413. The Belle Gibson Scandal, Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar, & ‘Failed Vegan with a Private Jet:’ MY HOT TAKE

Welp. Being impersonated on a huge Netflix show and having my real name and real brand name appear without my permission or knowledge certainly wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card. Oyyyy. How much weirder can 2025 get?!?! Lol. Let’s get into it.

Yeah. We’re going there. The show is ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ on Netflix, which I hate to mention because I don’t want to give them any more eyeballs. But I am not self-absorbed enough to think that my mentioning them or not will make a huge difference or dent in their viewership. Most people who watch Netflix have noticed it already at least, with or without me mentioning it!

If you haven’t watched the show or heard the story, here is a BRIEF overview of the plot. Belle Gibson is a young Australian mother claiming to have terminal brain cancer. She has a sad life, no friends, and no real meaningful connections or family in her life. She is deeply troubled, and clearly has some form of Münchausen syndrome. She is also a serial entrepreneur, and is clearly very driven. After many twists and turns and potential business ideas, she starts a brand called The Whole Pantry. It starts on Instagram and a blog, and quickly becomes a cookbook series, a top-selling App with a huge Apple partnership, and she becomes an entrepreneurial, healing sensation. All based on her story of ‘healing herself from terminal brain cancer’ through nutrition and diet.

We are getting into it, my ‘involvement,’ my decision to not take legal action, and most of all, my take on how the media is trying SO HARD to take down WELLNESS, which they will not do.

My blog post on this, if you want to dive deeper!

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