Actress Jessica Gunning from Baby Reindeer stands firm with Richard Gadd’s request for fans not to search for the real ‘Martha’

Jessica Gunning has doubled down on Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd’s plea for fans to stop trying to find out who the real ‘Martha Scott’ is.

The actress, 38, blew fans away with her role as stalker Martha in the Netflix series, which is based on writer and leading star Richard’s own experience of being stalked.

After the harrowing show soared to global success, Richard, 34, was forced to beg social media sleuths to stop trying to find out the real identities of the characters.

Now, Jessica has doubled down on his plea and said it is a ‘real shame’ fans are getting fixated on who the real ‘Martha’ is, after Richard went to great lengths to protect their identity.

She told Glamour: ‘I would urge people not to be doing that […] I think it’s a real, real shame, because it shows that they haven’t watched the show properly, that’s not the point of it in any way.

Jessica Gunning has doubled down on Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd’s plea for fans to stop trying to find out who the real ‘Martha Scott’ is

‘Netflix and Richard [Gadd] went to extreme lengths to try and make sure that the identities were kept private for a reason.

‘I think they should try and watch the show again, and really see what the point of it was – it definitely wasn’t that, I deliberately didn’t want to do an impersonation of somebody, I wanted to do an interpretation of this character.’

Richard has made it clear that he has changed names and specific details of the story to protect the identities of those involved.

He recently asked people to stop trying to figure out the real identities of his characters because it has led to false accusation against his friends.

In an Instagram statement, he told how ‘people I love, have worked with, and admire’ were being targeted unfairly. 

The actress, 38, blew fans away with her role as stalker Martha in the Netflix series, which is based on writer and leading star Richard’s own experience of being stalked

Now, Jessica (pictured as Martha on the show) said it is a ‘real shame’ fans are getting fixated on who the real ‘Martha’ is, after Richard went to great lengths to protect their identity

‘Please don’t speculate on who any of the real life people could be. That’s not the point of the show,’ he added.

Baby Reindeer delves into Richard’s harrowing real-life stalking ordeal and brutal sexual abuse as he plays a fictionalised version of himself called Donny Dunn.

Donny is flooded with 41,071 emails, 744 tweets, 350 voicemails and 106 pages of letters from stalker Martha. 

The series also details Donny’s horrifying rape at the hands of his comedy mentor Darrien, played by Tom Goodman-Hill.

Baby Reindeer delves into Richard’s harrowing real-life stalking ordeal and brutal sexual abuse as he plays a fictionalised version of himself called Donny Dunn (pictured with Martha) 

Darrien coaxes Donny to come to his flat and get high on drugs, by promising him that TV producers are interested in his work. However while on drugs, he sexually assaults Donny multiple times. 

Richard has opened up about what it was like to re-enact his trauma for the small screen – and how he hopes it will aid his healing process.

On reliving his ‘severe’ twenties, he told Attitude: ‘It’s hugely challenging, but I hope for catharsis when the show comes out.’