‘Below Deck’ Season 7 Boasts The Hottest Cast In The Show’s History

Below Deck is back! And after coming off the latest highly-enjoyable installment of Below Deck Mediterranean, Season 7 of Below Deck is promising to pack all of the high drama we expect on the high seas.

There’s something comforting about the first episode of a Below Deck season. Even though most of the crew is new, there’s this feeling that we as viewers are in for a good time. Perhaps much of that has to do with chief stew Kate Chastain, who returns for her sixth season of the Bravo series for good reason: she as witty as she is hard-working. Captain Lee’s back behind the wheel and he means business. And it’s close to impossible not to love that Ashton Pienaar is back on the boat as bosun. “We’ll try to keep you alive this year,” Captain Lee promises him with a pat on the back.

It’s clear that Ashton is trying his best to be a great leader. He stresses about giving his deckhands a break for dinner, he gives them a high-five paired with a “Good job!” and the combination of his chill demeanor and confident work ethic is a promising start, but hey, this Below Deck after all.

And us, at home? We’ll we’re guaranteed a whole lot of eye candy. Ashton’s deck team includes Brian de Saint Pern, a super hottie from South Africa. How hot, exactly, you ask? So hot that Kate’s got to ask out loud, “Do you see the penis ravine on Brian?” Yes, is the answer. We definitely saw it. And hope to see much more of it all season long.

Long Island native Tanner Sterback’s awfully easy on the eyes as well, though he declares that his eyes are fixed in the direction of Kate. “I think we have the most attractive deck crew I’ve ever worked with,” the chief stew declares. “If it weren’t unprofessional, I would bang both of you.” And there’s still one more member! Meet Abbi Murphy and her head of wild red hair, which is likely to match her general vibe, considering in the trailer alone she finds herself waking up next to Ashton on the boat – yep, that’s her boss!

Joining Kate in the interior is blonde third stew Courtney Skippon and bubbly second stew Simone Mashile, who has no problem flaunting her dancing bod in a bikini in the season’s trailer. Bottom line, everyone’s so hot, Kate is left with no choice but to declare Ashton the least attractive of the bunch — and hello, he STRIPS this season!

Oh, and you didn’t think it was cool in the kitchen, did you? Meet Chef Kevin Dobson, who manages to find the time in between serving up hot plates of delicious food to offer hot takes, namely in regards to Kate’s skills as a chief stew. Yikes!

But among all the teased hookups and break downs, one of the best parts of Below Deck is always the background, and this season in Thailand will not disappoint. Even the brief glimpses of the expansive views behind the charter guests are absolutely gorgeous on any screen. That we’ll also be treated to watching the yachties interact with elephants and make out with each other is a true added bonus.

Below Deck, even with the bickering crew on board and Captain Lee’s demand for decorum, continues to be one of the most consistently entertaining shows available anywhere. Somehow, each season manages to get sexier, more scandalous, and more addictive than the last, always going above and beyond our wildest expectations for a show about hotties and rich people on big boats. This season promises plenty of surprises ahead, so go ahead and get on board now.

Below Deck Season 7 premieres Monday, October 7 at 9pm ET/PT on Bravo. 

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