Apple Cider Vinegar is Coming to Screens! Get Ready to Discover What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in This Highly Anticipated Story.
Apple Cider Vinegar: A Highly Anticipated Series Unveils the Story of an Aussie Wellness Influencer’s Deceptive Online Scam – But Is It Based on Real Events or Pure Fiction?
Belle Gibson, the woman behind the infamous scam that rocked headlines in 2015, is at the center of the upcoming Netflix series. While her story has sparked uncertainty over the years, the makers of the show have taken some creative liberties, as Belle’s real-life tale remains complex.
The series is inspired by The Woman Who Fooled the World, a book by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano, which claims to closely reflect the actual events. The character portrayed by Kaitlyn Dever is based on the real Belle Gibson, whose fraudulent cancer diagnosis and deceptive wellness empire made her infamous. The Netflix series delves into the details of her crimes, shedding light on how she used the public’s sympathy to launch an app and promote fake health cures.
The app, The Whole Pantry, became a platform where Belle Gibson claimed that her healing recipes had cured her cancer. She shared various health-focused dishes and wellness advice, gaining a large following of people who believed in her story. Her online presence and app became so influential that they led to book deals and media attention, all while she continued to fabricate her cancer diagnosis.
Belle Gibson’s rise to fame included a book deal with Penguin Book Publishers for her cookbook, The Whole Pantry. However, the publisher also faced consequences, fined $300 million for failing to verify her claims before publishing.
The Netflix series brings to light the investigation by journalists Justin and Sean, played by Mark Cole Smith and Richard Davies, who uncovered the truth about Gibson’s fake cancer diagnosis and exposed the fact that the donations she pledged to charity never materialized.
As for the creative liberties taken in the series, creator Samantha Strauss shared with The Guardian, “We do really lean into it and say it honestly—this is true-ish. It’s an interesting thing when you’re dealing with someone who has lied and that you’re creating a work that is, in some respects, fiction as well.”
Apple Cider Vinegar will be available to stream on Netflix, giving viewers an inside look at one of the most shocking scams in recent memory.
