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Belle Gibson is back in the headlines after her notorious life story was retold in new Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar.
The popularity of the show has led to viewers seeking out Gibson’s 2014 The Whole Pantry recipe book, with copies selling for astonishing sums online.
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’ and the tome contained her recipes – purported to be part of Gibson’s self made cure for her cancer.
It was all a fraud – and the book was pulled from publication by Penguin in 2015 when Gibson’s lies were exposed.
That hasn’t stopped curious fans of Apple Cider Vinegar seeking out old copies of The Whole Pantry online, with copies available on online auction site eBay selling for up to $400 each.
Competition for the book is fierce, with one listing reaching $149 with 28 bidders still battling it out to win.
Belle Gibson (pictured) is back in the headlines after her notorious life story was retold in new Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar
The popularity of the show has led to viewers seeking out Gibson’s 2014 The Whole Pantry recipe book, which was pulled from publication in 2015. with copies selling for astonishing sums online
Several copies are available for sale, with the cheapest starting bidding at around $50 – and the price only racing up from there.
It comes after Netflix viewers were left completely baffled as to why lifestyle scammer Gibson hasn’t faced any jail time after they watched the shocking new drama Apple Cider Vinegar which dramatized her web of lies.
Within a year, her inspirational Instagram account @healing_belle had amassed thousands of followers, many of them hopeful cancer sufferers, who would go on to download her wellness app, The Whole Pantry, and buy her cookbook of the same name.
Throughout it all, Gibson claimed her earnings – reportedly more than $1 million – would be donated to various cancer charities.
But there was just one big problem: Gibson never had cancer, and eventually her empire came crashing down after two Australian journalists discovered she had been lying about it all – not just her disease, but her philanthropy too.
Now the tale of the wellness scammer is reaching a global audience thanks to Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar, a six-part series starring Kaitlyn Dever as Gibson and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Milla, another cancer influencer who actually had the disease.
Despite swindling millions, Gibson never faced any jail time.
After a drawn-out and dramatic case against the Federal Court of Australia, she was ordered by the court in 2017 to pay AU$410,000 (US$257,000) for her false claims of charitable donations.
Curious fans of Apple Cider Vinegar are seeking out old copies of The Whole Pantry online, with copies available on online auction site eBay selling for up to $400 each
Competition for the book is fierce, with one listing reaching $149 with 29 bidders still battling it out to win
Combined with her legal fees, she must cough up about half a million dollars (US$313,000).
It’s been almost a decade since then and she hasn’t paid the fine.
Instead, despite her eye-watering debts, she appears to be living a relatively normal life as a suburban single mother in Melbourne.
Since Apple Cider Vinegar launched on the streamer on February 6, many viewers have expressed their shock over Gibson’s apparent lack of punishment.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one demanded: ‘What do you mean Belle Gibson didn’t get any jail time? WTF!!’
‘After watching and reading please explain to me how the hell is Belle Gibson not in prison,’ another wrote.
‘If there is any hope left for humanity make her pay the fines and put her in jail, like seriously.’
Echoing a similar sentiment, a third continued: ‘The question is why is Bella Gibson not in jail?!’
The disgraced lifestyle guru is portrayed by Kaitlyn Dever (pictured) in the new Netflix drama Apple Cider Vinegar
‘This woman’s need for external validation drove her up a wall – like girl, why you not in jail right now!!!’ continued a fourth.
A fifth said: ‘Some people can lie lie oh my goodness. She should have been sent to jail. The lies the lies the lies.’
‘Just finished Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix and holy s**t Belle Gibson should be in JAIL!!!! Throw away the keeeyyyyy,’ added a sixth.
Despite sparking fierce criticism about Gibson’s lack of punishment, Apple Cider Vinegar has received rave reviews from
fans.
Taking to X, one said: ‘#NowWatching #AppleCiderVinegar on Netflix… so triggering, so intriguing, so entertaining. I’m hooked.’
Others simply spoke highly of the show, one said: ‘Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix is good.’
Another chimed in: ‘Apple cider vinegar on Netflix is such a good show!! 100 percent recommend!!!!’
