Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd 'struggling to cope with fame' with fans 'camping in his garden'

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.

He expected the show to sit as 'a little cult artistic gem' when it first aired, only to wake up and find people camping in his garde. Baby Reindeer is set to be the most popular Netflix show of all time, reports the Daily Record.

Gadd, who plays himself in the seven-part series, said: "I really believed in this show, but it really felt like one day it went on the platform and the next day there were people camping in my garden.

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"And it was, like, crazy. I never expected it to sort of blow up like this. I believed it would be successful, but I didn't expect overnight. I don't even like to use this word, 'fame'. Suddenly I couldn't really walk down the street any more."

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."

Gadd and his co-stars Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau headed to the US this week to take part in a Screen Actors Guild discussion panel and attended an Emmys for your consideration screening of Baby Reindeer at West Hollywood's DGA Theater Complex on Sunset Blvd, Hollywood.

The series has been submitted as best limited series along with Gadd for best actor and best writing. Gadd, who plays stalking victim Donny Dunn in Baby Reindeer, previously