Chief Stew Fraser Olender worked with both Captain Lee Rosbach and Captain Kerry Titheradge on Below Deck, and shared how the experiences were different.
Fraser Olender returns toBelow Deckfor his third consecutive season on the show, and second year as a chief stew.
He worked with Captain Lee for part of the season last year, untilCaptain Sandy Yawn filled infor him while he was on medical leave to treat the nerve damage in his leg.
Fraser and Captain Sandy didn’t get alongbecause she believed that he wasn’t capable of handling the chief stew position.
Since Captain Lee didn’t return for Below Deck Season 11, Fraser is now working under Captain Kerry Titheradge from Below Deck Adventure.
Fraser says Captain Kerry “forced” him to work out issues with team
In an interview withThe New York Times, Fraser revealed how working with Captain Kerry onBelow Deckcompares to Captain Lee.
“I feel like Kerry this season, as opposed to Lee, has a no B.S. attitude, which I love with him,” Fraser explained.
“With Kerry, he taught me a lot and sort of forced me to confront issues directly with my team, work them out, as opposed to making executive decisions too soon.”
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Fraser had two different captains with opposite management styles during his first season as a Chief Stew, and might’ve been confused about how to to deal with the interior team.
Captain Lee was known to kick a crew member off the boat when they did something wrong. However, Captain Kerry likes to see improvement before firing someone.
Fraser tried to fire stew Barbie Pascualbecause he felt that she disrespected him, but Captain Kerry wanted her to try correcting her behavior instead.
Viewers are noticing that Captain Kerry and Fraser work well together on the St. David, and believe that it makes for an enjoyable season ofBelow Deck.
Below Deck airs Mondays at 9:00 p.m. ET on Bravo.
Erica Handel was a Reality TV Writer at Dexerto. Her favorite reality shows are Below Deck, The Kardashians, Vanderpump Rules, Dancing with the Stars, and the Real Housewives franchise. She attended BravoCon and a taping of Watch What Happens Live and has even met a few Bravo stars in person.
