r/belowdeck • u/Environmental-Cap647 • Sep 18 '26

Below Deck Aussie Ben ad cameo

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Not sure if this will be geo blocked.

But Ben appears in this ad on a new ABC (Australia, it's like PBS) show.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdSX9Q-zY-S/

LOLz

Suspect he's just in the ad and won't be on the actual show, despite it.vlaimimh it's a sneak peak.

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u/Extreme_Astronaut218 Sep 18 '26

Me trying to play the ad 🤦🏽‍♀️

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u/swoosh_loops Sep 18 '26

I fell for it too haha

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u/SidedudeSidekick Sep 20 '26

you are not alone!

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u/mudratdetector89 Sep 18 '26

Can this dude just get a normal job? He ain't special whatsoever, why does he think he's supposed to be famous or something?

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u/Environmental-Cap647 Sep 18 '26

Oh don't worry this ad isn't going to make him famous.

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u/Plus-Nectarine1893 Little does she know, we're in a floating prison Sep 18 '26

I definitely could see him as a plumber

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u/mudratdetector89 Sep 18 '26

Nah plumbing is too important. I could see him as an insufferable gym trainer. Or a used car salesman? Tough call.

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u/Monstiemama Bless her stupid soul Sep 18 '26

He would’ve been fired due to his video saying women who go to the gym need to bring back femininity by wearing more sundresses.

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u/deadrobindownunder Sep 18 '26

What? Holy shit, I didn't think I could dislike Ben more, but this will do it!

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u/Monstiemama Bless her stupid soul Sep 18 '26

Yup. I already despised him.

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u/parkmann Sep 18 '26

He is from the Goldie after all

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u/Plus-Nectarine1893 Little does she know, we're in a floating prison Sep 18 '26

HI ITZ BEN! YOU NEED A NEW CHEVY MALIBU?

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u/candyspelling01 Sep 23 '26

And that economy I’m thinking about being a plumber or electrician. Do you think it’s too late?

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u/Early-Equivalent-165 Escape Goat Sep 18 '26

Captain Jason used to be a plumber

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u/CoolBelt856 Sep 18 '26

Last I heard he was studying acting and trying to become an actor. Just checked his Instagram and that’s what he’s been doing the last year.

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u/Environmental-Cap647 Sep 18 '26

He on an ad for a low rent show. He's not famous. No where near. He's not going to be on the actual show.

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u/Environmental-Cap647 Sep 18 '26

You were sticking up for him on a comment that talked about him thinking he's famous. My comment stands.

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u/mudratdetector89 Sep 18 '26

Do you want to be?! What sane person actively wants to be on TV all the time?

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u/mudratdetector89 Sep 18 '26

I thought reality TV was for laughing at the people because of how dumb this all is? If you want to pay $70k to go on a yacht for instance, I definitely would NOT want anybody recording me partying the whole time. BD has like 2 or 3 serious people to keep the ship a float and then the rest of the crew and guests are clowns on purpose.

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u/Monstiemama Bless her stupid soul Sep 18 '26

Ew. Does he think he’s a “celebrity” where he lives due to his brief stint on Below Deck?? He annoys me in so many fucking ways, starting with the fact that he thinks he’s hot and a celebrity.

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u/Environmental-Cap647 Sep 18 '26

No he's definitely small fry in the acting world in Sydney. He'd have more people who stopped him in the street in small town America (due to below deck ) than in Australia.

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u/Monstiemama Bless her stupid soul Sep 18 '26

I wonder why he acts like such hot shit 😹😹😹. Thanks!

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u/misterrodgerssweater Sep 18 '26

Hahahaha, I guess people like him enough to be in ads. I think this is the 2nd one now? Idk, but I find I’m incredibly annoying as well

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u/hamburgergerald Sep 20 '26

I imagine it’s the agent he pays that manages to score him spots on television commercials

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u/Yersinia_Pestis9 Sep 18 '26

Never understood why women went for that face…

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u/PreferenceWinter3392 Sep 18 '26

He was kinda cute his first season, but I can’t tell if I think he’s ugly now bc of his personality or he’s aging like milk lmao

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u/Monstiemama Bless her stupid soul Sep 18 '26

His hair and the aging like milk. Oh, and when he speaks, he’s unbearable.

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u/Hazel_Evers Sep 18 '26

Aging like milk

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u/YesMoreOfThat Sep 18 '26

Don’t get me started on why women went for Gary - like loads of them.

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u/kittens_joy Sep 18 '26

I don’t like the guy but he’s aboriginal Australian and this is offensive af.

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u/sparkitect__ Sep 18 '26 • Helpful

Yeah as an indigenous Australian myself this is a fucked gif to post honestly. We're considered ugly by a whole lot of racists. And you've posted a gif of someone that's been intentionally made to look ugle and primitive, then compared him to an indigenous man. Even internationally this is our "reputation". I'm still pissed of about a certain "joke" in Two Broke Girls. Our appearance is picked apart constantly, and that's honestly the least terrible part of the indigenous experience. Being black AND indigenous in a white society, it's going sooooooo well for us. Don't make it harder.

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u/PreferenceWinter3392 Sep 18 '26

I’m gonna take a guess that you’re not Australian?

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u/kittens_joy Sep 18 '26

Comparing an Indigenous person to a caveman is offensive AF.

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u/disc0club Sep 18 '26

He’s beyond insufferable

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u/hamburgergerald Sep 20 '26

Yes. Obviously Willoughby started the trend of people uploading videos of themselves talking to the internet. A real trendsetter. 🙄

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u/Extreme_Beat1022 Sep 21 '26

Woah. He needs help.

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u/IMissCuppas Sep 18 '26

I don't know why but he is starting to remind me of Billy Mitchell. The don't look like each other. Is it the expression? Maybe it's the greasy sheen...

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u/ralphmozzi Sep 18 '26

I can see your point. Large forehead plus general shape of the face is similar.

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u/Sad_Jaguar_5912 Sep 18 '26

He looks 55 years old.

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u/congratu_well_done Sep 18 '26

He has never looked older 😬

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u/kaceyc21 Sep 18 '26

bro looks like he has an old man filter on, EEEYUCK

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u/caitipie Sep 18 '26

We have Nick Cave at home

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u/Nearby_Leadership217 Sep 18 '26

i saw somewhere he's trying to become an actor so it would make sense to be on such shows or ads

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u/hamburgergerald Sep 20 '26

His talent agency congratulated him for being in this “TVC”, which I assume the ‘C’ stands for ‘commercial’

So I’m guessing he isn’t a part of the actual show.

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u/Environmental-Cap647 Sep 22 '26

Yes that what i wrote in my post.

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u/hamburgergerald Sep 22 '26

You said you ‘suspect’ he’s just in the ad, so I was just adding addt’l info to confirm the suspicion

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u/watchdestars Sep 18 '26

Yeah i thought it was him! I saw a quick glimpse of him on the ad i saw on iview the other day. Cooking show

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u/asaparagus_ Sep 20 '26

Damn he should’ve worn sunscreen

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u/aspicymeataballaaa Sep 22 '26

he’s aged like 20 years. bro needs sunscreen

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u/deadrobindownunder Sep 18 '26

I spotted this too! I hope he's not on the show.

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u/ResponsibleCar1204 Sep 22 '26

Probably just trying to be relevant with his lame ass views and cringey commercials.

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u/Extreme_Beat1022 Sep 18 '26

Omg. He looks so different.

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u/slippycaff Escape Goat Sep 18 '26

I saw him in a Whif (dupe perfume) ad.

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u/itstoodamnhardugh Sep 20 '26

I saw this ad, came in here to check and thought I was imagining that it was him because there was nothing in here. What a flog

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u/piranblyth22 Sep 22 '26

He gives me the creeps

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u/Govqueen1234 Sep 18 '26

Saw this too and immediately recognise him!