‘Below Deck’ Alum Kate Chastain Calls Natasha Webb an ‘Embarrassment’ to the Yachting Industry: ‘Girl Is Giving Cruise Vibes’

10.11.2022 - 22:55 / usmagazine.com

Changing the channel? Kate Chastain offered her opinion on Below Deck Mediterranean‘s new chief stew Natasha Webb — and the former reality star had some major notes.

“I think she’s just really, really awful at her job and in so many ways,” Chastain, 39, who was previously on Below Deck from season 2 to season 7, said during an episode of Brandi Glanville‘s “Unfiltered” podcast, which was published on Friday, November 4.

According to the Florida native, Webb’s approach did not feel “elegant” enough for a yacht. “First of all, I understand in my first season, I put a humongous d–k blanket on a bed. But that was elegant. When she brings out that dildo, it’s just tacky and so cringe,” Chastain said, before questioning the chief stew’s bartending skills. “It’s just disgusting. It’s like you were at a Daytona spring break bar.”

She continued: “It’s almost an embarrassment for the yachting industry, like, girl is giving cruise vibes. You know, obviously, she doesn’t drink as much as us, because anybody who actually drinks is, like, ‘Give me vodka. Give me champagne. Give me a tequila. A mixed drink, I’ll drink too. Espresso martini and a margarita. Maybe an Aperol spritz.'”

Chastain, who said she was a fan of third stew Natalya Scudder, noted she wasn’t sure about Kyle Viljoen as an addition to the show. “The second stew Kyle, I think he’s a little too extra, too sassy,” she added. “I really like the third stew. I think she’s right. She works hard. She’s funny, she gets it.”

The former Bravo personality’s comments come after Hannah Ferrier referred to her Below Deck Med replacement as “boring.” (The Australia native, 35, who left during season 5, was briefly replaced by Bugsy Drake and later Katie Flood in season 6.)

“It’s really