As disgraced cancer blogger Belle Gibson is found guilty of "a majority of charges against her of defrauding clients and profiting from false cancer claims", the young Australian's mother has revealed the extent of her daughter's lies and manipulation.
Natalie Dal-Bello has come out swinging after her daughter told The Australian Women's Weekly that she had endured a "troubled" childhood which may have influenced her penchant for lying about her condition.
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Gibson amassed a huge social media following, releasing a cookbook and an app called The Whole Pantry, where she promoted the clean eating and juice cleanses that had apparently cured her cancer.
When she finally admitted that her claims were false in a 2015 interview with The Weekly, she pointed the finger at her mother and her upbringing.