Apple Cider Vinegar: Book vs. Series
Samantha Strauss’s 2025 Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar draws in part from Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano’s investigation The Woman Who Fooled the World. Both center on Belle Gibson’s false cancer claims and wellness empire.
About the book and the series
- Author
- Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano
- Year
- 2018
Journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano investigate Australian wellness entrepreneur Belle Gibson, who built a lucrative brand by claiming she had cured terminal brain cancer through diet and alternative treatments. Their reporting exposes that she never had cancer and examines how publishers, technology companies, social media, and the wellness industry helped her deception spread.
- Creator
- Samantha Strauss
- Writer
- Anya Beyersdorf, Samantha Strauss, Angela Betzien
- Year
- 2025
- Episode
- 1 hr 2 min
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Network
- Netflix
- Cast
- Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Mark Coles Smith
- Genre
- Crime, Drama
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Australian wellness influencer Belle Gibson builds a lucrative brand by claiming she is treating terminal brain cancer through food and alternative medicine. As her platform grows alongside another young woman’s health story, journalists begin testing Belle’s claims and uncover the falsehoods supporting her public success.
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