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{{Short description|Scottish law graduate}} |
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| name = Fiona Harvey |
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|58|2024|05|20}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Holly |title=‘Real-life Martha’ from Baby Reindeer allegedly ‘sent Keir Starmer nearly 300 abusive emails’ |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/baby-reindeer-fiona-harvey-keir-starmer-emails-b2547832.html |work=The Independent |access-date=2024-05-22 |archive-date=2024-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521173904/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/baby-reindeer-fiona-harvey-keir-starmer-emails-b2547832.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Fyvie]], [[Aberdeenshire]] |
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| occupation = [[Barrister]] |
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| alma mater = [[University of Aberdeen]] |
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| known_for = Association with [[Richard Gadd]] and her depiction in the ''[[Baby Reindeer]]'' TV series |
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'''Fiona Muir-Harvey'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 13, 2024 |title=Baby Reindeer: He made a Netflix show about his alleged stalker. Now he might get sued |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/baby-reindeer-netflix-stalking |work=National Post |access-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523000317/https://nationalpost.com/news/baby-reindeer-netflix-stalking |url-status=live }}</ref> (often referred to as '''Fiona Harvey''') is a Scottish lawyer<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heritage |first=Stuart |date=2024-05-10 |title=Piers Morgan’s Baby Reindeer interview with Fiona Harvey reeked of grubby exploitation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/10/piers-morgans-baby-reindeer-interview-fiona-harvey-reeked-grubby-exploitation |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2024-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523000321/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/10/piers-morgans-baby-reindeer-interview-fiona-harvey-reeked-grubby-exploitation |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Milne |first=Ellie |date=2024-05-09 |title=Baby Reindeer: Fiona Harvey recalls studying law at Aberdeen University in Piers Morgan interview |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6464498/fiona-harvey-aberdeen-university-piers-morgan/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Press and Journal |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510111120/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6464498/fiona-harvey-aberdeen-university-piers-morgan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> who allegedly inspired [[Richard Gadd]]'s stage show and [[Netflix]] television [[miniseries]], ''[[Baby Reindeer]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=Alleged 'Baby Reindeer' inspiration threatens legal action after Netflix exec says show's based on 'convicted stalker' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/alleged-baby-reindeer-inspiration-threatens-legal-action-netflix-exec-rcna153272 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521230624/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/alleged-baby-reindeer-inspiration-threatens-legal-action-netflix-exec-rcna153272 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dingwall |first=John |date=2024-05-10 |title=Baby Reindeer 'Martha' Fiona Harvey breaks silence in Piers Morgan interview |url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/fiona-harvey-breaks-baby-reindeer-9275485 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Aberdeen Live |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513173030/https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/fiona-harvey-breaks-baby-reindeer-9275485 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
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Harvey was born on 28 July 1965 in [[Fyvie]], in [[Aberdeenshire]].<ref name="aberdeenlive-2024-05-15">{{Cite web |last=Dingwall |first=John |date=2024-05-15 |title=Real-life Martha Fiona Harvey to sue Netflix with lawyer who defended Ryan Giggs |url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/real-life-martha-baby-reindeer-9285302 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Aberdeen Live |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520000846/https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/real-life-martha-baby-reindeer-9285302 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WELL I WONDER WHAT EVERYONE IS BUYING ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY TODAY??????? |url=https://x.com/fionaha09210946/status/890709078212784129?s=46 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> She has said she had a "middle-class upbringing" in rural Scotland.<ref name=":0" /> She attended the [[University of Aberdeen]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guinness |first=Emma |date=2024-05-21 |title=Why ‘Real-life Martha’ from Baby Reindeer may not have been lying about her degree |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/baby-reindeer-real-life-martha-degree-classification-b2548575.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521211108/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/baby-reindeer-real-life-martha-degree-classification-b2548575.html |url-status=live }}</ref> earning a [[law degree]] during the 1980s.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==''Baby Reindeer''== |
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{{main|Baby Reindeer}} |
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Following the broadcast of the Netflix television [[miniseries]] ''[[Baby Reindeer]]'' in April 2024, speculation developed that Harvey was the real-life inspiration of the character Martha Scott, a former lawyer who [[stalking|stalks]] the main character, Donnie.<ref name="bbc-10052024">{{cite news |title=Baby Reindeer: Fiona Harvey says she will sue Netflix and writer Richard Gadd |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68975659 |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=BBC News |date=10 May 2024}}</ref> Fans of the television show searched the social media site [[Twitter]] and discovered numerous [[Tweet (social media)|tweets]] from Harvey's account in 2014 which tagged [[Richard Gadd]], the show's creator. Among the tweets was one notable reference to hanging curtains, a sexually suggestive phrase which was later used in the script of ''Baby Reindeer''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burgos |first1=Jenzia |title=Fiona Harvey’s Tweets Were Found by Baby Reindeer Fans—Here’s What She Said to Richard Gadd |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fiona-harvey-tweets-were-found-015500097.html |website=Yahoo Life |access-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526125130/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fiona-harvey-tweets-were-found-015500097.html |archive-date=26 May 2024 |date=13 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="curtains">{{cite web |last1=Harvey |first1=Fiona |title=@FionaHarvey2014 |url=https://x.com/FionaHarvey2014/status/514416588645494785 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |access-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517075142/https://x.com/FionaHarvey2014/status/514416588645494785 |archive-date=17 May 2024 |date=23 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On 8 May 2024, Harvey came forward with a claim as the "real Martha", which was announced via the [[Twitter]] account of [[Piers Morgan]]. The following day, Harvey was interviewed by Morgan on his online show ''[[Piers Morgan Uncensored]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lammers |first=Tim |title='Baby Reindeer': Real 'Martha' Reveals Identity In Photo With Piers Morgan |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2024/05/08/baby-reindeer-real-martha-pictured-with-piers-morgan-sits-for-interview/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=Forbes}}</ref> During her interview, Harvey admitted she had met Gadd several times at [[The Hawley Arms, Camden]], but denied sending him 41,000 emails or going to his home. She admitted to sending up to 10 emails and a letter as well as several tweets. It also emerged that Harvey had briefly been employed at a law firm owned by Laura Wray, widow of the former Labour MP [[Jimmy Wray]], and their association had been problematic.<ref name="bbc-culture">{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Laura |title=The Baby Reindeer fallout: What will happen next in 2024's biggest TV controversy? |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240514-the-baby-reindeer-fallout-what-will-happen-next-in-2024s-biggest-tv-controversy |website=www.bbc.com |access-date=15 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514185902/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240514-the-baby-reindeer-fallout-what-will-happen-next-in-2024s-biggest-tv-controversy |archive-date=14 May 2024 |date=14 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Harvey claimed in the interview, "I don't lie" and that the public should "judge for yourselves". She threatened to sue both Gadd and Netflix.<ref group="piersmorgan" name="piersmorgan"> |
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*Piers Morgan interview with Fiona Muir-Harvey: {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK-isQXd_Qw |title="Richard Gadd is PSYCHOTIC" Baby Reindeer's 'Real' Martha Fiona Harvey |series =''[[Piers Morgan Uncensored]]'' |date=9 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2024 |via=[[YouTube]]}} |
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</ref> The interview drew some criticism, questioning the ethics behind the decision.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Alexander |date=10 May 2024 |title=Viewers horrified by Piers Morgan's 'excruciating' 'unethical' interview with real-life Baby Reindeer Martha |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/fiona-harvey-richard-gadd-piers-morgan-b2542713.html |access-date=13 May 2024 |work=The Independent}}</ref> She later claimed she was paid £250 to appear, and that the interview left her feeling "a bit used".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Eammon |title=The woman outed as the alleged 'Baby Reindeer' stalker says she felt 'used' in Piers Morgan interview, where she denied harassing Richard Gadd and called him 'psychotic' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/baby-reindeer-stalker-real-martha-scott-fiona-harvey-piers-morgan-2024-5 |access-date=13 May 2024 |work=Business Insider |date=9 May 2024}}</ref> |
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Harvey has stated that she has never been convicted of a criminal offence. She has announced her intention to sue Richard Gadd and Netflix, for failing to prevent members of the public from identifying her as the real-life stalker behind the ''Baby Reindeer'' narrative, and for falsely portraying her as a convicted criminal.<ref name="aberdeenlive-2024-05-15" /> |
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==Online communications allegations== |
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In the wake of the ''Baby Reindeer'' revelations, further harassment allegations emerged in the media. Laura Wray, a lawyer and widow of the Scottish politician [[Jimmy Wray]], stated that she had briefly employed Harvey at her law firm in 1997, and claimed that Harvey had made abusive [[social media]] posts after losing her job.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Tom |date=2024-05-13 |title='I was stalked by real-life Baby Reindeer Martha - now I'm scared again' |url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/i-stalked-real-life-baby-9282460 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Aberdeen Live |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523000319/https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/i-stalked-real-life-baby-9282460 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also alleged that Harvey had sent abusive emails to the British politician [[Keir Starmer]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Revealed: List of celebrities allegedly 'bombarded' by Baby Reindeer's 'real Martha' |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/baby-reindeer-all-the-celebrities-bombarded-by-fiona-harvey-the-real-martha-revealed/ARRQO7PIS5E5XFAHQQWQK3AY54/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ |archive-date=2024-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522033717/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/baby-reindeer-all-the-celebrities-bombarded-by-fiona-harvey-the-real-martha-revealed/ARRQO7PIS5E5XFAHQQWQK3AY54/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Lily |date=2024-05-20 |title=Alleged ‘Baby Reindeer’ Stalker Sent U.K. Labour Leader Hundreds of Abusive Emails (Report) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/baby-reindeer-fiona-harvey-keir-starmer-emails-report-1235904098/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521080238/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/baby-reindeer-fiona-harvey-keir-starmer-emails-report-1235904098/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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Harvey lives in London.<ref name="aberdeenlive-2024-05-15" /> She and her boyfriend have been together for approximately five years, as of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hajee |first=Kaashif |date=2024-05-10 |title=Baby Reindeer: 10 Biggest Reveals From Fiona Harvey's Interview With Piers Morgan |url=https://screenrant.com/baby-reindeer-fiona-harvey-martha-piers-morgan-interview-reveals/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523000408/https://screenrant.com/baby-reindeer-fiona-harvey-martha-piers-morgan-interview-reveals/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of University of Aberdeen people]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1960s births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Fyvie]] |
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[[Category:People from London]] |
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[[Category:Scottish women lawyers]] |
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