FRANKIE Boyle has claimed he was stalked in a similar way to Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd. The comic said he has been unable to watch the hit Netflix show because he fears it would trigger memories of how he was targeted. 3 Frankie Boyle revealed he had his own 'Baby Reindeer stalker' Credit: Getty 3 Jessica Gunning plays obsessive stalker Martha in the Netflix smash Credit: Netflix 3 Fiona Harvey is said to be the real-life inspiration for the drama's stalker Martha Credit: PA In 2018 a woman was ordered by a court to stay away from Boyle for three years after being accused of stalking him over an eight-month period.
She was said to have turned up to his gigs and arrived at a hotel in Edinburgh when he was staying there. Court papers stated that she also loitered at the places that she knew Boyle would be present, and stared at him. Glasgow-born Boyle, 51, spoke publicly about the case for the first time on his podcast Here Comes The Guillotine.
READ MORE BABY REINDEER SPEAKS OUT Baby Reindeer star reveals real reason she won't speak about 'real life' Martha Fiona Harvey sent anti-English rant to Keir Starmer & boasted about Braveheart He said: "I had a stalker in quite a similar situation to that guy (in Baby Reindeer ) and I just can't watch the show. "I remember doing a gig and just looking down and in the front row she was there in a really crumpled evening gown and she was furious. "She was very much focused on living under a tree outside my house for quite some leng.
