Where Is Belle Gibson Now? The Influencer Behind Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’

After Netflix released Apple Cider Vinegar, an Australian TV series about influencer Belle Gibson, who built an empire to help sick people, searches for the disgraced "wellness guru" surged. People wanted to know where Gibson was now and whether she faced any consequences after claiming that several natural methods had cured her cancer until she was exposed as a fraud.  

In 2015, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that none of the charities Gibson claimed would receive donations from her followers actually received any. She stated that she had given 25% of her company’s profits to various causes, but when asked which organizations received the money or how much had been donated, Ms. Gibson was unable to provide a list.  

Melbourne's Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, One Girl (a charity that runs education programs in Sierra Leone), and the Bumi Sehat Foundation (which works to prevent maternal and infant deaths in Southeast Asia), charities Gibson mentioned in her fundraisers, all claimed they did not receive anything from her. In her defense, Gibson said that the company had problems with cash flow.  

According to Australian Women’s Weekly, Gibson was found guilty of engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct and was fined $410,000 in 2017. As of 2024, the Daily Mail reported that Gibson had not been able to pay the fine, which had ballooned to $500,000 with interest.  

Her house was first raided in 2020. During the raid, Gibson was seen wearing a headscarf and going by the name “Sanbontu” claiming she has been adopted by the Melbourne Ethiopian community after volunteering years ago. However, Tarekegn Chimdi, Australian Oromo Community Association in Victoria's president claimed Gibson was “not a community member and she's also not working with the community.”  

In May 2021, the Sheriff’s Office of Victoria raided Belle Gibson’s home again to recoup her unpaid fines. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said, “Ms. Gibson owes the Victorian public a substantial debt and Consumer Affairs Victoria will continue to pursue repayment,” per ABC News.  

The disgraced influencer has kept a relatively low-key profile after her tell-all interview with 60 Minutes in 2015. Her victims have not received any apologies from her, nor has she shown any remorse. Perhaps Gibson will soon follow in the footsteps of Anna Delvey, con artist and fraudster who pretended to be a German heiress and make an appearance on Dancing with the Stars.