Below Deck followers are once more reminded why anticipating dedication from a fellow yachtie is an train in futility. Bosun Ross McHarg appeared just like the MVP within the recreation. But deckhand Ben Willoughby surpassed all expectations.
After a two-week romance, Ben claimed to be head-over-heels smitten with deck/stew Camille Lamb. She was fired mid-season. Poor Ben was left sobbing in his bunk and sending her sappy textual content messages. They even deliberate to trip collectively post-season.
So what a shocker when Bravo executives simply occurred to solid one other of Ben’s love pursuits. Leigh-Ann Smith claimed to have been sexting with him for over a yr earlier than becoming a member of the crew on the motor yacht St. David.
Ben spent the rest of the season making an attempt to persuade anybody however himself that he wasn’t going to hook up with Leigh-Ann. He downplayed his romance with Camille. And finally he kissed the second stew.
Naturally, Below Deck followers have been curious as to how the love triangle performed out. Ben answered the speculations on social media lately, to coincide with the season finale. It’s price noting that the Season 10 reunion has been scrapped.
Bravo’s The Daily Dish reported that Ben shared two posts on Instagram concerning Camille. As it seems, these loopy youngsters did trip as deliberate. The first put up confirmed the couple on the seashore collectively in paradise.
“[F]ollowing my heart always has [led] me to where I am now,” Ben wrote. “Camille and I spent 10 days in the Dominican Republic and honestly, I fell in love with this wild spark.”
The put up contained a montage of the journey, a time that Ben labeled “something we both needed.” He claimed they “genuinely had a spark.” Yet, the longevity of the connection was in query. The deckhand referred to as it “comparable to that of a primary school crush.”
Finally, Ben revealed that the romance ended. He wrote in a second Instagram put up, “Sadly soon after we decided that this wasn’t meant to be. [A]nd being honest[,] that was a very tough pill to swallow. We are not together anymore [but] in a perfect world it would have been something of a fairytale. We both organically fell in love with one another and had many, many memories to share throughout this whole [Below Deck] journey.”
He provided some “advice” for his followers. “[F]ollow your heart in any direction [it] may lead[,] even if you know it may hurt.”
Luckily for Ben, Leigh-Ann was ready within the wings to repair his achy-breaky coronary heart. One of his followers requested if he acquired “back in touch.” He answered, “[Y]es! But didn’t work either.”
Leigh-Ann took to social media as nicely to share her facet of the story. She defined that Ben downplayed his emotions for Camille. “Some of the crew found us to be more compatible and that they were not very serious,” Leigh-Ann posted. “I spoke to Ben about their relationship too and he brushed it off easily and continued to flirt with me and lead me on.”
She continued, “Ben decided that he wanted to see Camille and explore their connection further after the show wrapped. Obviously, I felt hurt and messed around as I was being dragged into this love triangle. However, I fully supported him and wished him the best in his decision.”
The second stew went as far as to apologize to Camille. Meanwhile, Ben determined to pursue “his connection” with Camille. Yet three weeks later, Leigh-Ann mentioned Ben, “reached out to me to say things ended between them.”
And the duo lived collectively for a month in a rented condo. Leigh-Ann defined, “I was there for him as he was getting through his breakup and was a shoulder to lean on. I did everything in my will to put a smile on his face every day even though it was killing my own mental health. We also spoke about working and traveling together and Ben possibly coming to [South Africa] with me.”
Unsurprisingly, Ben moved on once more. And apparently, he left with out giving Leigh-Ann any closure. Ben discovered work elsewhere and hasn’t contacted her in months. Presumably, the sexting stopped as nicely.
Leigh-Ann concluded that she has “come to peace with not getting an answer.”
TELL US- WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO HOW BEN HANDLED CAMILLE AND LEIGH-ANN? ARE YOU SURPRISED THINGS DIDN’T WORK OUT WITH CAMILLE?
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