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.
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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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In Apple Cider Vinegar, the character of Chanelle is played by Aisha Dee, who becomes Gibson's manager and that of fellow wellness influencer Milla Blake (which was inspired by Jessica Ainscough, who really did have cancer and died in 2015).
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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.
What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’?
Although Apple Cider Vinegar closely follows Belle Gibson's rise to fame, the lines between truth and fiction is blurred in the Netflix series.
How Much of 'Apple Cider Vinegar' Is True, and Where Is Belle Gibson Now?
At the end of Apple Cider Vinegar, the based-on-a-true-story grifter series that began airing on Netflix last week, the show teases an epilogue about what happened to its central character, Belle Gibson. But before viewers get an answer, Gibson, as played brilliantly by Kaitlyn Dever, interrupts: “You know what? Just Google it.”
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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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