Belle Gibson: where is she now and what is happening to her after the scandal?
7 february 2025 в 09:37
Belle Gibson was a powerful voice in the health world in the early 2010s, but everything changed when she was caught lying about a cancer diagnosis. The creator of the brand World Pantry told a touching story about being diagnosed with multiple forms of cancer and how she overcame all the difficulties. After Gibson admitted to her claims in 2015, she mostly stayed away from the public eye. So, where is Gibson now?
The new six-part Netflix mini-series «Apple Cider» explores the scandal surrounding Gibson, but the show is not a biography. Therefore, Hollywood Life has gathered the latest updates and information about Gibson below.
Gibson is an Australian fraudster who was once known as a health guru, influential social media user, and creator of an app and book called The Whole Pantry. She openly admitted in her book to a false cancer diagnosis she received. In one excerpt, according to TODAY, Gibson recalled how a doctor told her, «You have a malignant brain tumor, Belle. You are dying. You have six weeks. Four months, maximum».
«I remember the suffocating, choking feeling, and then nothing special», - Gibson wrote in the book.
Rising to fame in 2013 thanks to her Whole Pantry brand, Gibson gathered a large number of followers on Instagram. At that time, she provided updates on her supposed multiple cancer diagnoses. She claimed to have malignant tumors in the brain, blood, spleen, uterus, and liver. However, by 2015, Gibson admitted that her claims were false.
It seems that Gibson is still somewhere in Australia, trying to stay away from the public eye. In 2017, Gibson was fined over $ 400,000, according to PEOPLE.
In 2024, the media outlet A Current Affair spotted Gibson at a gas station, apparently somewhere in Australia. The media reported that she still had not paid her $ 400,000 fine.
Gibson is not married, but she was in a relationship with Clive Rothwell. It is unclear when they broke up. Their romance is explored in Netflix’s «Apple Cider».
According to reports, Gibson has a son from a previous relationship.
Actress Kaitlyn Dever plays a dramatized version of Gibson. Dever is known for her roles in the series «Addiction», - «Rosaleen», - and the upcoming second season of «The Last of Us».
Dever spoke with TODAY before the release of her series on Netflix in February 2025, noting that she did not consult with the real Gibson to get into character.
«I have no questions for her. I appreciate the approach to the show, which was really to create our own versions of the character», - Dever explained. «During filming, we called her 'our' Belle. … I learned about the health world by entering it. I studied the text to know it like the back of my hand. I tried to reproduce the Australian accent. These were my priorities, as well as adding human emotions to her — why she lied and why she did this terrible thing»
The new six-part Netflix mini-series «Apple Cider» explores the scandal surrounding Gibson, but the show is not a biography. Therefore, Hollywood Life has gathered the latest updates and information about Gibson below.
Gibson is an Australian fraudster who was once known as a health guru, influential social media user, and creator of an app and book called The Whole Pantry. She openly admitted in her book to a false cancer diagnosis she received. In one excerpt, according to TODAY, Gibson recalled how a doctor told her, «You have a malignant brain tumor, Belle. You are dying. You have six weeks. Four months, maximum».
«I remember the suffocating, choking feeling, and then nothing special», - Gibson wrote in the book.
Rising to fame in 2013 thanks to her Whole Pantry brand, Gibson gathered a large number of followers on Instagram. At that time, she provided updates on her supposed multiple cancer diagnoses. She claimed to have malignant tumors in the brain, blood, spleen, uterus, and liver. However, by 2015, Gibson admitted that her claims were false.
It seems that Gibson is still somewhere in Australia, trying to stay away from the public eye. In 2017, Gibson was fined over $ 400,000, according to PEOPLE.
In 2024, the media outlet A Current Affair spotted Gibson at a gas station, apparently somewhere in Australia. The media reported that she still had not paid her $ 400,000 fine.
Gibson is not married, but she was in a relationship with Clive Rothwell. It is unclear when they broke up. Their romance is explored in Netflix’s «Apple Cider».
According to reports, Gibson has a son from a previous relationship.
Actress Kaitlyn Dever plays a dramatized version of Gibson. Dever is known for her roles in the series «Addiction», - «Rosaleen», - and the upcoming second season of «The Last of Us».
Dever spoke with TODAY before the release of her series on Netflix in February 2025, noting that she did not consult with the real Gibson to get into character.
«I have no questions for her. I appreciate the approach to the show, which was really to create our own versions of the character», - Dever explained. «During filming, we called her 'our' Belle. … I learned about the health world by entering it. I studied the text to know it like the back of my hand. I tried to reproduce the Australian accent. These were my priorities, as well as adding human emotions to her — why she lied and why she did this terrible thing»
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