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.
Is 'Apple Cider Vinegar' Character Milla Blake Based On A Real Person?
When the reported real-life inspiration behind Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar character Milla Blake, Jessica Ainscough, embarked on her healing journey, she could've had no idea what awaited her.
Apple Cider Vinegar: What did the real Belle Gibson's mum say about her daughter?
In Apple Cider Vinegar Belle's mum Natalie is played by Essie Davis. Natalie and Belle don't have a close relationship in the series, and from the very first episode Natalie isn't a very supportive mother. She tries to get out of coming to Belle's baby shower and succeeds.
Milla Blake in 'Apple Cider Vinegar' isn't a real person, but her story seemingly draws from an Australian wellness influencer's life
Milla Blake in "Apple Cider Vinegar" shares similarities with Australian wellness influencer Jess Ainscough, who died in 2015.
The heartbreaking real story of the child who inspired Hunter in Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar
In the Netflix show Apple Cider Vinegar, the character Hunter Cross is a young boy with brain cancer. Belle meets his mother Fiona outside a hospital in Melbourne. Belle Gibson says she’s donating a month of profits from her app The Whole Pantry to Hunter’s family,
The real-life cancer hoax behind Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’
Wellness influencer Belle Gibson claimed for years that she had cured her brain cancer through nutrition and holistic medicine, only to have her hoax exposed.
Pop culture roundup: ‘Apple Cider Vinegar,’ bootcut jeans, more
Bravo personality Daryn Carp joins Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Justin Sylvester to break down the top five things in pop culture right now including the hot new Netflix show based on a true story called “Apple Cider Vinegar,
Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?
Netflix’s “Apple Cider Vinegar” is based on the true story of two less-than-honest wellness influencers, and the Hirsch Institute is based on a real place and course of treatment
Apple Cider Vinegar: Where Is Belle Gibson Now?
Dive into the bizarre world of Belle Gibson, the Australian conwoman who fabricated a cancer journey, deceived thousands, and vanished from the public eye. Uncover the shocking truth behind her wellness empire and what she's been doing since her infamous "60 Minutes" interview.
Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ Is a Wakeup Call About Wellness Misinformation
However, the wellness culture of the 2010s that enabled Gibson to fool masses of people has not gone away. If anything, it is stronger and more influential than ever before. Another central plot point of Apple Cider Vinegar revolves around fictional wellness influencer Milla Blake,
What Is Hirsch Therapy In Apple Cider Vinegar? Real-Life Alternative Therapy Explained
While Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar renames some characters to "protect the innocent", it also renames a key player in the real-life Milla's story.
Mamamia on MSN1d
The real-life people behind the characters in Apple Cider Vinegar.
When Netflix's "true-ish" series Apple Cider Vinegar opened with Belle Gibson staring defiantly into the camera declaring ...
The Tab1d
What happened to Belle Gibson’s boyfriend, son and family after her scam in Apple Cider Vinegar
Yes, she really does have a child. He was born in Melbourne in 2009, when Belle Gibson was 18. His father is her ...