There’s a certain kind of fraudster that could only exist in the 21st century: the social media wellness influencer.

A new Netflix series dramatises the real-life story of Belle Gibson, the Australian wellness influencer who built an empire off the back of a non-existent brain tumour. Helen Coffey sorts reality from ...

While I can’t say exactly the gender spread of Gibson’s real-life followers, I will say that the issue of predatory wellness ...

Milla, played by Alycia Debnam-Carey, is a fellow wellness influencer who has made a career out of sharing her cancer journey ...

“Apple Cider Vinegar” is is a ripped-from-the-headlines drama based closely on a 2015 book, “The Woman Who Fooled the World,” by investigative journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.

Apple Cider Vinegar is based on the true story of Belle Gibson, a social media influencer who rose to fame by falsely ...

Apple Cider Vinegar is based on the true story of Belle Gibson who lied about having brain cancer and the wellness app she ...

Some of the characters in the series were inspired by real people and Jessica Ainscough was an Australian teen magazine ...

Is Milla Blake in Netflix's "Apple Cider Vinegar" real? Here’s how her character connects to Belle Gibson, the infamous Australian influencer who faked brain cancer.

Milla Blake in "Apple Cider Vinegar" shares similarities with Australian wellness influencer Jess Ainscough, who died in 2015 ...

Apple Cider Vinegar tells the story of the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, an Aussie influencer who built an online wellness ...

But Milla was inspired by Jessica Ainscough, an Australian influencer nicknamed “The Wellness Warrior” who was vocal about ...