‘Below Deck Med’: Malia Dishes On Dating Jake The Engineer

On the latest episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, bosun Malia White opened up about dating Below Deck Mediterranean engineer Jake Baker…well, sort of. Hey, she gave us all the information we really need.

When asked when the relationship started, she played coy at first and laughed, “I don’t know what you’re talking about, I needed a lot of oil changes.” She then went on to reveal that it was New Zealand-born Jake who made the first move, but that things didn’t really heat up until after this season of Below Deck Med, hence why we don’t really see the two of them talking on camera on the show.

Andy also asked if she thought deckhand David Pascoe was jealous when he found out, but even David shook his head no to that question. And when asked if Captain Sandy approves, Malia only replied, “I don’t care.”

In perhaps the most revealing moment of the night, Andy asked about the biggest difference between Jake and her ex-boyfriend, Chef Tom Checketts, and even by simply asking, “The biggest one?” and laughing…we all knew what she meant. It was fun to see how delighted Andy was by that answer too.

Finally, he asked if they are still together and Malia confirmed that they are indeed still dating. We first learned of their romance over the summer as Jake posted pictures of the two of them together on his Instagram, including a pic of them celebrating her birthday together in July. While Malia hasn’t been so public on her own page just yet, she should feel free to post away after that WWHL game!

Below Deck Mediterranean airs Monday at 9 pm ET/PT on Bravo, with new episodes streaming one week early on Peacock.

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