{"id":64199,"date":"2026-10-06T09:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=64199"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:42:21","slug":"below-decks-aesha-shares-joes-handwritten-note-which-shows-theres-more-to-him-than-we-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/10\/06\/below-decks-aesha-shares-joes-handwritten-note-which-shows-theres-more-to-him-than-we-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Below Deck&#8217;s Aesha shares Joe&#8217;s handwritten note, which shows there&#8217;s more to him than we see"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/22\/below-deck-meds-cooper-had-really-long-hair-before-yachting-so-heres-his-transformation\/\">Below Deck Med<\/a> cast love <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/16\/joe-bradley-and-kizzi-kitcheners-kiss-was-wild-but-now-he-looks-cosy-with-another-below-deck-star\/\">Joe Bradley<\/a>, but the edit has left a bad taste in some viewers&#8217; mouths. Anyhoo, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/23\/shes-been-through-hell-and-back-aesha-defends-gael-after-chaotic-below-deck-med-fight\/\">Aesha Bradley<\/a> has now shared the handwritten note we never got to see on the show, and it suggests there&#8217;s probably a lot more to Joe than we get to see.<\/p>\n<p>After wrapping up her time on the yacht, Aesha shared a photo of the instructions Joe kindly gave her while &#8220;patiently showing her the systems&#8221; when she joined the boat, with him teaching her. She revealed he was a &#8220;great teacher&#8221; when he showed her the ropes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BelowDeckMed\/comments\/1ww1gcq\/joe_as_bosun\/\">Joe as Bosun<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/funnysheelady\/\">u\/funnysheelady<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BelowDeckMed\/\">BelowDeckMed<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joe wrote down a jobs list, which told her all the times other crew members would be on watch, and when to wake up the captain if ever needed. He even sweetly told her to &#8220;take time to call home&#8221; and to &#8220;check the tender every hour,&#8221; so she wouldn&#8217;t forget what to do.<\/p>\n<p>He commented saying she&#8217;s his &#8220;fav human,&#8221; and she replied, &#8220;awww \ud83e\udd70 I had the best time out there with you!! Such a great leader!!&#8221; One person wrote in the comments, &#8220;The time Joe took to hand write everything with such love,&#8221; and Aesha said it&#8217;s &#8220;so great&#8221;.<\/p>\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\/DcwShPhmMUX\/?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;\">&nbsp;<\/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;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/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;\">&nbsp;<\/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);\">&nbsp;<\/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;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/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;\">&nbsp;<\/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);\">&nbsp;<\/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);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/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;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/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\/p\/DcwShPhmMUX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Aesha Scott (@aesha_jean)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>People are hoping Joe gets promoted to bosun next season, calling his instructions &#8220;gold standard&#8221; and &#8220;textbook worthy&#8221;. During his first season on Below Deck, he was the lead deckhand, while his former cast mate <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/29\/below-decks-nathan-gallagher-wasnt-wearing-a-wedding-ring-it-was-just-a-piece-of-jewellery\/\">Nathan Gallagher<\/a> was promoted to bosun.<\/p>\n<p>Joe himself said he&#8217;s &#8220;taking accountability, growing and maturing&#8221; as viewers noticed how much he&#8217;s changed. He also said he &#8220;can only wish&#8221; he comes back next season as a bosun, while Bravo officially said: &#8220;We can\u2019t wait for everyone to see what\u2019s in store \ud83d\udc4f.&#8221; Hmmm!<\/p>\n<p><em>Below Deck is now streaming on Hayu.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i> on <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s somehow become the show&#8217;s 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