Sounds great, huh?
Too bad it’s all a hoax.
Read on for the true story behindApple Cider Vinegarand the scam that inspired it.
Kaitlyn Dever as Belle in ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’.Credit:BEN KING/Netflix
IsApple Cider Vinegarbased on a true story?
That said, Netflix and the showrunners put their own spin on the narrative forApple Cider Vinegar.
What isApple Cider Vinegarabout?
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Who is Belle Gibson?
It’s a one-of-a-kind story, truly.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t true.
Alycia Debnam-Carey as Milla and Aisha Dee as Chanelle in ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’.BEN KING/Netflix
“No … None of it’s true,” she said.
“I am still jumping between what I think I know and what is reality.
I have lived it and I’m not really there yet.”
Belle Gibson; Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson.BBC; BEN KING/Netflix
She wouldn’t, however, admit to lying.
In 2017, the Federal Court of Australia deemed she had misled and deceived her followers.
Later that year, the courtordered Gibson to pay $410,000 AUD.
Kaitlyn Dever as Belle in ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’.Courtesy of Netflix
Where is Belle Gibson now?
This led to law enforcement officialsraiding her home in 2020 and 2021to recoup her unpaid fines.
In 2021, theWeeklyreceived this statementfrom Gibson: I would like people to say, Okay, shes human.
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Shes obviously had a big life.
Who’s in theApple Cider Vinegarcast?
Dever, who starred in Hulu’sDopesickand will soon appear inThe Last of Usseason 2 on Max, plays Belle.
Ashley Zukerman as Clive and Kaitlyn Dever as Belle in ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’.Courtesy of Netflix
Where can I watchApple Cider Vinegar?
All six episodes ofApple Cider Vinegararestreaming on Netflix.
