Below Deck's Dylan Pierre De Villiers Details Weight Loss Transformation: Photos
In Season 11, Episode 8 of Below Deck, the new deckhand opened up about his past experience being bullied.
New deckhand Dylan Pierre De Villiers is turning heads on the yacht.
In Season 11, Episode 8 of Below Deck, the 23-year-old opened up to St. David deckhand Sunny Marquis about his work ethic, revealing he's "really hard" on himself because he used to be overweight as a kid.
"If you give me a choice between McDonalds or like a salad with broccoli, I'll take the salad with broccoli," he told her as they cleaned the yacht, "because I used to be really fat."
The deckhand shared that he was motivated to lose weight after years of being "bullied," instilling in him the determination necessary to become a yachtie. "I decided that it was either going to break me or make me," he explained.
Dylan Pierre De Villiers' Weight Loss Transformation
Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, Dylan said, "I was always bullied for being not attractive, overweight. I was very insecure in so many ways."
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Eventually, Dylan resolved to improve his fitness and have "a better body than all of them." In the process, he lost his "proper fat ass" and achieved his "proudest accomplishment": a double chest bump.
In honor of this impressive move, he said that he named his pecs James and Barry.
His hard work has clearly paid off, with Chief Stew Fraser Olender and deckhands Ben Willoughby and Kyle Stillie remarking that he's in fantastic shape.
"Dylan is undoubtedly good looking," Fraser declared.
Even the women are into Dylan, particularly Sunny. When she first saw the new deckhand, she admitted, "Wow, my jaw is on the floor."
Who is Dylan Pierre De Villiers?
Ahead of his debut on Below Deck, Dylan revealed more about his life to The Daily Dish, sharing that his favorite off-boat activities include "eating protein powder, benching 225 pounds, working on my cars, building stuff, helping kids get better habits, making videos on YouTube, exploring the world."
He's also into kickboxing, working on his dream car, and watching Vanderpump Rules.
We'll have to wait and see how he does aboard the yacht. Watch new episodes of Below Deck on Mondays at 9/8c on Bravo. Stream episodes the next day on Peacock.
