Richard Gadd revealed he expected the project to be “a little cult artistic gem' - but it is now set to be the most popular Netflix show of all time
Richard Gadd has revealed he is struggling to cope with fame following the success of his Netflix show Baby Reindeer. The Scottish comedian, 34, says show's runaway success means he is now unable to walk the streets.
In his first major interview since the show made him an overnight success, Gadd said he 'always believed in the show and really loved it and thought it would sit as a little cult, artistic gem on the Netflix platform maybe'. He added: "But then, overnight, it was crazy. It felt like I woke up one day and everyone was watching it."
He revealed he lost five stone to star in Baby Reindeer. He said: "I'd just shot this TV series called Wedding Season. No one watched it, but I played this villain in it. I was about 16 stone when I did that. I was really really massive." "We did closed sets, but I was looking over and you'd see the props guys wiping tears from their eyes. The show was based on such a trauma that everyone on set felt it at times."
"I never saw someone who was a villain. I saw someone who was lost, by the system really. I saw someone who needed help and wasn't getting it." "And then the work of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. That's like the legacy that I want the show to have really."
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