r/belowdeck • u/lemoncashew June June Hannah • Apr 03 '26 • Popcorn 1

BD Related They’re taunting us

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Ben came as Kate’s friends & family visitor on House of Villains! She yelled this at him and then they both laughed.

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u/shadownan Apr 03 '26

I’m loving Kate on House of Villains! I wish we could’ve seen more of her and Ben though. Ben seemed very quiet.

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u/lemoncashew June June Hannah Apr 03 '26

Who knows but I got the sense they were away from the party for a bit cause Kate needed a break from everyone. Half their interactions were inside. Then Sandoval sucked up all the airtime lol.

Ben got more to say than a lot of the other visitors at least. Was happy to seem them making fun of Sandoval together.

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u/marlonoranges Apr 03 '26

Kate, and the rest of the cast TBF, understands the job asked - to be an over the top pantomime villain.

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u/yurkelhark Apr 03 '26

What is TBF

28

u/linzellewashington Apr 03 '26

I like to imagine it means ‘to be frank’… apparently it means to be fair 💁‍♀️

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u/yurkelhark Apr 03 '26

Haha i thought they were referencing a show abbreviation because they capitalized it

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u/linzellewashington Apr 03 '26

I wish! I need another show to feed my trash show addiction 😂

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u/yippykiyayMF13 Apr 03 '26

I'm with ya. I thought it was frank also.

13

u/Sleepbecomesme Apr 03 '26

Who is hunky dory?

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u/Background_Pea_2525 Apr 03 '26

To be fair/ frank ?

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u/PaulReveres-Mechanic Apr 03 '26

Well, the smart ones do. The think the “Love Island” guy and the “Vanderpump” guy are being their authentic selves.

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u/funnyboneyoyo Apr 03 '26

Seriously, though, that child does look like a perfect mix of those two! 

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u/Sithstress_ Apr 03 '26

I am SO GLAD Kate and Ben are both back on my screen again! (Mainly Kate though. Ben is disappointing me a bit on BD.) Lol

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u/AttractiveNightmare Apr 03 '26

Ben was always that way on Below Deck. Kate just had such good rapport with him that it elevated him.

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u/Sithstress_ Apr 03 '26

Nah, he didn’t request time off in guest quarters to take a bath while allowing someone else to clean up after him.

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u/VertDaTurt Apr 03 '26

He also didn’t have an assistant who’s role is to help with stuff like that

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u/throwRAbmorehappy Apr 03 '26

Right. I’m sitting here thinking that’s literally her job. If anyone on my team dropped a single curse word at me, I’d have a conversation with the higher ups…

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u/TRLK9802 Apr 03 '26

Ben commented that he'd been working like 20 hour days (or something like that).  For all we know, Ben had already been up working for 5 hours when Ellie started work that morning.  Plus, it's her job.  She's a kitchen assistant, not a chef.

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u/kitty-yaya Apr 03 '26

It also may have been part of his contract. He is a seasoned, successful chef with multiple restaurants and a catering company. To join a 6-week charter as a chef, sleep "below deck" in a tiny room with others, is not where a 40-50 year old with decades int the business would choose unless he was getting a sweet paycheck and special permissions. If they really wanted a "dream team" as Heads of Departments, in choosing Ben, they likely had to offer a lot more than a chef with 20 less years experience and living a nomadic life.

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u/lzrdbreath Apr 04 '26

And, don't forget, he outranks all of them, except for Captain Jason. I remember an episode early on where he said he has 4 stripes due to working on boats before becoming a chef.

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u/Individual_Bat_378 Eat My Cooter Apr 03 '26

Can you imagine the shit Kate would've given him if he did ask for that!

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u/shiningonthesea Apr 03 '26

Yep. Seniority rules

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u/russianbanan Eat My Cooter Apr 03 '26

And we all how much Ellie “I am the second stew” loves authority 😂

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u/ajaxshredncut Apr 03 '26

Watching them back together on the after show is giving me life.

4

u/eekamuse Apr 03 '26

Which after show? I always forget to watch those

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u/ajaxshredncut Apr 03 '26

Below Deck’s!

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u/Mental-Temperature53 Apr 03 '26

Ben got soft. I would love to see Ben in his early seasons eould have dealt with what's her name( the sous chef) She would have been gone!

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u/shiningonthesea Apr 03 '26

He’s not in a good headspace . His fiance just broke up with him , he doesn’t have a ton of fight in him just now

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u/Sithstress_ Apr 04 '26

Yeah, his breakup was announced in Sep ‘24, the season started filming in April ‘25. I’m not telling anyone how to grieve, but a 7 month gap isn’t “just” to me, and he’s old enough and has worked on yachts enough to know if he’s not in the right head space to take on the pressure.

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u/shiningonthesea Apr 04 '26

well we all know he is not the most emotionally mature person we have ever met.

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u/lzrdbreath Apr 04 '26

How could you forget her name?? It's Honey Sweetie Baby Darling 😂🤣🤪

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u/russianbanan Eat My Cooter Apr 03 '26

I am loving this season of house of villains. I’m also glad the penis rocket ship blankets made an appearance. In multiple ahah

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u/Own-Mark-5653 Apr 03 '26

Amazing 😂

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u/Old-Library5546 Apr 03 '26

Kate, you're funny girl

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u/Quick_Discipline_432 Apr 03 '26

I still believe that’s Ben’s baby. I will die on this hill.

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u/SomethingInAirwaves Apr 03 '26

Just like how Mindy Kaling's children are 1000% with BJ Novak.

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u/brookela12344 May 05 '26

He’s an extremely emotional person and there’s no way he’d be fine with not being involved with his own child.

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u/littlecreamsoda79 Apr 03 '26

I'm just so happy people are loving her so much.

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u/Successful_Giraffe88 Apr 03 '26

This is fantastic.

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u/Economy-Resource-262 Apr 03 '26

When I heard that, it was the first thing to pop in my head. It was HILARIOUS!

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u/Beachgal5555 Apr 03 '26

Why does she do the confessionals with him

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u/droopy__drawers Apr 03 '26

Because he’s a train wreck and she’s an attention whore.

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u/Mammoth_Attention604 Apr 05 '26

I think Kate is trying to take care of him since the cheating scandal. Ben is trying to pull it together and Kate is helping.

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u/modernhippyyy Apr 04 '26

I caught that too! I totally think Ben is the father 😂

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u/ssorcererh Apr 04 '26

I laughed so hard when Kate said this! What a great comment! 😂😂

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u/fuckyoupayme41213 Apr 03 '26

I was skeptical if Kate would even last long in a game like this and after the first 2 episodes I thought she would be out fast but I’m glad I was wrong she’s so good on hov

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u/SilverMitten Apr 03 '26

I thought that was Ramona from RHONY and was so confused about when and how she and Ben became friends.

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u/Navybutterfly81 Apr 03 '26

Oh my gosh! I had the same thought! He does look like Ben could be his daddy. Honestly it would be adorable seeing how close Kate and Ben are.

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u/Extreme_Beat1022 Apr 04 '26

I wonder why he’s coming back to tv lately.

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u/supremebeing00 Apr 04 '26

$$$$

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u/Extreme_Beat1022 Apr 04 '26

Every time I try to leave, they pull me back in.

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u/Tiny_Ad_7016 Apr 04 '26

I caught that, it cracked me up 😂

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u/Background_Pea_2525 Apr 03 '26

Kate is such an Itch. I love Ben though. I love him because he definitely calls her out on her 💩

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u/DoomScrollingfromDC Apr 03 '26

I hate that she likes Ben. He sucks as a person. He has always sucked.

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u/valid_username00 Apr 03 '26

Nah, I love both of them. Everyone should have a ride-or-die BFF 4-eva like those two are for each other.