Below Deck Down Under Alum Brianna Duffield’s Life Updates Include an Engagement
Below Deck Down Under Alum Brianna Duffield's Life Updates Include an Engagement
Below Deck Down Under alum Brianna Duffield (sort of) returned during a Season 4 moment that revealed her friendship with Alesia Harris is still going strong.
Amid multiple heated conflicts with chef Ben Robinson in the galley, Alesia stepped away and called Bri for some support toward the end of Season 4, Episode 2.
“I love Bri. She’s part of my really core circle in my heart,” Alesia explained to a producer. “And it’s not easy to stay friends after the season, ’cause it’s so high-paced. But I feel like I could call Bri [at] any moment. I feel like everyone could do with a Bri in their lives.”
Case in point: The former Katina stew was a sounding board for Alesia, who tearfully filled her in on the “f–king nightmare” she’d been experiencing in her new role as sous chef.
Bri’s take? “This early on, it’s a major red flag, and you can’t keep yourself in a pressure cooker like that,” she told Alesia. “Take a deep breath. I’m here with you. We’ll get through this together.”
As the two continued to talk through the dilemma, Bri pointed out that if Alesia wanted to leave, she could talk to Captain Jason Chambers: “Whatever you think is best for Bean, that’s what you need to do.”
If hearing the former stew’s voice made you wonder what she has been doing since Below Deck Down Under Season 3 wrapped, read on for some major updates on Bri’s life today.
Brianna Duffield is now engaged — but not to Harry Van Vliet
As viewers might recall, Bri was officially in a relationship with deckhand Harry Van Vliet at the end of Below Deck Down Under Season 3, but they broke up a few months after filming wrapped.
“After traveling the world together, Harry and I remain great friends,” Bri previously told The Daily Dish in a May 2025 interview. “We keep in contact, and he gives me great travel recommendations.”
Fast-forward to January 2026, and Bri was announcing her engagement to a man named Davino. His surprise marriage proposal took place in Aruba, where they had actually first met five years earlier and appear to live full-time now.
“Years later, we returned… fuller, wiser, shaped by distance, growth, lessons, and love — and here, in the very place it all started, we chose forever,” she captioned her Jan. 2 Instagram post, in part, before going on to lovingly praise her new fiancé. “From where we began, to where we are now — a true full circle moment, a forever kind of love, and the greatest “yes” of my life.”
What to Know About Below Deck Down Under Season 4
All aboard! Below Deck Down Under Season 4 has left the dock, with new episodes airing Mondays at 8/7c on Bravo and streaming the next day on Peacock.
Captain Jason Chambers is back at the helm, along with some very familiar faces from around the Below Deck universe, including Ben Robinson, Daisy Kelliher, and João Franco. They will be joined by Alesia Harris, Joe Caron, Jenna Woudberg, Mike Durrant, Eddy Hounsell, and Betul Yazici.
The crew finds itself on rocky waters, as the season kicks off with a historic crossover charter featuring The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 6 cast aboard M/Y Katina. As the yachties continue to set sail through Canouan in the Caribbean, they face crew drama, steamy hookups, and charter guest issues.
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Details on Brianna Duffield’s career today
Bri also took to social media in August 2025 to share some updates on her career after Below Deck Down Under.
After noting in an IG caption that she “never used” her health sciences degree (despite graduating magna cum laude), the New Jersey native wrote, “I spent years as a high fashion model and still take jobs when I feel like it — but I don’t depend on it.”
She added, “I was (and still sometimes am) a superyacht stewardess, exploring the world by sea and living a life most people only see in movies. … I recently got into medical school & have deferred until I knew I was ready to commit my life to it.”
New Episodes Streaming This Week on Peacock
Monday: The Real Housewives of Atlanta and The Real Housewives of Rhode Island
Tuesday: Below Deck Down Under and Top Chef
Wednesday: Summer House
Thursday: The Valley and Southern Hospitality
Friday: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Ladies of London
Inside Brianna Duffield’s friendships with the Below Deck Down Under cast
It turns out that Alesia and Harry are hardly the only fellow yachties whom Bri stayed in touch with after Below Deck Down Under Season 3, as she’s also documented several behind-the-scenes looks at her post-filming hangouts on Instagram.
Chef Ben, Lara Rigby, and Adair Werley are among the former and current Below Deck Down Under cast members that Brianna has also posted photos with on her IG over the past several months.
Most recently, Bri has also spent time with some people in the (slightly) wider Bravo universe, including Below Deck Mediterranean stew Cathy Skinner, as well as charter guest Brandon McLaughlin, who appeared on Below Deck Down Under Season 2, as well as on Below Deck Season 11.
Bri even uploaded a Cathy “appreciation post” on Feb. 5, sharing pics from their night out on the town in Washington D.C., last month. “Forever grateful for this friendship,” Bri captioned the post, in part, and Cathy commented, “I’m so grateful to have met you and have this beautiful friendship and can’t wait to see it flourish.”
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As you wait to see how Bri’s advice affected Alesia’s decision about leaving, get a sneak peek at what else to expect on Below Deck Down Under Season 4.
