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.

When Netflix's "true-ish" series Apple Cider Vinegar opened with Belle Gibson staring defiantly into the camera declaring "this is a true story based on a lie," they weren't kidding. The six-part series dives headfirst into one of Australia's most shocking deceptions,

Apple Cider Vinegar' creator Samantha Strauss tells IW about why she ended the show where she did and what happened to Belle Gibson after.

Apple Cider Vinegar” is not completely nonfictional; there are characters and events that have either been changed slightly or completely created by the writers. The series follows other storylines that depict the consequences of Gibson’s lies.

Star Kaitlyn Dever gives a powerhouse performance in the series as the Australian single mom who fooled the world into believing she was curing herself of cancer with healthy eating while launching a wellness empire.

Netflix’s breakout series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the “true-ish” story of social media influencer Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Dever), who falsely claims to cure her brain cancer with healthy living. But one of the most compelling characters is her partner Clive Rothwell (Succession's Ashley Zukerman),

Why do so many people follow wellness influencers, even if they don’t have many or any qualifications? It makes sense with the gaps in health care, doctors say.

If you’ve been paying attention to what’s new on Netflix, you’ve probably noticed a big, juicy new show detailing a real-life story in a less-than-accurate fashion: Apple Cider Vinegar. The