Baby Reindeer star’s grim confession

Jessica Gunning, the lead star in Netflix’s massive hit thriller, has shared a shock update about her career in the wake of its release.

Baby Reindeer actress Jessica Gunning may have to start stalking telly bosses after admitting she has been offered little work since starring in the Netflix hit.

The actress won plenty of plaudits for her role as the unhinged Martha in comic Richard Gadd’s thriller, which had been seen by more than 90 million people worldwide, reports The Sun.

But despite writer and lead star Richard being undated with exciting work projects, Jessica has not been quite so fortunate.

She says: “Richard has got incredible meetings out of this and everyone’s said to me, ‘What have you got?’

“One was about sharks — Celebrity Infested Waters — where stars swim with sharks, the other was for an Australian touring production of Peter Pan to play Mr Smee.”

She added sarcastically: “I was like, ‘the offers are flooding in.’”

Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in a scene from the series. Picture: Netflix

Jessica, who also stars in Stephen Merchant’s BBC comedy The Outlaws, admitted she was shocked how well Baby Reindeer was received following its release earlier this year but says her 17 years as an actor has helped her handle the resultant fame.

While Gadd’s career has soared, Gunning admitted she’d struggled to attract a good follow-up job offer. Picture: John Nacion/Getty Images/AFP

Despite the lack of interest from Hollywood execs, though, there are positives — she is now getting some interest in her scripts.

Speaking to Jessica Knappett’s Perfect Day podcast, she says: “I’ve been writing something for a million years that hopefully now is being a bit more made.

“It’s with Cate Blanchett’s production company, because I did a play with Cate five or six years ago, and I had this idea with my friend which was a pilot but things have now picked up with that.”

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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