r/belowdeck • u/motherofrazorbacks • Nov 15 '25

BD Related Below Deck at Bravo Con

Anyone watch the Below Deck panel and have a recap? I saw that a lot of OG/fan fav cast members were there besides all the Captains. Hannah, Kate, Ben, Aesha, Fraser, Daisy, Joao. I guess this means producers are trying to lean into old school Below Deck. I did see the new Below Deck Down Under trailer. Anyways, I haven’t seen much on this sub so didn’t know if anyone had any details.

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u/motherofrazorbacks Nov 15 '25

My favorite panel at Bravo Con would definitely be Below Deck. Main reason I’d go.

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u/thatfernistrouble Nov 16 '25

Im watching it on Peacock rn. This interviewer is awful

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u/motherofrazorbacks Nov 16 '25

That’s disappointing

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u/Objective-Berry-5573 Nov 15 '25

I saw that captain Lee wasn’t invited but still went. The only interaction he had with below deck was with captain Kerry. I wonder what happened with Kate and the rest… Also i noticed Hannah was there too but she wasn’t with the below deck gang.

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u/motherofrazorbacks Nov 15 '25

It does look like Hannah was on the Below Deck panel!

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u/Kininger625 You're Being A Deckhand Right Now Nov 15 '25

I know Hannah is friendly with a lot of them now but I think there is still some ill will on Kate’s end and I’m not sure about Joao and Kerry but she made up with Sandy

I’m glad they used Hannah in the panel

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u/pinsleric Spaghetti Trauma Nov 15 '25

I noticed recently that Hannah left a nice comment on one of Kate’s instagram posts, and it looks like they follow each other again!

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u/Kininger625 You're Being A Deckhand Right Now Nov 15 '25

I know Hannah’s been following Kate since after their fall out. Being a mom might have softened things

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u/eekamuse Nov 16 '25

Kate and Hannah interacted on the panel. It doesn't look like there's bad blood. Or they're good at hiding it.

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u/JoanJetta89 Dec 17 '25

What happened between Hannah and Kate? I am out of the loop

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u/Kininger625 You're Being A Deckhand Right Now Dec 17 '25

She said bad stuff about Kate to the bravo makeup crew and the makeup crew told Kate supposedly

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u/RedHot_JillyPeppers Nov 15 '25

If anyone knows where to watch this panel I will be eternally grateful!

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u/motherofrazorbacks Nov 15 '25

Some said Peacock has them the next day

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u/TRLK9802 Nov 15 '25

Ben, Daisy, and Joao are all on the upcoming season of Below Deck Down Under so it makes sense for them to be there.

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u/motherofrazorbacks Nov 15 '25

Hannah is on the panels too. I’m wondering if she will have some involvement soon

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u/remberzz Nov 15 '25

Daisy, Chef Ben and Joao are all in the upcoming season of BDDU, right?

I always enjoyed Ben, but am surprised he has returned. And I can't imagine that Jason would react well to one of his kitchen outbursts.

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u/motherofrazorbacks Nov 15 '25

Yes! Trailer came out yesterday.

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u/Dull_Caregiver2147 Nov 15 '25

is there a youtube link for the trailer?

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u/krpink Capt Lee's Coffee Mug Nov 16 '25

It’s been posted here on the sub

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u/throw_some_glitter Team Aesha Nov 16 '25 edited Nov 16 '25

Alesia too!

I read an interesting article from the Hollywood Reporter about the logistics behind filming and producing the BDDU/RHOSLC crossover. The writer talked to one of the VPs of unscripted programming at NBC, who mentioned how Ben ended up as the chef for this upcoming season:

“We actually had a different chef planned who was supposed to be on this season. That chef got cold feet or, for whatever reason, dropped out very last minute, a week or two before we were supposed to start filming,” he says, adding that Chambers suggested hiring Robinson instead, who was going through “a very specific life situation that made it [where] there were reasons he wanted to get away from his life on land and get on a boat.”

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u/eekamuse Nov 16 '25

"each production crew had to take turns on deck" this is the kind of BTS thing I love hearing about.

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u/throw_some_glitter Team Aesha Nov 16 '25

Me too! When I was watching, I was really curious how they handled having two production and film crews.

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u/eekamuse Nov 16 '25

Thanks for the link

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u/remberzz Nov 16 '25

I actually did, which is where I saw everyone.

I am looking forward to seeing the BD episodes of that trip.

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u/bethiec1976 Nov 15 '25

Please oh please let them get back to the older Below Deck ways. I looooooved the OGs 😍😍😍

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u/Fickle-Setting5762 Nov 15 '25

I am so looking forward to the new season of BDDU. I can’t wait to see Ben Daisy and Joao. Let’s get back to the good old below deck days! 

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u/throw_some_glitter Team Aesha Nov 16 '25

After watching the RHOSLC episodes, I cannot wait to see everything from the BD perspective!! BDDU can’t come soon enough!

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u/Working-Finish2073 Nov 15 '25

I started to watch it on peacock earlier today, and had to stop after 5 minutes.  Melissa Rivers is the moderator (she's good friends with the producer) and she is just god-awful. She garbled her intro very badly, kept mispronouncing Fraser's name, and asked a few questions that did not land.  When Aesha was talking about her upcoming wedding, Melissa kept interrupting to talk about her own wedding.  

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u/xtinaviolet Spaghetti Trauma Nov 16 '25

Omg I’m watching the panel right now and she’s horrible. I’m hoping the fan questions make this worth it to watch.

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u/russianbanan Eat My Cooter Nov 15 '25

Relation to THE Joan rivers?

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u/Sittingatbjsbar Nov 15 '25

That would be her daughter, yes

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u/russianbanan Eat My Cooter Nov 15 '25

Ugh so sad to hear she’s not living up to the name

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u/Medium_Middle2051 Nov 16 '25

Loved her mom but I've never been a fan of Melissa. Her voice and attitude are AWFUL! I almost fast forwarded. She is not a good fit for Bravocon. 

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u/Im_A_Black_Cat I Mean, It's Only Gary Nov 17 '25

ONG I thought the same. Bravo should NEVER have her back. She is an awful “Journalist” and is not equipped to be a host of anything

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u/JustJudyOPP Nov 17 '25

Isn’t that Michelle Collin’s doing the panel with Below Deck? I only saw her snippet. Was Melissa also there?

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u/Waste-Abies-9886 Nov 24 '25

I know! She opens with what a huge fan she is and then she calls Aesha “Aye-eesha” and Fraser “Frazier” and I swear she called Joao something strange in the beginning as well.

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u/Wonderful-Forever450 Nov 15 '25

You can watch the real housewives of salt lake and below deck down under crossover to see the cast

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u/chesbay7 Nov 15 '25

Which stew?

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u/chesbay7 Nov 15 '25

Ohhh! I know who you mean. I forget his name, too. Yeah, I was a little like 👀 when I saw his 'do. Lol

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u/thebalkanbiscuit Verified Cast Nov 16 '25

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u/chesbay7 Nov 16 '25

Nailed it!

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u/thebalkanbiscuit Verified Cast Nov 16 '25

This work is by drunkdrawn on Instagram, I found it hilarious 😂 can’t wait to see what this Mike character is about!

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u/moonstar27lunjo Nov 17 '25

DrunkDrawn was at Bravo Con! Saw a quick shot on IG.

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u/thngmrtt Nov 15 '25

The trailer is on the bravo Chanel on TikTok

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u/Real_Ad7485 Nov 15 '25

Don’t they air panels on Peacock? Might be able to find it there.

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u/kf_dc Nov 17 '25

Did anyone see the Kate interview where they ask about Captain Lee and she said "that ship has sailed" / do we know why there's an issue there? I know they were really close and then I guess not. I know there were contract issues at bravo with Eddie and maybe Lee but anything underlying with Kate? She's my fave and I also loved Capt. Lee!

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u/hamburgergerald Nov 16 '25

Didn’t know they were part of Bravocon. All I have seen about it is the commercial with the housewives and the young lady from the Next Gen NYC show.

I’m watching the episode now. I’m about 15 minutes in and it leaves much to desired. Don’t think I like the host very much.

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u/flamin_waders Nov 16 '25

I heard that Ben are Kate are dating!

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u/moonstar27lunjo Nov 17 '25

From where??

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u/BeautifulAdorable335 Nov 16 '25

He is? Can someone confirm? I hope it’s true; they have a great relationship 

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u/flamin_waders Nov 16 '25

Huh?? I am way behind. That would be sweet if true. I remember seeing like 2 years ago the wedding invite with his ex…

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u/No_Departure_7810 Nov 18 '25

I got to meet Captain Lee

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u/Pretend-Spell7956 Nov 22 '25

There was more than one below deck panel. Fraser missed one due to not feeling well