‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ Creator Unpacks That ‘Tragic’ Ending, Juggling Truth and Fiction Adapting Belle Gibson’s Story
Note: The following story contains spoilers from “Apple Cider Vinegar.”
While Belle Gibson’s rise to wellness fame in “Apple Cider Vinegar” was full of organic recipes and posh galas, the latter half of Netflix series sees the dangerous and “tragic” impact of the infamous scammer and her wellness-loving counterparts come crashing down on those closest to them.
While Belle (Kaitlyn Dever) built her wellness empire on a fake cancer diagnosis after being inspired by Milla (Alycia Debnam-Carey) — a real cancer patient who advocates for a juice diet and coffee enemas to cure her cancer — Milla is the one who ultimately suffers from the wellness industry’s lies. First, after pursuing the Hirsch Institute treatment for her cancer, Milla’s mom, Tamara, dies in an ending creator Samantha Strauss calls “tragic.”
“I think my mom would probably do that if I had chosen to go Hirsch,” Strauss told TheWrap, echoing...
While Belle Gibson’s rise to wellness fame in “Apple Cider Vinegar” was full of organic recipes and posh galas, the latter half of Netflix series sees the dangerous and “tragic” impact of the infamous scammer and her wellness-loving counterparts come crashing down on those closest to them.
While Belle (Kaitlyn Dever) built her wellness empire on a fake cancer diagnosis after being inspired by Milla (Alycia Debnam-Carey) — a real cancer patient who advocates for a juice diet and coffee enemas to cure her cancer — Milla is the one who ultimately suffers from the wellness industry’s lies. First, after pursuing the Hirsch Institute treatment for her cancer, Milla’s mom, Tamara, dies in an ending creator Samantha Strauss calls “tragic.”
“I think my mom would probably do that if I had chosen to go Hirsch,” Strauss told TheWrap, echoing...
- 2/7/2025
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
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