Below Deck: Ben Robinson cast for new season – but viewers think he should never have been cast – he disowned his own child
Ben has his fans – they fell in love with him in the early seasons of Below Deck, but Ben’s franchise stint hasn’t aged well. With his thick British accent and scamp-like energy, it’s easy to fall under his spell. Fans ate up Ben’s “boat-mances” with Hannah Ferrier and Tiffany Copeland, and rooted for him when he seemingly found love with sweet Emily Warburton-Adams on Below Deck season 4. That romance wasn’t destined to last forever, as the two broke up a few years later.
It’s not that Ben isn’t a fantastic chef. His food is top-notch, and his culinary skills can’t be denied. However, Ben let emotional problems and anger issues run rampant during his time on TV. While it may have produced some entertaining moments on Below Deck, I wish Ben would have focused more on the job at hand and less on the drama.
Ben Robinson Had A Hair-Trigger Temper
Ben Could Fly Off The Handle At Any Moment
Ben’s outburst was so memorable that Captain Lee Rosbach named it as the most memorable chef meltdown during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live in 2020. Captain Lee was diplomatic in his response, however, defending Ben by saying he’d been under a lot of pressure and that resulted in his breakdown. However, if Captain Lee recalled this as his most memorable chef meltdown, it must have been pretty intense for the crew.
“The biggest one I’d ever experienced was with Ben, I think it was season 2. And we were just really having a tough time and he was under a lot of pressure and things were not going well. And I believe we aired every bit of that footage.”
During Below Deck Mediterranean season 4, Ben lost it over a guest’s preference sheet, which he failed to follow. He prepared a Caesar salad dressing that had anchovies, which was a no-go for one of the guests. When Chief Stew Hannah Ferrier attempted to explain the situation to Ben, he started to lose it in the galley.
Ben Clashed With Castmates
Ben’s List Of Enemies Is Long
During Below Deck season 4, Ben and Chief Stew Kate Chastain butted heads over an early dinner for guests. Ben blamed Kate for not communicating properly to the guests. Kate shot back that she couldn’t control when the guests would be hungry. Kate’s no-nonsense approach to the job clashed with Ben’s emotionally charged response.
“Three things you encounter in life: death, taxes, and Ben getting angry when asked to cook food.”
Another Ben meltdown occurred during Below Deck Mediterranean season 1 over croissants, of all things. Stewardess Julia d’Albert Pusey and Ben beefed over the charter guests’ breakfast preferences, and by the time the dust had settled, Julia was crying in her cabin, claiming she couldn’t work with someone like Ben because he belittled her and made her feel stupid. Ben’s response was defensive, placing the blame back on Julia, which didn’t help the situation.
