Richard Gadd has urged followers of his hit present Baby Reindeer to cease speculating about who the characters in his present are based mostly on in actual life.

The Netflix collection relies on the real-life story of its author Gadd, who additionally performs the lead character, and his warped relationship with a feminine stalker.

Fans have been speculating on-line concerning the identification of the stalker performed by Jessica Gunning in actual life (spoiler warning), in addition to who one other character, seen sexually assaulting Gadd within the collection, relies on.

The character, performed by Tom Goodman-Hill, is a TV author who repeatedly sexually assaults Gadd's character and provides him with medication.

Gadd addressed his followers on his Instagram story on Tuesday, saying: "People I really like, have labored with, and admire… are unfairly getting caught up in hypothesis.

"Please don't speculate on who any of the real-life people could be. That's not the point of our show. Lots of love, Richard."

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The present relies on the hit Edinburgh Fringe one-man stage play Gadd carried out in 2019.

Gadd, who performs Donny Dunn, a personality based mostly on himself, mentioned he did not anticipate the present to "blow up" in the best way it has since its launch on 11 April.

"I'm super proud of it. I really believed in this show, but the fact it's gone so stratospheric so quickly, for such a cult, quite niche story… it's kind of amazing. It's clearly struck a chord," he mentioned on This Morning.

The author, actor and comic can also be an envoy for We Are Survivors, a charity which helps male survivors of sexual abuse.

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