Baby Reindeer’s 'Martha' blasts venue over gig claim and says nightclub ‘trying to exploit me’

Baby Reindeer’s real life Martha has slammed a nightclub over claims she was booked to make a personal appearance.

The Kasbah in Coventry claimed it had Fiona Harvey as its special guest tomorrow night and that she planned to sign autographs there.

She said: “Of course it’s not true. If I am supposed to be a mad stalker, why do they want me in the nightclub? No nightclub has approached me. I didn’t even know there were any nightclubs in Coventry.”

The Kasbah had claimed Harvey would turn up for “selfies” and “sign autographs” and maybe take a “lucky reindeer home to hang her curtains” – referring a tweet used in the show.

After a backlash accusing it of “exploitation”, the club released a statement to say it had cancelled the booking due to bad publicity and that it was “unsafe”.

Harvey said: “It’s the sort of thing that used to be classed as a grab-a-granny night, like Clatty Pat’s which was the name given to a club called Cleopatra’s in Glasgow, or Crazy Daisy’s nightclub in Aberdeen. I can barely go out for coffee let alone clubbing.

“It’s another example of people trying to exploit me.”

Harvey was paid £250 for a TV interview with Piers Morgan, which has been viewed 10million times on Youtube. She added: “I thought I was sent to Coventry two weeks ago when I was portrayed as a mad stalker.

“Though I’d probably make more money signing autographs than I would from appearing on Piers Morgan.”

Earlier this week, the Record exclusively revealed Harvey intends to sue Netflix over Baby Reindeer with the help of barrister Chris Daw.

Martha is jailed in Baby Reindeer, which is billed as a “true story”. But Harvey denies having been imprisoned for stalking or any other offence.

Kasbah was approached for comment.

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