Richard Gadd Details Physical Transformation for Toxic Masculinity Drama 'Half Man'
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Damon Wise
Summary
Richard Gadd, known for his autobiographical hit Baby Reindeer, returns to television with a new drama 'Half Man' where he undergoes significant physical transformation — bulking up and getting ripped — to play Ruben, a violent and reckless character locked in a destructive spiral with his step-brother Niall (Jamie Bell). The article discusses how this role is a stark departure from his Baby Reindeer character Donny Dunn, and notes that while Baby Reindeer sparked a lawsuit, 'Half Man' is receiving less scrutiny from viewers.
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· 2 pulledRichard Gadd set tongues wagging with the sometimes excruciatingly autobiographical Baby Reindeer, an only somewhat fictionalized account of how Gadd was stalked by a lonely woman in his local bar in London.
Bulked up and scarily ripped, his performance as the violent, reckless Ruben — locked in a destructive spiral with his equally damaged step-brother Niall (Jamie Bell) — is far removed from Baby Reindeer's amiable loser Donny Dunn.
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