«Truth based on lies»: Netflix tells the story of Belle Gibson
7 february 2025 в 09:13
«History Based on Lies» is what the Apple Cider Vinegar series from Netflix promises viewers. The mini-series focuses on Belle Gibson: a convicted fraudster from Australia who was once a health guru and lied about beating cancer thanks to certain dietary, physical, and medical choices. As Gibson’s rise and fall are depicted in the new show, viewers are dying to learn more about the mysterious ex-influencer on which Apple Cider Vinegar is based.
The six-part show explores the early days of Instagram and how the health culture became a whole new world thanks to social media. However, as Netflix explained, the series is not a biography; it features some fictional characters, but it reveals a dramatized version of Gibson’s story.
Below, Hollywood Life has gathered all the details about Gibson and the Netflix series.
Gibson was a health guru who lied about living with multiple forms of cancer, including malignant tumors in the brain, kidneys, and blood. She started a fitness and diet empire, launching an app and a book called The Whole Pantry.
During a 2015 interview with Australian Women’s Weekly, Gibson claimed she grew up in a difficult family in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with a mother battling multiple sclerosis and a brother who, according to her, was autistic.
Ultimately, Gibson admitted to fabricating her cancer claims, and her family members refuted her biography. During a conversation with Herald Sun in 2015, Gibson’s mother, Natalie Dal-Bello (who later died in 2017 from sclerosis), called her daughter’s story «a pile of garbage» and noted that «Belle never cared about me, her brother is not autistic, and she hardly did a minute of housework in her life».
In 2017, Gibson was fined over $ 400,000, according to PEOPLE. She reportedly remained under law enforcement surveillance even after her home was searched.
Actress Kaitlyn Dever plays the role of Gibson. Dever is known for roles in various films and mini-series, such as Dopesick, Rosaline, No One Will Save You, and the second season of The Last of Us.
Dever told Netflix’s The Tudum about how she got into the role for Apple Cider Vinegar, noting that she «holds the world of health very close to her heart».
«The show really sheds light on the confusion that reigns in the medical world and the health industry — as well as human behavior and the reasons for lies», - the actress said. «It has very high stakes and seems very vital».
According to IMDb, the documentary television special Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con explored Gibson’s rise and fall as a health guru and her run-ins with the law
The six-part show explores the early days of Instagram and how the health culture became a whole new world thanks to social media. However, as Netflix explained, the series is not a biography; it features some fictional characters, but it reveals a dramatized version of Gibson’s story.
Below, Hollywood Life has gathered all the details about Gibson and the Netflix series.
Gibson was a health guru who lied about living with multiple forms of cancer, including malignant tumors in the brain, kidneys, and blood. She started a fitness and diet empire, launching an app and a book called The Whole Pantry.
During a 2015 interview with Australian Women’s Weekly, Gibson claimed she grew up in a difficult family in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with a mother battling multiple sclerosis and a brother who, according to her, was autistic.
Ultimately, Gibson admitted to fabricating her cancer claims, and her family members refuted her biography. During a conversation with Herald Sun in 2015, Gibson’s mother, Natalie Dal-Bello (who later died in 2017 from sclerosis), called her daughter’s story «a pile of garbage» and noted that «Belle never cared about me, her brother is not autistic, and she hardly did a minute of housework in her life».
In 2017, Gibson was fined over $ 400,000, according to PEOPLE. She reportedly remained under law enforcement surveillance even after her home was searched.
Actress Kaitlyn Dever plays the role of Gibson. Dever is known for roles in various films and mini-series, such as Dopesick, Rosaline, No One Will Save You, and the second season of The Last of Us.
Dever told Netflix’s The Tudum about how she got into the role for Apple Cider Vinegar, noting that she «holds the world of health very close to her heart».
«The show really sheds light on the confusion that reigns in the medical world and the health industry — as well as human behavior and the reasons for lies», - the actress said. «It has very high stakes and seems very vital».
According to IMDb, the documentary television special Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con explored Gibson’s rise and fall as a health guru and her run-ins with the law
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