Piers Morgan's interview with the 'real' Martha from Baby Reindeer was supremely uncomfortable and stressful viewing

Morgan spent an hour trying to get answers from Fiona Harvey – the woman internet sleuths believe is the ‘real’ Martha Scott, who stalks Richard Gadd’s character in the Netflix show

Baby Reindeer: Real life 'Martha' to take legal action over Netflix

Tanya Sweeney

From the moment the announcement came, it was apparent Piers Morgan’s exclusive interview with the “real Martha” from Baby Reindeer was going to be a major box-office draw.

An X-Factor-style teaser only served to stoke the hype, as did a highly dramatic countdown at the interview’s outset. Indeed, Morgan posted on X that, a good two hours before the interview ran on Piers Morgan Uncensored, his YouTube channel, at 8pm on Thursday, over 6,000 people were patiently waiting for the interview with Fiona Harvey to drop.