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Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Below Deck''s Captain Kerry Says Viewers Only Saw 'a Short Part' of Charter Guest's Meltdown: 'It Was Very Intense' (Exclusive)
"We could only put so much into a 45-minute episode," Captain Kerry tells PEOPLENEED TO KNOW Below Deck star Captain Kerry Titheradge opens up about charter guest Kelly's meltdown that saw her removed from the mega-yacht Titheradge looks back on the incident in a new interview, telling PEOPLE exclusively that it's the "craziest experience" he's had as a captain Below Deck airs Monday at 8 p.m. ET on BravoThis week's episode of Below Deck continues the epic meltdown of charter guest Kelly, and Captain Kerry Titheradge is breaking down all the drama. Last week, viewers saw Kelly get so drunk and confrontational with Titheradge and his crew that it got to the point where police had to be called to step in and remove Kelly from the mega-yacht. Titheradge tells PEOPLE exclusively that viewers only get to see "a short part" of the altercation. "We could only put so much into a 45-minute episode," Titheradge says of the incident. "But it was very, very, very intense for everybody in the vessel." Titheradge calls the Kelly situation the "craziest experience" he's had as a captain. Titheradge says he "had concerns" as soon as Kelly boarded the yacht with her friends. "Her energy was intense," he recalls, adding that after being in the business as long as he has, you tend to figure out quickly "who to watch out for." As Kelly continued drinking with her friends, Titheradge says he "could hear how she was being belligerent" and, after making his own assessment of the situation, decided to cut her off from alcohol "not to punish her, but to protect her and everyone else." "It's such a hard thing to do at first because you don't want to be a party pooper, right? But it's about safety," Titheradge continues. "Her enjoyment is secondary to her safety." He explains that he instructed his crew to offer Kelly sparkling water as an alternative so as not to "embarrass" her in front of her friends, but she "refused" that option. Things took a turn for the worst when Kelly requested to go out on the banana boat and, ignoring Titheradge's request for her to wear a life jacket, jumped into the water without one in an act of defiance. After pulling Kelly out of the water, Titheradge and his crew attempted to get a handle on the situation as Kelly grew increasingly more aggressive with them. Titheradge says he has "absolutely" never had a charter guest get aggressive with him or his crew like this before. "I was trying to physically stop her from getting in the water, at first using my body to block her, but then she'd try to get past me," he remembers. "I asked the crew to move up. They kind of made a wall so she couldn't get past us to get her into a safer area of the vessel." Titheradge says he is "just very impressed" with how his crew handled the tense situation. Titheradge says the decision to get police involved was one he didn't take lightly. He says he made the call because he didn't see things improving despite many attempts to quell the situation. "She couldn't stay with us. We weren't the place for her to get better," Titheradge notes. "I tried to give her some time to chill out inside the vessel," he continues. "I had my crew staged at every exit so she couldn't get out of the boat for her own safety, but she just wouldn't calm down." Calling the police for help in a situation like this was a first for Titheradge. "Normally, it's the opposite," he jokes. Normally, I'm in Saint-Tropez and the Bose [speaker] is playing a bit too loud and I'm asking the police to leave us alone. I'm not asking them to come and help us." Titheradge praised the primary charter guest, Helen, for having a "very calming nature" and helping deal with the situation. "When things got to the point where [getting Kelly off the boat] was the only option, I couldn't send her ashore by herself," he reasons. "I mean, that wouldn't be responsible at all, so I asked Helen to go with her." Titheradge also raved about Helen's "sense of empathy" for making her "the right person to ensure Kelly wasn't left alone because she was in such a fragile state." "The next part I'm worried about is when she comes to herself, what will she do when she realizes what she's just done on TV?" he says of what he thought at the time. As seen in this week's episode, Helen rejoins the charter after taking care of Kelly throughout the night. Despite the dramatic situation, Titheradge says he's "got compassion" for Kelly. "I looked at her like a wounded animal," he says. "Mental health is very important to me, and I could see that she just wasn't there. She wasn't herself." Titheradge reveals that "the last thing" he wanted was for Kelly to get arrested, so he approached the "delicate" situation with authorities with that in mind. That, plus the officers spoke French and there were nationalities and jurisdictions to factor into the equation, too. "I really had to impart to them what the situation was because she was a danger to herself more than anybody else," he says. "I gave her plenty of time to cool down — you only saw a short part of that," Titheradge continues. "I didn't want to get the police involved in an incident that was being handled, if you know what I mean." After the dust settled, Titheradge says he has seen Kelly since that fateful day aboard the yacht, "but the incident wasn't discussed." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Below Deck airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Truth about Trump-supporting Below Deck guest who was removed by police after drunk meltdown
A drunken charter guest featured on Bravo's Below Deck was removed from the show's superyacht by police following a drunken meltdown on board. Kelly Furey appeared on this week's episode of the hit reality show with a group of friends, who booked a four-day charter on the 60-meter St. David superyacht. She started drinking soon after boarding the luxury vessel and refused to stop, even when asked by both the crew and her fellow guests. Once intoxicated, Kelly defied the crew's orders and jumped into the ocean without a life vest on. She was quickly removed from the water for her own safety, which caused her to become belligerent towards Captain Kerry Titheradge. Things then turned political as Kelly started verbally abusing the crew and calling them ' Democrats ' as her friends attempted to calm her down. 'They're a**holes! They're f***ing a**holes! Yes they are, they're f***ing Democrats. Democrats! Democrats,' she shrieked. The crew were eventually forced to confine a screaming Kelly to the master cabin, before calling the police to escort her off the yacht. After the episode aired, Helen Hoey and Michelle Barone, who were both charter guests alongside Kelly, spoke to about the shocking incident. 'Captain Kerry did the right thing,' said Helen, who was the primary guest and had invited Kelly on the jaunt. 'When you're putting other people's and your own life in jeopardy and you're impacting what we were there to do...' she continued. 'But Kelly's been an amazing friend and I'm sorry that what happened, happened.' Helen threw her support behind Kelly, but stressed that she didn't condone her behavior on the superyacht. 'I wouldn't say it was about her drinking, it was more about her compromising her safety,' Helen said. 'We're on a private yacht so of course people are gonna partake a little too much. I'm not gonna defend her but that's what happens. I'm not monitoring my friend's alcohol intake.' Michelle also praised the crew for how they handled the outrageous incident. 'Captain Kerry did the right thing. The captain is the person on the boat that you rely on to make sure you stay safe and I think he did exactly what he should have,' she said. However, Michelle also revealed that the Below Deck charter wasn't the first time that she had seen questionable behavior from Kelly. 'If you were at the viewing party with us last night, she was the same way,' Michelle stated. 'I've been with Kelly on numerous occasions and she gets outta hand. She's not someone I like to party with because I just don't know what's gonna end up happening,' she continued. 'I do see that she has a good heart so I don't wanna leave her out in the dust, but it's hard when an adult acts this way,' she added. The pair also both agreed that they were unimpressed by Kelly's political rant on board. 'That was the thing that bothered us the most, bringing politics on the boat,' said Helen. 'I consider that space Switzerland and we're there to have a great time and with our country right now, we need to unify and that's what I'm about,' she explained. 'And to come on board and to throw that around, I had a big issue with it, as did Michelle.' Michelle added, 'I did not like that side of things. Unity, togetherness, that's what we're about. 'Helen and I are big women empowerment supporters. We love other women, we love other people,' she continued. 'We were there for a vacation and to have fun and enjoy four days without kids and just love each other and be there for each other, and [Kelly] makes it political out of nowhere.' Despite the debacle, both Helen and Michelle are keen to return for another stint on Below Deck - even if it means sailing alongside Kelly again. 'If Captain Kerry is our captain, then I say yes,' gushed Helen. 'He knows how to handle confrontation and situations that can compromise our vacation. And I just love Below Deck, they do everything so well and elevated.' Michelle added, 'If Helen tells me to go somewhere, I'm there. I'll just cross my fingers behind my back and hope that Kelly may not come this time!'
