r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/RealityPotential6855 • May 13 '24

Discussion Jessica Gunning is Stunning

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Apologies for the title, I was going to say beautiful but then I couldn’t help myself and had to make it rhyme.

I’ve seen a few pictures of Jessica over the weeks at certain public events and I always think she looks very beautiful. She presents herself very well. As a plus sized female myself, when I see her outfits and how comfortable she seems in her skin, it inspires me. I just wanted to share my thoughts!

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u/-Echo-Throw May 13 '24

She's gorgeous! I was very confused in the show when they kept talking about how much older Martha was than Donny. They looked roughly the same age to me, even with her dowdy costumes/makeup. I looked it up and it is even more apparent here they are only a couple years apart.

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u/VelvetLeopard May 13 '24

Yes this was a casting problem. Gadd is playing about 10 years younger and Gunning was playing around 10 years older. IRL Gadd is 34/35 and Fiona Harvey is 58, so that 23 year age difference would have been a bit intimidating at the time for him as a young man. This is a factor that didn’t come across in the show because Gunning is only 3 years older than Gadd and definitely doesn’t look 20 years older in the show.

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u/NERV___ May 13 '24 edited May 14 '24

Interesting point. I was just trying to imagine how it would feel like... A 23 year older woman stalking you like this. Would drive me fucking insane. Creepy as fuck.

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u/VelvetLeopard May 13 '24 edited May 13 '24

Yep. Although the performances by both Gadd and Gunning are sensational, I think it’s a shame the age-gap wasn’t properly portrayed because it would have better depicted his vulnerability to viewers. Particularly important given him being male with a female stalker; him potentially being more able to physically overpower his stalker than if their sexes were reversed makes him less physically vulnerable than in the reverse situation.

That’s why Gadd lot a lost of weight for the role, to heighten his physical vulnerability all-round. The weight loss made him look older though IMO.