Baby Reindeer: Can the real Richard Gadd please stand up?

The intensely personal Baby Reindeer made the Scottish comic the toast of Hollywood. But is he ready for the scrutiny stardom will bring? Richard Gadd seemed oddly chippy for a man who had just won three Emmys. The 35-year-old actor and comedian scooped a handful of TV’s biggest awards in TV for his Netflix mega-hit, Baby Reindeer , a seven-part drama documenting Gadd’s experience of being stalked and the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a senior comedy figure.

Tens of millions around the world were gripped as Donny Dunn, played by Gadd, was tormented by Jessica Gunning’s Martha Scott. He should have been on cloud nine, yet when he was asked about the controversy surrounding the show – such as the fact that a woman who claims she is the “real-life” Martha is suing Netflix for US$170 million over her portrayal – after the Emmys ceremony on Sunday night, Gadd visibly bristled..