Fans have taken to social media to slam the new Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar.
The six-part series, which tells the story of notorious cancer faker Belle Gibson, dropped on the streamer last week.
Despite drawing praise from many, some viewers have been left less-than-impressed.
One surprise celebrity viewer who took umbrage with the show was celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge.
The My Kitchen Rules star took to his Instagram story to share a screenshot of the series’ Netflix page.
The famous foodie was not shy in his critique, arguing the story would have been better suited to a feature film format.
Fans have taken to social media to slam the new Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar
‘This should have been quality movie length 1 ep…..,’ he wrote. ‘Instead of 6 eps of drippel.’
Colin augmented his assessment with a cutting two out of 10 rating.
A similar sentiment was also felt over on X, with one viewer slamming the show for being ‘drawn out’.
Sharing a gif of a non-plussed Kamala Harris, they wrote: ‘Am I the only one who found Apple Cider Vinegar series from Netflix, the story of Belle Gibson underwhelming and drawn out?’
‘I can barely finish and then creating the narrative regarding the child if that wasn’t actually true. It just seems unnecessary.’
Another agreed, replying: ‘Compared to the book, it really falls short’, referring to The Woman Who Fooled the World by journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.
It hasn’t been all negativity though, with many viewers taking to social media to offer praise for the Netflix series and its star Kaitlyn Dever, who plays Gibson.
‘I cannot believe the actress playing Belle isn’t Australian…her accent is FLAWLESS,’ one fan gushed.
One surprise celebrity viewer who took umbrage with the show was celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge
The famous foodie was not shy in his critique, arguing the story would have been better suited to a feature film format
Another chimed in with ‘#AppleCiderVinegar was fantastic. I don’t have anything else to say.
‘Made me cry, made me laugh, and it made me so f***ing angry.’
One fan admitted that they would rewatch the series after reading so many positive comments.
‘See, now I have to rewatch #AppleCiderVinegar because I clearly missed a lot. I was multi-tasking,’ they wrote.
‘So, I’ll slow down and watch. I’m sure my overall opinion won’t change. But I missed some really good scenes according to y’all.’
Apple Cider Vinegar is set during the early days of Instagram and follows two young women who set out to cure their allegedly life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way.
The real Belle Gibson, now 33, once claimed she had terminal brain cancer which was cured by simply eating healthy food – but it was later discovered she never had the disease.
Her shameless lie became a cause célèbre in Australia, and the story of ‘Healing Belle’ will soon be told around the world.
A similar sentiment was also felt over on X, with one viewer slamming the show for being ‘drawn out’.
It hasn’t been all negativity though, with many viewers taking to social media to offer praise for the Netflix series and its star Kaitlyn Dever, who plays Gibson
In 2013, Gibson launched the @healing_belle Instagram account where she gained a large following through sharing so-called ‘healing’ food recipes.
She claimed her lifestyle and healthy eating plan had ‘cured’ her inoperable brain cancer, which she had supposedly been diagnosed with at the age of 20 and given just months to live.
Gibson claimed she had undergone conventional cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, before abandoning modern medicine to follow a program of clean-eating instead.
Before long the deals began to roll in, with Gibson launching an app full of recipes as well as a book deal, reportedly worth $420,000.
However, in 2014, the Melbourne-based personality claimed that despite her new wellness-focused lifestyle, her cancer had returned, and this time it had spread.
Following an investigation by Fairfax Media, now Nine Newspapers, it was discovered none of the charities Gibsonhad named had received a cent from her.
The influencer’s story quickly began to unravel, and in April 2015 she was forced to admit she had lied.
She also appeared in a trainwreck interview on 60 Minutes, where she was grilled about her many falsehoods by reporter Tara Brown.
Gibson rose to prominence in 2012 as a self-proclaimed health guru who had ‘cured’ her own brain cancer through healthy eating, clean living and ‘positive thinking’
Two years after her admission, Gibson was fined around $410,000 after being found guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct.
When Netflix dropped the trailer for the series, back in January, many viewers were concerned about the story being stretched out over six episodes.
‘You had me until it said “series”,’ one viewer said.
‘I’m all for a good 2 hour movie, but these days they have to stretch everything out into a series, and I just lose all interest.’
Another echoed the sentiment, adding they did not have the time to devote to a six-episode story arc.
‘This might be an interesting movie,’ they wrote. ‘Oh wait, a series? I’m out. Ain’t nobody got time for that.’
One viewer said the concept grew tired even before the trailer ended, writing: ‘Who else stopped watching the trailer less than a minute in?’
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