Nava Mau Says ‘Baby Reindeer’ Cast Didn’t Watch Fiona Harvey Interview

baby reindeer Actress Nava Maui says she and her cast mates — including the producers and star Richard Gadd and actress Jessica Gunning – not seen Fiona Harvey interview With Piers Morgan.

Speaking with ET from the 2024 Gotham TV Awards in New York City on Tuesday, the 32-year-old actress said that when Harvey, 48, sat down for an alleged “tell-all” interview with Morgan in early May, baby reindeer The team opted to stay away from the ongoing drama surrounding the woman who reportedly inspired the Netflix limited series.

“Yeah, we decided not to watch it, so we didn’t watch it,” Mau told ET. The Mexican-born actress didn’t elaborate on the reasoning behind it, but it’s clear that it’s going to be a big challenge for us as we watch it. Harvey recently threatened legal actionTherefore, it would be better to leave it to higher officials and lawyers.

In late May, Harvey told ET through senior attorney Chris Daw that she plans to sue “all of the people who have lied about me and used my image to make large sums of money for themselves.”

According to the alleged real-life Martha, Dow is assembling a team of lawyers to take action against Netflix, Gad, and others involved.

For Mau, who plays Terri – the girlfriend of protagonist Donnie Dunn – on the Netflix series, her primary focus is still bringing the inspiration for Terri to life. While the show is inspired by Gad’s own alleged situation of dealing with a stalker, much of the narrative deals with everything from her own rape and assault to discovering her sexuality.

Part of that exploration involved joining a dating app for transgender individuals. While Gad’s character gradually falls in love with Terry, he is also deeply uncomfortable with the idea of ​​being seen with her and is secretly ashamed of being attracted to her. It is unclear how much of this story comes from Gad’s own life.

Mau — who is herself a transgender actress — told ET on Tuesday that regardless of the motivation, she’s grateful to Gad and the entire creative team for bringing the role to her and giving her the opportunity to play Terri.

“I feel so fortunate that I got this role that was so beautifully written and that I got to play a character of Terri that came from a script and was created in collaboration with so many people,” Mau said, mentioning everyone from the show’s costume designers and hairstylists to the directors and her acting coach.

He said, “We all came together and put our own little things into Terry and I think that’s what comes through on screen.”

Mau recently revealed British GQ There was a deleted scene that would have been shown after Terri’s breakup with Donnie.

“There was actually another part of Terry and Donnie’s relationship in the script, and I played that,” Mau said in an interview with the UK outlet. “Terry left Donnie a voicemail five months later. So I think for me, I found the solution because Terry did the same thing.”

Elaborating on this, he shared that for fans desperate to see this scene, they need look no further than the conclusion of Terri and Donnie’s relationship, the way it ended in the final cut of the series. He told ET that he saw the beauty in Terri’s decision to walk away and that was enough for him.

“There’s always something in the script that gets cut because of time constraints or how the story works in editing, but I think I felt deeply Richard’s intention to give Terri a happy ending, and I think we did that,” Maui told ET. “When we were filming, I felt like it was very difficult, I think, for Terri to end the relationship, but ultimately she knew it was best for her and for both of them.”

Maui, Gad and Gunning appeared together at Tuesday’s awards ceremony, where they were nominated (and won) for Breakthrough Limited Series. Gad was also nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series category, but lost out. andrew scott For another Netflix hit, Ripley,

Mau told ET that she’s still pinching herself and isn’t sure she’ll ever recover from the tumultuous experience. baby reindeer It is made for that.

“I think back over and over again to when we were working on this about two years ago and it was just a small thing,” she said. “It was just me, Richard, Jess and the rest of the cast and crew, and to me, it’s still a gift that the rest of the world gets to share.”

“I feel honored to be here,” she said.

baby reindeer Currently streaming on Netflix.

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