Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Kizzi Kitchener is the newest crew member to consider hooking up with a guest — which comes after a recent onscreen investigation into Kyle Stillie‘s behavior.
During the Monday, December 8, episode of the hit Bravo series, Kizzi was smitten by guest David before he even boarded the Bravado. Once they met, they immediately developed a connection and established that they were both single. David even got Kizzi’s number — and texted her — while she made jokes about sleeping with him on the boat.
Kizzi’s jokes didn’t concern chief stew Aesha Scott too much, but the end of Monday’s episode hinted at a possible romantic moment between the stew and the guest. After everyone was preoccupied, David and Kizzi had time to themselves — and they took it upon themselves to explore their connection.
While viewers have to wait until next week to see if anything significant happened between Kizzi and David, crew and guests aren’t allowed to hook up during charter. The rule was recently explored on season 12 of Below Deck when Kyle was at the center of the drama.
The deckhand surprised his coworkers after a rumor he spread about hooking up with charter guest Helen Hoey. Kyle walked it back once word got back to Captain Kerry, but the damage was already done. The rest of the season, crew and fans alike questioned what exactly happened between Kyle and Helen. On screen, meanwhile, Kerry investigated Kyle, but he was cleared.
“Since filming, I’ve changed. I’ve changed things. I’ll never say I’ll stop drinking but I’m aware that the habits that I have and the way that I used alcohol. I’m just far more aware,” Kyle exclusively told Us Weekly in September about watching his behavior back. “I don’t think I’ve ever [had] a problem. I would hate to get to 40 years old and somebody sits me down and goes, ‘Mate pull your neck in.’ So it’s just kind of giving me that point of reference where I’m not a f***ing idiot. So it’s just given me that foresight to be like, ‘You’re never going to get to that place.’”
Kizzi, meanwhile, recently spoke to Us about whether she had any regrets since filming season 10, quipping in October, “Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut in the moment, [But also] no because I would have been drunk. One thing about me is I’m a massive lightweight as well so I’m an oversharer for sure.”
Kizzi recalled how she didn’t give it much thought when she was being filmed.
“In the moment, you literally forget there’s a camera crew, especially when you’ve had a drink and these people are your friends,” she noted. “If there weren’t cameras, I can’t even imagine what other people say.”
She continued: “The fact is, I chose to put myself in a position to share this information with the world. But I don’t know if I would change it because it’s true and it’s honest. I hope it’s funny and entertaining. When I’m drunk, I am an entertainer. So I will add layers to stories and definitely make them bigger and make them more exciting and fun.”
Kizz pointed out that the crew is “filmed 24 hours a day and viewers see 45 minutes,” adding, “So there’s a lot that happens that you wouldn’t know.” She specifically mentioned making candid admissions, including her accidentally sleeping with a cult member and a comment about STDs.
“I definitely could tone it down in places but I also want to be myself and be real. These things do happen in real life and it doesn’t make you a bad person,” she explained. “The STD thing has obviously been a big topic of conversation but there’s no context to it. It’s not that I was sleeping around — and there’s no problem with that — if it was from one person. But then I’m getting a lot of comments about being a slut because of this. There’s no context behind it that people know. Watching it back, I regret sharing so much with people that aren’t thinking about the context.”
Below Deck Med airs on Bravo Mondays at 8 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Peacock.
