Netflix’s “true-ish story based mostly on a lie” follows Australian influencer Belle Gibson, who deceived social media followers within the early 2010s by faking mind most cancers and falsely claiming she was cured by a particular weight loss program—one she simply so occurred to be promoting.
Gibson went on to construct a health and weight loss program empire by her Instagram account, @healing_belle, and by launching an app and a guide, each titled The Entire Pantry. In 2015, nonetheless, journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano uncovered her lies, finally publishing a nonfiction guide concerning the scandal in 2017, The Girl Who Fooled the World: The True Story of Pretend Wellness Guru Belle Gibson. They first uncovered Gibson’s monetary lies about donating enterprise earnings to a number of charities. Shortly after, it was revealed that she had additionally lied about her age and fully fabricated her most cancers analysis—nicely, her a number of most cancers diagnoses, to be actual.
To seek out out extra about the place she is now and her private life, preserve scrolling.
The place Is Belle Gibson Now?
It seems that Gibson, now 33, continues to be someplace in Australia maintaining a low profile. In 2017, Gibson was hit with greater than $400,000 in fines, based on PEOPLE.
In 2024, media outlet A Present Affair noticed Gibson at a fuel station, which gave the impression to be someplace in Australia. The outlet reported that she nonetheless had not paid her $400,000 advantageous.
Belle Gibson fooled the world into believing she had terminal most cancers, and profited off her lies to the tune of tons of of hundreds of {dollars}.
Among the many victims of her lies was her very personal brother, who’s now talking out to lastly reveal the reality. #60Mins pic.twitter.com/1zhdoBF54a
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) Could 19, 2024
Is Belle Gibson Married?
Gibson just isn’t married, however she was rumored to be in a relationship with Clive Rothwell, who’s talked about within the present. Whereas many actual folks on the present had their names modified, Rothwell’s title stays the identical.
It’s unclear when or in the event that they broke up, however in a 2019 courtroom listening to, Gibson referred to Rothwell as her housemate and pal, based on The Guardian.
Does Belle Gibson Have Children?
Within the present, Gibson is in a long-term relationship with Rothwell and he or she has a younger son from a earlier relationship.
In actual life, Gibson does have a son, based on The Girl Who Fooled the World.
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You’ll be able to watch the miniseries on Netflix, with the primary episode launched on February 6, 2025. It consists of six episodes, every roughly one hour lengthy.
Actress Kaitlyn Dever portrays the fictionalized model of Gibson within the sequence.
