Her scam was exposed in 2015. Then in 2017, the Australian federal court decided Belle Gibson had made misleading and deceptive claims, and ordered her to pay a $410,000 (£207,000) fine, plus $30,000 (£15,000) in legal costs. The court gave her two weeks to pay this fine. She didn’t.

Apple Cider Vinegar is streaming on Netflix and the series tells the true story of Australian scammer Belle Gibson (played by Kaitlyn Dever). She lied about having a brain tumour and monetized the fake diagnosis by launching an app called The Whole Pantry.

The is billed as a “true-ish story based on a lie" and is inspired by a 2017 book, “The Woman Who Fooled the World,” by two investigative journalists, Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano, who explored Gibson’s deception.

Netflix’s breakout series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the “true-ish” story of social media influencer Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Dever), who falsely claims to cure her brain cancer with healthy living. But one of the most compelling characters is her partner Clive Rothwell (Succession's Ashley Zukerman),

Netflix’s "Apple Cider Vinegar" tells the story of an Australian woman who fakes brain cancer and builds a massive wellness empire. Here’s what Belle Gibson did and how she was caught.

In 2015, two young Australian reporters named Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano broke the story that would become Netflix's latest true-crime series Apple Cider Vinegar: Belle Gibson, a successful wellness influencer who claimed to have survived terminal brain cancer, was lying the whole time.

Belle Gibson claimed to have cured her cancer through healthy eating and alternative therapies, but it was all a lie - and her followers were left devastated.

While the 'true-ish' Netflix series borrows from the reality of Belle Gibson's fraudulent tale, there are several documentaries that also tell the story of the disgraced influencer

Apple Cider Vinegar is the latest drama to take over Netflix and get the internet talking. The show follows a woman called Belle Gibson (played by Kaitlyn Dever) an influencer who falsely claimed to have cured herself of cancer using alternative therapies.