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The shocking story of a famous celebrity influencer and their dramatic fall from grace.

Watch Bad Influencer documentary on BBC Select

From hero to zero, a snapshot of our times.

The shocking story of a famous celebrity influencer and their dramatic fall from grace.

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23-year-old Australian wellness guru Belle Gibson had attracted a captivated global online audience with the moving story of treating her own terminal cancer using alternative natural therapies. But there was one problem: she had never been ill. This remarkable documentary on BBC Select tells the shocking story of one of Instagram’s first super-influencers and her dramatic, devastating downfall.

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