How Much of ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ Is Based in Fact?
Played byKaitlyn DeverinApple Cider Vinegar,Gibson was born in Tasmania, Australia.
Gibson’s strained relationship with her mother in the show is also taken directly from real life.
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In the show,Alycia Debnam-Carey’s Milla Blake discovers a post made by Gibson on a skateboarding forum.
This minor detail is also from the real-life Belle Gibson’s fake claims on similar forums.
This change is likely a result of the changed standards of social media popularity since then.
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The app quickly became Apple’s best food and drink app on the App Store.
Gibson’s next business move involved signing a book deal with the publisher Penguin.
Who Is Milla Blake in ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’?
Ainscough also accumulated a good following on social media and landed a book deal.
As portrayed in the show,Ainscough and her mother both died from cancerafter following alternative therapies for years.
At the age of 29, Ainscough breathed her last in 2015.
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InApple Cider Vinegar,Chanelle got in touch with Gibson due to her association with Milla as her manager.
In reality,Chanelle was an entrepreneur who became friends with Gibsonand soon became suspicious of Gibson’s story.
However, when Gibson decided not to give up on her fabricated story, Chanelle approached the press.
‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ premieres February 6 on Netflix.
In the show, Gibson is seen on the family of a young cancer patient named Hunter.
The conversations with Gibson’s close friends and family only cemented Chanelle’s revelations about Gibson’s health.
However, Gibson continuously worked toward creating testimonial evidence that could later help her back her story.
What Happened to Belle Gibson?
In 2017,Gibson was fined A$410,000 a fine still outstanding by the Federal Court of Australia.
All episodes ofApple Cider Vinegarare available to stream on Netflix.
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