Below Deck producers have been forced to step in when the situation calls for it.
The reality series, which debuted in 2013, follows the lives of crew members who reside and work on a superyacht during charter season. Below Deck has since expanded to multiple spinoffs including Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Below Deck Down Under and Below Deck Adventure.
During season 6 of Below Deck Med, Katie Flood revealed that Lexi Wilson‘s altercation — when she shoved Mzi “Zee” Dempers — was actually worse off screen.
“Production actually stepped in because it was getting so out of hand,” Katie told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live in 2021. “They actually stepped in and like lost our s—t like, “This is not what we are about.’ And if it goes any further I’m pretty sure Lexi would have been removed straight away. But I guess she reined it in at that point.”
Malia White, who joined Kate on WWHL, recalled being concerned during the incident, adding, “If anything she was edited nicely that night. She was much worse.”
Executive producer Nadine Rajabi previously hinted that not everything from season 6 was included in the final cut.
“Something happens this season, which we don’t show,” Nadine explained on the “Group Text” podcast in 2021. “Where I’ve had to go out and stop the situation. So there’s a lot of times like that where I will not tolerate that. And it’s not OK. It’s unacceptable and those are the times when I will step in and go this isn’t OK or you’ve got to let people go in those situations.”
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Ashton Pienaar had a near-death experience while filming season 6 of Below Deck when a tender line wrapped itself up around his ankle and he was dragged off the yacht. Ashton survived because a cameraman rushed to get the line loose and freed him before he was fatally injured.
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During season 7 of Below Deck, Ashton punched a window in a van after getting insulted by a comment Kate Chastain made, which he misunderstood. Kate subsequently ended up leaving the boat for the night after the scary encounter — while Below Deck producers attempted to help her.
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During her appearance on the “Group Text” podcast, Nadine recalled being a support system for cast members in the past. In 2021, Hannah Ferrier confirmed producers can step in, sharing a photo of a member of production assisting her after her Below Deck Med season 5 panic attack.
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Lexi got into an altercation with Mzi after the crew had a night out in season 6 of Below Deck Mediterranean. Following a verbal fight with Malia, the stew ended up pushing Mzi and later claimed she didn’t remember what happened. Katie and Malia said production had to prevent Lexi from further escalating the situation.
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Season 2 of Below Deck Down Under took a shocking turn when Luke Jones entered Margot Sisson’s room naked and got into bed with her. Production demanded Luke leave the room while Aesha Scott updated Captain Jason about the incident. Luke was fired the next day and Laura Bileskalne also departed the boat after blaming Margot for the drama surrounding the scandal.
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Original Article by US Magazine https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/every-time-below-deck-producers-stepped-in-consent-scandal-more/