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The Daily Dish Below Deck

Kate Chastain Shares Her Candid Thoughts on Captain Jason Chambers After Meeting Him at BravoCon 2023

Below Deck alum Kate Chastain also revealed who her favorite current captain is.

By Shannon Raphael

Kate Chastain may have traded in her blue polo shirt for a spot in the castle on The Traitors, but she still knows everything that's going on on Below Deck.

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The mom of one worked as the chief stew on the original Below Deck series for six seasons, and she's kept up with the goings-on in all of the shows in the franchise.

On the January 29 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenKate shared what it was like for her to spend some time with Captain Jason Chambers at BravoCon 2023, and she also shared which captain she looks up to. 

Kate Chastain's Thoughts on Captain Jason Chambers 

Though it's been a few years since Kate worked as a chief stew, she's still connected to many of the yachties in the Below Deck universe. Kate got to know Below Deck Down Under captain Jason Chambers in Las Vegas this past fall at BravoCon 2023

Bravolebrities like Ashley Darby and Lala Kent expressed interest in Jason, but did Kate have her eye on Captain Cutie at all?

"Yeah, actually, I have [hung out with him]," she told Andy. "He's just so nice. He just lives so far away."

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Kate Chastain's Thoughts on Luka Brunton

At BravoCon, Kate also interacted with Below Deck Mediterranean Season 8 Bosun Luka Brunton (who also appeared on Below Deck Down Under). On WWHL, Kate revealed whether she would have tried to strike up a boatmance with Luka if they ever crossed paths on a yacht. 

"He, like, doesn't know how hot he is, because he's so nice," Kate joked. "He was so nice at BravoCon, I was like, 'You look like this, you could be a lot less nice.'"

Kate Chastain Reveals Her Favorite Below Deck Captain

During her tenure on Below Deck, Kate developed a strong personal and working relationship with Captain Lee Rosbach. When asked who her "current favorite captain" is to watch, Kate shared a surprising answer. 

Kate Chastain smiling at the Watch What Happens Live clubhouse in New York City.

"I'm really impressed by Captain Sandy [Yawn]," she said about the Below Deck Med leader. "She's so inspirational. She has very positive energy."

Below Deck Season 11 premieres on Monday, February 5 at 9/8c. Stream episodes the next day on Peacock

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