In 2015, Belle Gibson was an Australian "eco-preneur" with a vegetarian cookbook, a blockbuster wellness app and a terminal cancer diagnosis. Today, she's one of the most hated figures in the country. Support us:<ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://paypal.me/maintenancephase'>Donate on PayPal</a></li><li><a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more</a></li></ul>Links!<ul><li><a href='https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/the-woman-who-fooled-the-world-9781925322460'>The Woman Who Fooled The World</a></li><li><a href='https://www.elle.com.au/news/what-we-know-about-belle-gibson-5919'>What we know about Belle Gibson</a></li><li><a href='https://mashable.com/archive/belle-gibson-whole-pantry'>The mystery of Belle Gibson, who claimed she cured cancer with clean living</a></li><li><a href='https://www.smh.com.au/technology/friends-and-doctors-raise-doubts-over-healing-belle-cancer-claims-20150310-1401rr.html'>Friends and doctors raise doubts over 'Healing Belle' cancer claims</a></li><li><a href='https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/megablogger-belle-gibson-casts-doubt-on-her-own-cancer-claims/news-story/de179f2f17de51d1071096eb7bd2bdee'>Mega-blogger Belle Gibson casts doubt on her own cancer claims</a></li><li><a href='https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/1507_newscomau.pdf'>Melbourne mum Belle Gibson on taking the world by storm with her app The Whole Pantry, while fighting terminal brain cancer</a></li><li><a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/EYH4IM8FR97TJHENSQ4D/full'>The Belle Gibson scandal: The rise of lifestyle gurus as micro-celebrities in low-trust societies</a> </li><li><a href='https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/news/real-life/belle-gibson-my-lifelong-struggle-with-the-truth-6860'>Belle Gibson: "My lifelong struggle with the truth"</a></li><li><a href='https://www.onlineinvestigations.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Belle-Gibson.pdf'>Catalog of Belle’s posts and timeline</a></li><li><a href='https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09ln51v/bad-influencer-the-great-insta-con'>Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con</a></li><li><a href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626134721/http://www.cosmopolitan.com.au/health-lifestyle/lifestyle/2015/3/an-honest-account-of-our-experience-with-belle-gibson/'>Cosmo: An honest account of our experience with Belle Gibson</a></li><li><a href='https://books.google.de/books?id=Jl-SDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT214#v=onepage&q&f=false'>Julia Watson's "Breakfast, School Run, Chemo"</a></li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a>

Maintenance Phase

"Illness Influencer" Belle Gibson

Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.