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Netflix's 'Apple Cider Vinegar' is based on a 'true-ish story.' Here's what's fact and what's fiction in the hit show.
The Netflix series tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, a wellness influencer who faked having terminal cancer.
Netflix's "Apple Cider Vinegar" Characters Vs Their Real-Life Counterparts
In Apple Cider Vinegar, Hek is the PR crisis manager Belle hires after her fraud is exposed. In real life, Belle Gibson was helped by crisis manager Alex Twomey (now known as Titus O'Reily), although he worked pro bono — and doesn't appear to have anything else in common with the fictional character Hek.
Where is Belle Gibson now? What we know about influencer who inspired Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar
Netflix's most-talked-about shows of 2025, and it's got viewers even more shocked once they learn that it was based on a true story.The show stars the likes of Booksmart's Kaitlyn Dever, Ashley Zukerman,
All the details Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix made up about the Belle Gibson case
Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix tells the story of Instagram scammer, Belle Gibson. Right from the outset it’s honest that the show is a depiction of her lies. So given it’s a misty subject as it is, you’re probably wondering which parts of it are real and which aren’t.
The Real-Life Story Behind Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’
While social media’s relationship with the wellness industry is commonplace at this point, Apple Cider Vinegar situates itself in the early 2010s, at a time where influencers were just beginning to realize the type of career heights they could attain just by telling heightened versions of their own stories online.
Apple Cider Vinegar: Blogger Belle Gibson still hasn’t faced justice
Blogger Belle Gibson still hasn’t faced justice - Influencer Belle Gibson is yet to settle hefty fines she was ordered to pay in 2017
What happened to Belle Gibson’s boyfriend, son and family after her scam in Apple Cider Vinegar
Yes, she really does have a child. He was born in Melbourne in 2009, when Belle Gibson was 18. His father is her then-boyfriend Nathan Corbett. He’s around 14 now. In the Netflix show, Belle Gibson’s son is called Oliver. We don’t know her real child’s name.
'Apple Cider Vinegar': How Belle Gibson Responded to Lying Accusations
Drama series "Apple Cider Vinegar" shows how influencer Belle Gibson falsely claimed to have terminal brain cancer.
Is Chanelle from 'Apple Cider Vinegar' a real person? She's similar to a woman who helped expose Belle Gibson
Chanelle in "Apple Cider Vinegar" is similar to Chanelle McAuliffe, one of Belle Gibson's friends who tipped off reporters that the influencer was suspicious.
'Apple Cider Vinegar' Dramatizes How Two Journalists Uncovered Belle Gibson's Web of Lies—Here's How They Really Did
In 2015, two young Australian reporters named Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano broke the story that would become Netflix's latest true-crime series Apple Cider Vinegar: Belle Gibson, a successful wellness influencer who claimed to have survived terminal brain cancer, was lying the whole time.
"Apple Cider Vinegar" And 19 Other Scam Stories You Must Watch And Listen To
If, like me, you just can't get enough of scam stories (particularly those involving wellness grifters), here are some shows and podcasts to check out once you've finished binging the six episodes of Apple Cider
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Dad whose wife and daughter inspired Apple Cider Vinegar storyline slams Netflix for ‘inaccurate’ portrayal of their deaths
Col Ainscough says the depiction of his late daughter Jessica, who inspired Apple Cider Vinegar character Milla Blake, is ...
Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her
A consumer watchdog in Australia is still pursuing a disgraced wellness influencer who lied about having terminal brain cancer.