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Luka Brunton‘s time on Below Deck Mediterranean has been riddled with romantic connections — and never all of them have taken place on board.
In 2023, Bravo followers have been launched to Luka on season 2 of Below Deck Down Under the place he briefly obtained caught up in a love triangle with Jaimee Neale and Culver Bradbury.
Captain Jason Chambers later really useful Luka to Captain Sandy Yawn and he was supplied a place on the deck crew for season 8 of Below Deck Med, which aired months later. However, Ruan Irving forging his paperwork helped Luka transfer up the ranks from a provisional bosun to main the outside crew.
Throughout the season, Luka was in a position to steadiness his job and his love life with shocking success. He developed a flirtationship with Natalya Scudder however it didn’t get far as a result of she was attempting to determine her open relationship with an offscreen boyfriend.
The solid of Below Deck and its spinoff sequence will do absolutely anything for love … or at the very least to have a enjoyable crew hookup. After seven seasons of the Bravo sequence — with greater than 100 episodes — there have been loads of romances to observe unfold. Add within the Below Deck Mediterranean flings and Below Deck Sailing […]
From there, Luka turned on the appeal with Jessika Asai, which turned a season-long boatmance. Luka’s previous with Below Deck Med alum Katie Flood additionally got here to gentle whereas he was nonetheless on the Mustique.
Luka later confirmed to Us Weekly that he didn’t truly didn’t find yourself with anybody within the Below Deck universe.
“I’m in a relationship at the moment. [I’m] back with my partner that I was with before the show,” he revealed to Us throughout BravoCon in November 2023. “We split up [before] the show and we’re back together now. I don’t think she’s watching [this season]. It’s probably good.”
Keep scrolling for a information to each connection Luka made throughout season 8 of Below Deck Med:
A Long-Lasting Flirtationship With Natalya Scudder
It didn’t take lengthy for sparks to fly between Luka and Natalya throughout season 8 of Below Deck Med. Despite being occupied with one another, Natalya was truly hesitant to take it additional due to a complicated open relationship together with her then-boyfriend.
Natalya and Luka made out a number of occasions however finally parted methods when she left early to determine the problems in her private life. The pair stored in contact although by flirty messages, which Luka didn’t inform Jessika about amid their fling.
“Just because [Jess and I] are hooking up and maybe I don’t want to be in a relationship doesn’t mean I don’t care about her. Everyone has their feelings,” he mentioned in a January 2024 episode. “I never said to Jess that I wanted a relationship. So there’s no strings. Imagine if people found out I was texting Natalya.”
Below Deck has adopted varied relationships and flings all through the franchise — however some stars discovered love with each other outdoors their seasons. Malia White‘s introduction to Below Deck Mediterranean in season 2 got here with a love triangle between Adam Glick and Wesley Walton. Although Malia and Wes gave their romance one other attempt offscreen — […]
A Boatmance Fling With Jessika Asai
After Luka realized he wasn’t going to hook up with Natalya, Jessika immediately caught his eye. The twosome shortly moved from simply flirting to an informal relationship all through season 8. However, an absence of communication created points when Jessika came upon about Luka being involved with Katie.
“This whole situation is really annoying. But at the same time, it is not my business on who he is talking to,” she informed the cameras in a January 2024 episode. “I’m not going to deprive myself of having fun. I’m just going to go into all of this with my eyes open.”
Luka, for his half, wasn’t sweating the drama as a result of he wasn’t anticipating a future with Jessika.
“Obviously I like Jess a little bit more than a friend. We are not in a relationship. I’m not f—king dating Katie Flood. We’re just friends. Just friends. Even if I was texting her as more than a friend,” he mentioned in a confessional earlier than reducing himself off. “OK. Well, yeah. I don’t know.”
As quickly as you step foot on a Below Deck Mediterranean constitution yacht, you’re assured one factor: a complete lot of drama. Throughout its 5 seasons, crew members like Captain Sandy Yawn, Hannah Ferrier, Malia White and extra have been know to butt heads with one another — all with the aim of delivering a […]
A Mysterious Past With Alum Katie Flood
Luka Brunton and Katie Flood Bravo
Below Deck viewers have been thrown for a loop when Luka randomly revealed he was on pleasant phrases with Katie, who appeared on a previous season of Below Deck Med. Luka informed everybody — together with Captain Sandy — that there was nothing romantic between him and Katie.
“I’ve known Katie for like four years. She used to date one of my friends and I know that she’s worked with Sandy in the past,” he mentioned on a December 2023 episode. “My history [with her]? We don’t really have any history. We’ve hung out a few times. What are you trying to get at?”
The jury continues to be out on whether or not Luka was telling the entire reality about his platonic bond with Katie.
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