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.
The true story that inspired ‘Apple Cider Vinegar,’ according to the show’s creator
Is Apple Cider Vinegar based on a true story? Here is what to know about the real Belle Gibson, the real Milla, Jess Ainscough and more.
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This four-episode series explores the rise and fall of LuLaRoe, an infamous clothing company accused of running a pyramid scheme. The entertaining series features interviews from LuLaRoe founders DeAnne Brady and Mark Stidham as well as former employees and sellers.
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Influencers who try to lure vulnerable people away from established science are toxic, in every sense of the word.
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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.
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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.
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Apple Cider Vinegar' follows wellness influencers Belle Gibson and Milla Blake in their misguided attempts to treat their (both fake and real) cancer through holistic medicine suggested by the Hirsch
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Drama series "Apple Cider Vinegar" shows how influencer Belle Gibson falsely claimed to have terminal brain cancer.
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With standout performances from Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Aisha Dee, Apple Cider Vinegar mixes humor with heartbreak, shining a light on the tragic consequences of wellness fraud. The fact that it’s all based on reality only makes it more unsettling.
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Dad whose wife and daughter inspired Apple Cider Vinegar storyline slams Netflix for ‘inaccurate’ portrayal of their deaths
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Who is Belle Gibson, who inspired Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar? The Australian wellness influencer told followers she had brain cancer and peddled alternative rem…
Gibson built a cult following after claiming she'd cured her brain cancer with alternative remedies - turned out, she'd lied ...