BELOW Deck got off to an chaotic start, which saw the chef threatening to quit after just one charter.
The OG series of the famous Bravo franchise returned with the season 12 premiere and brought plenty of crew drama, as well as problems for the guests.
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Fans have been waiting patiently for Bravo to drop the brand new season of the original series of Below Deck.
With Captain Kerry back at the helm of the St Davis superyacht, what could possibly go wrong?
However, things went from bad to worst for the crew on their first charter, which saw the chef threatened to quit, two crew members having a face-off and the guests luggage being lost.
Here we take you though the highlights from the first episode of the brand new season of Below Deck.
CHEF THREATENS TO QUIT
At the beginning of the episode we were introduced to Chef Lawrence, who was joining the Below Deck crew for the first time.
Straight away he seemed on edge and, despite signing up for a reality show, was not happy about the cameras following him around..
However, it all came to a head when he tried to cook breakfast for the guests, and the burners on his stove weren't working.
This tipped the poor chef over the edge and, breaking the fourth wall, he addressed the Below Deck production team and said: “I feel like I’m going to have a panic attack.
"I’ve never had a panic attack before. My head is up my f***king a*****e."
It then all got too much for Chef Lawrence and he said he wanted to quit the show.
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“I can’t do another charter. I’m sorry,” he told Captain Kerry.
“I’m shaking, and I just don’t really know what to do.”
CREW CLASH
The new series saw the return of Below Deck favourite, Chef Stew Fraser.
However, he was given a completely new team of stews - with two of them already giving him a headache.
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Throughout the show's premiere, newbies Solène and Barbara could be seen clashing.
They spent the episode taking swipes at each other as they locked horns, just minutes into the first charter,
In the end, Solène snapped at her new nemesis and demanded to know what was her "problem?"
The two then continued to argue about the work that had to be done, with Barbara left fuming that Solène wasn't getting things done quick enough.
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LOST LUGGAGE
New bosun Caio made a school boy error on his first charter, which left Captain Kerry fuming.
Never in the history of the Below Deck franchise has the guests luggage been left behind - but the new bosun managed this.
Luckily for the crew, they were able to retrieve the suitcases before the guests noticed.
However, Caio still got a good telling off from Captain Kerry, which is not a good start to the charter season.
Stream episodes of Below Deck on Peacock in the US and Hayu in the UK.
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