Carrie Shades Ellie Dubaich for “Trying to Prove Her Authority”: “Let Her Have Her Stage”
Below Deck Med Season 9 stewardess Carrie O'Neill makes it clear she's here to work.
It's been a wild charter season on Season 9 of Below Deck Mediterranean, but new stewardess Carrie O'Neill doesn't seem to be interested in adding to the drama.
In the above preview for Episode 15 of the series, which is set to air Sept. 9, Carrie makes a comment on what she sees as her fellow stew Elena "Ellie" Dubaich's perceived need to prove how senior she is on the boat.
The remark comes when the crew is decorating for a birthday dance party and Ellie is quick to give direction to her fellow stews. After simply running with her instructions and asking the necessary questions along the way, Carrie notes in a confessional interview, "I'm sensing that Ellie is trying to prove her authority, and I'm not here to take her job. I'm just here to help. You know, let her have her stage. You go! Good job, little buddy."
In her own confessional, Aesha Scott gives her own opinion on Carrie's work ethic.
"Carrie is a yachtie. You know, she's quick, she's efficient, she's urgent," explains the chief stew. "I really wish the other girls would take a leaf out of that book and stop worrying so goddamn much about how much power she has."
Ellie Dubaich was upset that Carrie O'Neill joined the crew
Even though she's not into the drama, the simple fact of Carrie's arrival aboard Mustique caused some issues on its own.
"Ellie definitely confided in me that she felt like Aesha was pushing her to the curb because of the way Carrie kind of came in and was taking on other responsibilities," Chef Johnathan Shillingford explained during Season 9, Episode 14 of the Below Deck Mediterranean After Show.
And Ellie didn't deny it.
"There was an underlying mocking tone with Carrie that I sensed. That was her vibe. In my eyes, the floating position is basically a fourth stew position, so regardless of how much experience you have or what your rank is elsewhere, you've got to adapt to your rank in this environment," she said in the same clip. "So, in my eyes, Carrie's job was to assist us, finish the season on a high note. It wasn't her job to come and supervise us."
During Episode 13, Ellie also commented on news of the new stew's arrival, calling it "completely unnecessary" and "f-cking ridiculous."
To see how Ellie and Carrie's relationship develops, tune into Below Deck Mediterranean Mondays at 9/8c. Episodes stream the next day on Peacock.
