Below Deck’s Kyle Stillie was accused of — and investigated for — hooking up with a married woman onboard, but did anyone else notice that the guest is Helen Hoey from previous seasons of the show?
After the Monday, July 21, episode of the hit series, the sneak peek offered another glimpse at the next group of charter guests. The focus of the clip was on a guest who got too drunk, which forced Captain Kerry Titheradge to call the police and possibly cancel the charter. But some of Us couldn’t help but notice that the troubled woman’s friends are none other than Helen and her husband, Richard Fiore.
For those Bravo viewers who don’t have every season of Below Deck memorized, Helen and Richard originally were introduced in season 6. The couple were jokingly referred to as part of the mafia by Kate Chastain, but it was Helen’s flirtationship with chef Adrian Martin that made her go down in Below Deck guest history. During her charter, Helen devoted a lot of time to praising Adrian’s cooking, got a private lesson in the kitchen and even asked for his email address to get more pointers about preparing a meal.
Helen and Richard returned one season later, but this time they brought their friend Brandy, who got so drunk that she needed medical assistance. Now, they seem to have returned for a third time — and the drama followed.
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Looking back at other season 12 trailers, Helen is prominently featured in the footage from Kyle’s alleged incident with a married guest. (It also feels important to note that Helen is following Captain Kerry on Instagram and he tagged her in the season 12 trailer.)
Captain Kerry previously shared in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly in June that he stepped in when he was alerted to rumors that Kyle and a guest were intimate.
“There was an investigation done. I’m not too sure how much of that will be shown but I did a thorough investigation before I made my decision,” Kerry said, while teasing whether Kyle was fired for the situation. “It will be interesting to see what happens after I interviewed each of the crew members — including what was actually said behind [my back].”
Kerry noted that he could only get involved once the rumors made their way to him.
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“I don’t get to see what’s going on Below Deck because I’m in the wheelhouse or I’m over here and I can’t be everywhere,” he explained. “I don’t micromanage. I allow my crew to grow and I like to be here and to help encourage people. There’s a lot I don’t see and there’s even more I don’t want to see.”
Kerry continued: “We’re going to see how it all develops on the show. If one of my staff is with a married person on the boat, they’re not going to stay on the boat. You’re breaking a boundary there that you can’t cross.”
Below Deck airs on Bravo Mondays at 8 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Peacock.
