Captain Jason Chambers knows that Ben Robinson will excel as Katina’s chef on Below Deck Down Under Season 4. In fact, he feels lucky to have hired him, because he wasn’t necessarily his first choice.
In Ben’s first confessional, he explains that he happened to “bump into Captain Jason” just a week before the start of the charter. “I took him for lunch at the Outback Steakhouse,” he said, “because he’s Australian. It’s the only Australian place I know.”
The chance meeting couldn’t have come at a better time. As Jason explains, “My chef dropped out just before the season, and Ben was the first solution that came to mind.”
Chef Ben Robinson will star on Below Deck Down Under Season 4
As a matter of fact, Ben had just ended his engagement, so the job offer couldn’t have come at a better time. “[Jason] needed a chef, and I needed an escape,” Ben tells producers. “I thought, ‘Why not?’ In essence, we saved each other. This could be the perfect little distraction.”
Just over a year ago, Chef Ben hinted that he might be interested in returning to the Below Deck franchise. The witty Brit started in Season 1, but he left to pursue landlocked opportunities after four seasons. But after some time ashore, he suggested that he could be lured back to sea.
In a special Watch What Happens Live After Show called Yachties and Hotties, Ben told Andy Cohen, “As long as there’s a short season, I would definitely consider it. I would. I’m ready. I’ve recovered.”
So in the words of Ben’s official Bravo bio, “I’M BACK BABY!”
Below Deck Down Under Season 4 premieres February 2 at 8/7c on Bravo. It streams on Peacock the following day.
TELL US – HOW CRAZY IS IT THAT CAPTAIN JASON JUST “BUMPED INTO” BEN RIGHT WHEN HE NEEDED A CHEF? ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING BEN BACK IN THE GALLEY?
