Baby Reindeer 'stalker' Fiona Harvey is 'afraid to buy groceries' and is 'being harassed' by fans of the Netflix show

Alleged Baby Reindeer stalker Fiona Harvey has been left too afraid to go to the grocery stores as fans of the Netflix show continue harassing her, her lawyers have claimed.

The 49-year-old Scot, who claims she is the inspiration behind the Netflix stalking drama, is suing the streaming giant for at least $170million for defamation and negligence. 

Speaking on News Nation's CUOMO, Harvey's attorney Richard Roth argued that Harvey is not a public figure, adding that she felt she needed to reveal herself as the real-life Martha because she was being harassed.

'She's been harassed, she's been stalked, she's getting death threats, she's afraid to go out and buy groceries and she's not a public figure,' Roth said.

'She's destroyed, she's shattered.'

The real-life Baby Reindeer alleged stalker Fiona Harvey has been left too afraid to go to the grocery stores as fans of the Netflix show continue harassing her, her lawyers have claimed

The show, which is said to be based on the real-life experiences of comedian and writer Richard Gadd, sees character Martha Scott - played by Jessica Gunning - stalk him after he offers her a free cup of tea in a pub where he works. 

Harvey accuses Netflix of 'spreading brutal lies' including that she is a 'twice convicted stalker who was sentenced to five years in prison' - as the show suggests. 

Her attorneys are arguing that it was defamatory to Harvey to depict Martha character as a convicted felon. 

'When Netflix starts the series, it doesn't say, "this is based on a true story," doesn't say, "this is inspired by a true story,"' Roth explained.

'It says five words - "This is a true story" - so you better make sure it’s true.'

The attorney continued: 'Spoiler alert, during the series, it comes up that she was convicted of stalking and spent four and a half years in jail. Never happened. She was never even arrested.

'And then at the end of the series, she pleads guilty to four different counts of harassment and then gets four more felony convictions. So they portrayed this woman as a two-time convicted felon when she's never even been arrested for anything.'

Fiona Harvey's attorney Richard Roth argued that Harvey is not a public figure, adding that she felt she needed to reveal herself as the real-life Martha because she was being harassed

Roth went on to say that the series made it too easy to identify the woman who inspired Martha

Roth went on to say that the series made it too easy to identify the woman who inspired Martha.

'Make her from a different heritage. Give her a different accent,' Roth suggested, before adding: 'They did nothing. 

'Everything in here leads to Fiona Harvey, and it’s very easy to find out who it is.'

Netflix has said that it intends to 'defend this matter vigorously' and stand by Gadd's 'right to tell his story.'

Speaking to BBC News previously, Harvey said she was certain that Netflix would lose the case and added: 'I have no doubt about that. Otherwise, we wouldn't be doing it. We think we are going to win.'

Harvey says the show, which features Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning (pictured), makes false claims about her

The seven-part miniseries starring Richard Gadd is billed by Netflix as a 'true story' – yet it portrays 'Martha' as pleading guilty and being jailed for nine months which she says never happened

The lawsuit, filed at the Californian federal court, states: 'Defendants told these lies, and never stopped, because it was a better story than the truth, and better stories made money.

'As a result of defendants' lies, malfeasance and utterly reckless misconduct, Harvey's life had been ruined.'

The court documents allege Netflix 'did literally nothing' to confirm that the story represented was true, stating that Harvey 'has never been convicted of any crime and has never been to prison.'

Roth, a New York-based lawyer representing Harvey, said earlier this month that he has 'incontrovertible documentary evidence' proving that his client has never been convicted of a crime.

After the show was first aired, Gadd asked viewers not to speculate over the real people who inspired the series.

He also previously said Martha's identity was so well disguised that she would not recognize herself – but internet sleuths swiftly identified Harvey as Martha.

The woman then appeared on Piers Morgan, where she denied stalking allegations but admitted to having met Gadd several times in Camden, north London.

It was previously revealed exclusively in the Mail that the show's writer, Gadd, who plays himself and based the premise on his own experiences, told makers Clerkenwell Films that his stalker was never convicted.