Batten down the hatches! Captain Lee Rosbach is formally exiting Below Deck — and will probably be changed by one other member of the Bravo household, a number of sources solely inform Us Weekly.
According to the insiders, Captain Kerry Titheradge of Below Deck Adventure will take the place of Lee, 73, for season 11 of the nautical collection, which is able to start filming in Grenada later this week.
The information of Lee’s exit comes only a few months after Captain Sandy Yawn stepped in to interchange the Michigan native throughout Below Deck season 10.
“Capt Sandy came in an[d] bailed me out in a tough situation and I appreciate her efforts,” Lee, who has starred on Below Deck since its debut in 2011, tweeted about his untimely farewell on the time.
During the December 2022 episode, viewers watched as Lee mentioned goodbye to his crew earlier than heading again to the U.S. to cope with ongoing well being points.
“I’m gonna go back to the [United] States, get this straightened out — and as soon as I do — I’ll be on the first plane back here and tell whoever’s on board to get the f—k off my boat,” he quipped to his costars as he broke the information.
While the captain famous that he deliberate to return to the constitution to complete out the season — and referred to his aircraft ticket as “roundtrip” — he advised his fellow castmembers that he needed “do right” by them by stepping apart.
“As you guys know I’ve been struggling with my mobility, and it’s been hard and I’ve let you guys down and for that, I apologize. So I’ve made a decision to leave the boat,” he defined. “One of my biggest problems now is I’m not able to observe. I don’t know who’s doing what, it’s my job,” he added. “They expect that out of me. There comes a point if a captain is really being objective, he should be putting the best interests of his crew first.”
Ahead of his departure from St. David, Lee solely advised Us that his well being points have been bettering.
“Back surgery came out great, it really did,” he solely advised Us in December 2022. “You will find this season that I do something that I’ve never, ever done before in my career or in my life. And there’s gonna be a lot of situations where you’re gonna go like, ‘Wow, didn’t see that coming at all.’ And not only will it be true for the viewers, [but] it was also true for myself and the crew.”
The causes for Lee’s official exit have but to be shared, however the seasoned vet would possible give Kerry his stamp of approval.
While the Australia native — who has starred on Below Deck Adventure because it premiered in November 2022 — is a Bravo beginner, he solely opened as much as Us final month concerning the recommendation Captain Lee gave him whereas the 2 paired up for a spherical of golf.
“‘Be yourself. Be that same guy I was playing golf with,’” Kerry recalled Lee telling him. “And then I asked him about social media and how to do that. I said, ‘I heard I should get someone to do it, so I don’t get caught up in it.’ He goes, ‘No, do your own social media. Don’t let anyone do that.’”
Kerry additionally revealed that he then bumped into Lee as soon as once more at BravoCon in October 2022, the place the previous restaurateur gave him phrases of encouragement forward of the Adventure premiere.
“The show hadn’t been out yet, but we got a chat and he’s like, ‘Man, you’re gonna do great. You’re gonna do really good. I can see it.’ He says, ‘You’re gonna do fantastic in this franchise.’ And then he chatted with my daughter. It was cool.”
Season 10 of Below Deck is at present airing on Bravo Mondays at 9 p.m. ET.
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