Belle Gibson

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Ep 228: This woman’s story of holistic healing inspired a movement, but would her secrets reveal a different reality? This is the Belle Gibson story Sources for Today's Episode: Search for Instagram's Worst ConArtist Elle magazine Vanity Fair People.com Mammamia.com Women’s Weekly Business Insider Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Spot&Tango - Spot & Tango is a personalized dog food subscription that delivers high-quality, ready-to-serve meals, snacks, and supplements right to your door. Spot & Tango is offering an exclusive deal for our listeners. For a limited time go to SpotandTango.com/wac and use code wac to get 50% off your first order. Wildgrain - Are you ready to bring all your favorite carbs right to your doorstep? Be sure to check out Wildgrain so you can begin building your own box of artisanal breads, pastas, and pastries. For a limited time, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/WAC to start your subscription. Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership. YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This woman's story of holistic healing inspired a movement, but would her secrets reveal a different reality?
0:09.0	This is the Bell Gibson story. Hi, Amy.
0:25.6	Hi, you didn't say Mel Gibson, did you?
0:28.3	No, and do you know how long it took me to realize that that was not the same?
0:32.4	Because I said the name a bunch of times and then went, oh, yeah, no, it is Bell Gibson, not Mel Gibson.
0:39.4	I've actually never, I've never heard this story, and I don't even know what you're alluding to in your intro, so.
0:45.7	Oh, well, that's even better.
0:47.1	Well, first of all, this episode airs on April Fool's Day.
0:50.3	So I would say happy April Fool's.
0:52.8	You've actually tried to get me a few times with tricks on April Fool's Day. I think you got me once or twice, but now I know you and I know your tricks and they're not. I'm big on April Fool's. I almost always call my parents and tell them I'm pregnant just for fun. I think I might have done that to you before. I don't remember what I did. But yeah.
1:12.2	You've done a couple things. Like I definitely, like you fake canceled one of our trips and I was like so disappointed.
1:17.8	Oh, I remember that. Yeah. Yeah. But I don't fall for it anymore.
1:21.8	Nope. I'll think of a way to get you.
1:23.2	You can't because I'm waiting for it on April Fool's just so you know.
1:26.4	Okay. In searching for a perfect April Fool's, just so you know. Okay. In searching for a perfect
1:29.2	April Fool's Day episode, our listeners suggested this case. Well, I would say maybe they suggested
1:35.4	what I thought was the perfect case. And even though some might say there's a hoax involved here,
1:41.4	I was reminded as I researched this case that not all hoaxes are funny.
1:46.6	In fact, some of them are malicious and have harmful consequences.
1:50.1	And those are the ones we often see in our line of work.
1:54.0	But before we get to the details of this malicious case, let me introduce Bell.
2:00.7	Annabelle Natalie Gibson was born in 1991 in Tasmania,
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