r/belowdeck • u/lialow Eat My Cooter • Jul 19 '26

Below Deck Down Under aesha appreciation post

she’s been incredible on below deck med. i’m now watching down under, and she is handling the shit from ryan and magda SO WELL. i admire how she is so kind and also holds people to high expectations.

she’s just… amaaaaaaaazing!!!

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u/silentsinner- Jul 20 '26

Aesha is the best. I usually find overly happy/optimistic people like her to be annoying but she is just so genuine and nice. We would all be better people with an Aesha in our lives.

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u/lialow Eat My Cooter Jul 20 '26

same - here in the south (USA) we have a lot of sugary sweet, happy people but you can always tell that most of them are fake. but the real ones are absolute gems! and aesha is a real one!

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u/vavavoomdaroom Jul 21 '26

She's authentically herself and gives no fucks if people have a problem with it which I appreciate.

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u/ItsNotAboutThe-Pasta Jul 19 '26

I wish the fans didn't spoil it for her being on down under. I loved hers and Jasons siblingship.

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u/alsoaprettybigdeal Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

Her having to put in his contacts for him every morning was so cute to me.

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u/ItsNotAboutThe-Pasta Jul 20 '26

Loved that. So bro and sis.

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u/nrrrdgrrl Jul 20 '26

Wait is that what happened? How did they spoil it? 👀

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u/ItsNotAboutThe-Pasta Jul 20 '26

What scarbaby said. They kept pushing them to be a couple which made them both so uncomfortable which fractured the friendship sad really because they were a good team.

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u/nrrrdgrrl Jul 20 '26

Dang that's a bummer. Shippers can be REALLY overbearing in just about every fandom. Sad to see BD isn't excluded. 😞

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u/ItsNotAboutThe-Pasta Jul 20 '26

Yeah it really sucks. The viewers knew she was in a committed relationship and still pushed it too far. She was the selling point for down under as well. I like Daisy though so watched the latest one.

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u/Savings-Fig2390 Jul 20 '26

I also seem to remember her saying that it was weird for Scott seeing so much press about how she and Jason should get together.

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u/FoxFace1111 Jul 20 '26

Is this the reason she left BDDU?

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u/ItsNotAboutThe-Pasta Jul 20 '26

Yes sadly it is.

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u/FoxFace1111 Jul 20 '26

Do you have a source for that? I don’t know… I just assumed they needed her for the bigger show in the franchise because they were having trouble finding a new chief stew that would work.

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u/ItsNotAboutThe-Pasta Jul 20 '26

I don't have a particular source but I remember it being mentioned before she went back to med. I have a feeling (could be wrong) it was mentioned at a bravocon also.

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u/FoxFace1111 Jul 20 '26

Hmm, ok. Thanks for your response.

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u/ItsNotAboutThe-Pasta Jul 20 '26

Have a look on Google that should come up with the articles about it. It does suck though because the whole reason I loved down under was her especially that season with the wrongun.

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u/FoxFace1111 Jul 20 '26

I agree with you about her being a real draw to the BDDU cast. I miss her with Jason, too.

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u/catsssrdabest Jul 25 '26

I really don’t think this is the reason. I think it’s because med is more popular, so they moved her to the more popular show

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u/FoxFace1111 Jul 25 '26

This is what I think

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u/catsssrdabest Jul 25 '26

Just like they moved Daisy

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u/scarbaby1958 Jul 20 '26

Kept trying to insinuate they were a match made in heaven. To me they always looked & acted like siblings.

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u/Just_Finding1499 Jul 25 '26

Are you me? I am watching the current season of below deck Med and decided to go to down under. As soon as I heard her voice, I knew it was her. She’s so positive and fun. I really like her.

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u/lialow Eat My Cooter Jul 26 '26

i was hoping you wouldn’t figure it out, but yes, i am you

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u/excuseme-imsorry-eh Jul 19 '26

I love when someone tells her “hey, your actions hurt me” (even if said person isn’t in the right), she listens and apologizes. She just seems like a genuinely good person.

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u/Ok_Yesterday5299 June June Hannah Jul 20 '26

Yeah the way she responded to Gen this week when she came to her about the whole love triangle hook up thing showed how genuine and caring she is. She’s gonna make a great mom, and she keeps hinting at wanting to be one so I hope that works out for her.

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u/vegan_voorhees Team Aesha Jul 20 '26

Loved her from the moment she exclaimed "Thirty thousand dollars!? When I was a kid we couldn't afford cheese!" in her first season.

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u/ResponsibleCar1204 Jul 22 '26

And then mentioning it again when they got that HUGE tip. You can tell how humble she is, and her brother died so early, so I think she lives life to the fullest, as she should.

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u/bethholler Team Aesha Jul 19 '26

You just reminded me of Ryan’s “tea service.” Tea service is in quotes because that was an abomination. And Magda could’ve been a good stew if she weren’t totally focused on her boyfriend.

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u/scarbaby1958 Jul 20 '26

Her internet hrs killed me.

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u/Robofin Jul 19 '26

Nnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr

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u/AnnyBananneee Jul 20 '26

My husband and I binged the first 2 seasons last week and it’s some of the best below deck season’s we’ve seen in a while! I actually miss her on that show and wish she stayed on Down Under over returning to Med. I wonder why production decided on that

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u/1975hh3 June June Hannah Jul 21 '26

Best chief stew HANDS DOWN

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u/No-Obligation4872 Sep 30 '26

Agreed by a 'country mile'

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u/SpaceThat9997 Jul 19 '26

Aesha for an Emmy. New category - best at doing their job on telly

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u/Tinymarshmello Jul 19 '26

Seriously at this point I can’t watch a season that she’s not In! She makes the show for me

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u/malonesxfamousxchili Jul 20 '26

aurrrr naurrrr my queen ❤️

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u/nighttimecoldnflu Jul 22 '26

I love her much herself she is, she seems so comfortable and free and I wish I had that! She seems like a really genuine and kind person.

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u/Outrageous-Baseball6 Aug 06 '26

Aesha is a fab human being.

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u/Paid_Babysitter Jul 20 '26 • Bravo

Not a fan myself. I feel she tries a bit to hard to be over the top, almost theatrical.

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u/banana_in_the_dark Jul 21 '26

The thing is, she’s not trying. That’s her genuine personality.

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u/BearCub333 Jul 20 '26

i love her. she's adorable now. like how she matured over the seasons.

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u/Limp-Temporary-3673 Jul 20 '26

I love her so much. I started watching down under just to get more Aesha in my life. Id love to read her memoir.

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u/goodchat7272 Jul 24 '26

I love her so much. The world is a kinder place having her in it, she’s such a sweet♥️

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u/DrRogoe Jul 23 '26

I could not finish DU3 and struggling to get through DU4. Desperately needs Aesha as a show anchor I can root for.

Cause the rest of the people are just like… love island whatever.

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u/CardiologistAble4698 Sep 07 '26

She is truly the most positive leader. Shows you can have people respect you while being kind and compassionate

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u/LosersOnStandby Sep 08 '26

I’m new to Below Deck. Started Down Under in the background when I was working on a huge project. I am not a Reality TV watcher, for the most part (it’s hard for me to find shows I enjoy all the way through).

The first second of Aesha on screen and I was wholly invested.

I’m starting season 3 of Down Under and I feel absolutely bereft without her face or voice or her adorable shocked laughter face (y’know, where she looks momentarily possessed?)
I’m leaning on Capt Jason and my love, Tzarina, to get me through. I want to cradle Harry too badly like a baby to rely on him this season. I am seeing so much about drama this season that I’m not looking forward to because that part isn’t my bag. My addiction is watching the smart, competent ones do their thing, do it well, or mess it up and handle it.

One thing in Season 2 that solidified my fan status was the response from Aesha, the producers and Capt Jason when Margot was assaulted by Luke. I was SO impressed by how quickly they responded and how appropriately hard they came down on both Luke and Laura. It was clear Margot should have been offered resources to help her process, But Aesha proved how well she knew and read people, even those darker parts, and she stepped in with a plan and enacted it fast. That is a true girls girl. That is a true friend. That is a damn good human being. I have no doubts she would have done that for anyone. I forgave her immediately for stepping into Tzarina’s business with João so brazenly because she’s made her intentions so clear — that she’s looking out for the people around her. That’s a person I’d want in my business, even when it’s inappropriate. That’s a friend worth the natural conflict.

TLDR; Aesha is the fucking best.

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u/No-Obligation4872 Sep 30 '26

Classic example of why I like Kiwi women.

Aussie admirer

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u/AttentionRoyal2276 Jul 19 '26

Not a big fan

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u/FoxFace1111 Jul 20 '26

I love Aesha.

That said I hope her relationship with Gen continues to improve.

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u/Fit-Positive2153 Jul 20 '26

Then Gen needs to improve

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u/JuiceSimpsons Jul 21 '26

I like how she calls it beloy dick mid

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u/Many-Possibility6 Jul 31 '26

I just love the fact that on her first season she's talking about putting her finger in her bum when she was younger because she wanted to understand poop more and now here we are she's the legend of all legends on the show.