{"id":46807,"date":"2026-02-24T00:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=46807"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:34:47","slug":"below-decks-daisy-savagely-reveals-what-it-was-really-like-working-with-ben-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/24\/below-decks-daisy-savagely-reveals-what-it-was-really-like-working-with-ben-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Below Deck&#8217;s Daisy savagely reveals what it was really like working with Ben Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"730\">If you thought Below Deck Down Under season four was going to be smooth sailing just because Captain Jason stacked the yacht with seasoned pros, think again.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"730\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/18\/daisy-kelliher-finally-addresses-whether-below-deck-has-any-cast-member-production-plants\/\">Daisy Kelliher<\/a> came on board the M\/Y Katina ready to run interior like the absolute legend she is, and then Chef Ben Robinson showed up with that Ben energy&#8230; chaotic, confident, and completely unbothered by anyone else.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"730\">In an exclusive chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/below-deck-down-unders-daisy-reveals-if-ben-lived-in-the-guest-cabins\/\">Us Weekly<\/a>, Daisy didn\u2019t exactly sugarcoat what it\u2019s like trying to make luxury yachting magic while sharing a floating workplace with someone who can be equal parts brilliant and\u2026 villainous.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"778\">Ben and Daisy worked together on the Katina<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVEU4XmjrZJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVEU4XmjrZJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Daisy (@daisykelliher87)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"1062\">Bravo basically built a \u201ccrossover chaos cocktail\u201d for season four.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"1062\">It involves Daisy, fresh off Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Ben returning to the franchise, and Captain Jason in full no-nonsense mode,\u00a0 all while cruising around the Caribbean on the Katina.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1401\">On paper, it\u2019s kind of genius. Daisy\u2019s known for being competent and funny, Captain Jason wants a tight ship, and Ben\u2019s the chef who can deliver Michelin-level plates while also being\u2026 a lot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1401\">Even Jason has joked there aren\u2019t many chief stews who can truly hold their own with Ben, but Daisy can.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1670\">And yet, the vibe between Daisy and Ben isn\u2019t just \u201ctwo strong personalities.\u201d It\u2019s that specific Below Deck flavour where the boat is gorgeous, the guests are demanding, the hours are brutal, and your coworker\u2019s quirks start feeling like personal attacks by day two&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1714\">Daisy\u2019s savage real opinion on chef Ben<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DT6Cp7KkmIV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DT6Cp7KkmIV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Below Deck (@belowdeckbravo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1922\">Daisy basically framed Ben as her biggest professional hurdle this season. She told Us Weekly, \u201cThis season in the galley my big challenges had to do with Ben.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"2370\">And it\u2019s not just the yelling-or-not-yelling debate, it\u2019s the behaviour.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"2370\">One of Daisy\u2019s most eyebrow-raising examples? Ben\u2019s whole \u201cguest space\u201d obsession.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"2370\">In Daisy\u2019s words, \u201cHe takes a guest robe\u2026 and he makes it his own.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"2370\">That\u2019s the kind of detail that sounds funny for five seconds\u2026 until you remember interior are the ones cleaning, resetting, and keeping everything looking untouched and pristine.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2756\">Meanwhile, the season trailer shows Daisy venting that Ben\u2019s conduct is \u201coutrageous,\u201d including her claim that he\u2019s basically treating a guest cabin like a crash pad.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2756\">Which lines up with the larger issue Daisy keeps pointing to: when one department head acts like rules are optional, it creates extra work, and extra tension, for everyone else.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"3061\">Still, Daisy also hints there\u2019s a stubbornness standoff happening.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"3061\">She admitted to Us Weekly, \u201cMaybe we\u2019re both as stubborn as each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Reality Shrine reached out to Ben Robinson for comment. 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