Aesha Scott has been opening up about her time on Below Deck Med Season 9. The challenges of living and working in a confined space are well documented at this point. The entire Below Deck franchise reminds viewers how hard it is being around the same people 24/7. Especially when you’re all working together.
In Below Deck Mediterranean Season 9, Aesha is Chief Stew this time around, and despite her stellar leadership skills, she’s not going to resolve this conflict. The New Zealand native shared her thoughts on the biggest challenge of Season 9, and viewers can only guess how it will end.
Aesha revealed that “crew dynamic” went “downhill” during Below Deck Med Season 9
The biggest drama on any yacht to date is two women vying for the same guy. And when one makes headway on a crew night out, it’s the beginning of the end for a professional, calm atmosphere onboard.
Of course, it’s the ongoing saga between Bri Muller and Elena “Ellie” Dubiach. Their competitiveness over Joe Bradley turned into a professional power trip for Ellie. Meanwhile, Bri is struggling with her tasks onboard.
On the Below Deck Med episode that airs Monday, July 8, Aesha has to start managing the conflict.
“Bri and Ellie just have this annoying rivalry that is circling around Joe,” she explained. “You know, when people are emotionally distracted, it’s not like you can discipline them out of their emotions.”
Aesha spoke to The Daily Dish in May and revealed that she did really struggle” to manage the “girls’ emotions.”
“The stuff that stays in the crew mess was really hard to deal with. That was my biggest challenge of the season,” the Med veteran added.
It wasn’t all bad news though. Aesha revealed positive work growth in her team and they finally got the provisions debacle sorted out.
“Things go up in terms of me managing the work and the guest experiences and provisions, in terms of the actual day-to-day running of the boat. In terms of the crew dynamic, I would say things still go downhill,” Aesha concluded. “It was more managing my staff and relationships and emotions that challenged me this season rather than the actual chief stew work.”
