Lily Allen says she 'doesn't think Baby Reindeer would be green-lit if the protagonist was female' as she opens up about her own stalking ordeal By Hannah Mcdonald Published: 14:17 EDT, 26 May 2024 | Updated: 14:17 EDT, 26 May 2024 e-mail View comments Lily Allen has said that she 'doesn't think Baby Reindeer would have got green-lit if the protagonist was female' as she opened up about her own stalking ordeal. Hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer sees comedian Richard Gadd's character Donny Dunn face a relentless stalking campaign from a woman called Martha. Speaking to The Sunday Times Style magazine on the show's success, singer Lily, 39, has suggested that it wouldn't have 'landed so massively' if the victim had been a woman.
After years of obsessively following her, Lily's stalker Alex Gray broke into her home in October 2015 while she and her children were inside sleeping, leading to his conviction and detention under the Mental Health Act in 2016 . She later criticised police for not taking her case seriously. 'I find it interesting that Baby Reindeer has landed so massively.
' Lily told the publication on Sunday. 'I feel like if it had been a female protagonist it wouldn't have got green-lit.' Lily Allen said that she 'doesn't think Baby Reindeer would have got green-lit if the protagonist was female' as she opened up about her own stalking ordeal to The Sunday Times Hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer sees comedian Richard Gadd's character Donny Dunn face a relentless stalki.
