the record straight' following the Netflix show's phenomenal global success and trolls contacting her online after it began streaming. Baby Reindeer's 'Martha' has said her real name is Fiona Harvey in a bombshell Piers Morgan interview about Richard Gadd's Netflix stalking drama The 58-year-old alleged stalker is pictured on Morgan's programme The show has been a global success and follows 'Martha' as she stalks aspiring comedian Richard Gadd - who is called Donny Dunn in the show Piers Morgan has dropped the first trailer ahead of his interview with the 'real-life Martha' from Baby Reindeer, which is set to air on Thursday evening at 8pm Shocked social media users slammed the programme on X, saying it was a 'painful watch' One viewer, called Sarah Lucy, wrote on X: 'I'm disturbed watching the Piers Morgan interview with Fiona Harvey. Baby Reindeer, the extraordinary hit Netflix drama, has been viewed more than 60 million times in the past month The chilling real-life drama was inspired by the ordeal suffered by Scottish creator and leading man Richard Gadd at the hands of 'Martha' The clip of the interview sees Morgan grilling the alleged stalker on everything from her views on Richard Gadd to whether she has ever been to prison She said she would happily open up her accounts to prove this.