Kate Chastain Compares Football to Real Housewives Drama Ahead of New Hosting Gig (EXCLUSIVE) | Below Deck Med

Are you ready for some football? Well, Below Deck’s Kate Chastain is and she’s here to tell all about her longtime passion for the game. As one of the hosts of Peacock’s Reality Hot Seat, Kate admits that football feeds her love for all things drama.

“It’s drama, ’cause we’re all looking for something to root for, right? That’s why people love sports. It’s drama, it’s excitement. You know, don’t know how it’s gonna go ’cause it’s real life. And I think that’s the same reason we all like reality TV. I know there are certain [Real] Housewives I’m rooting for during certain seasons,” she shared with The Daily Dish exclusively during BravoCon 2025. “And so it’s really not that different.”

When it comes to rooting for a team, Kate noted that she does “love an underdog” to cheer on during a football game. She noted that the chance to be apart of Peacock’s Reality Hot Seat is “very exciting.” She added, “So when I heard that Peacock and NFL were partnering up to do kind of a football reality TV commentary show, I was so excited.”

Who are the co-hosts for Peacock’s Reality Hot Seat?
Kate will be joined by The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Heather Gay, TV and podcast host Justin Sylvester (who The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans will also recognize as Kyle Richards’ BFF), as well as “Boston Rob” Mariano (The Traitors) as hosts for the event. Summer House’s West Wilson will also join the event as sideline reporter in Kansas City.

Kate went on to note that she’s always been a superfan of all things football for quite some time, in fact. We mean, it’s basically a lifelong relatioship with the game. “So, I’m so excited because I love football. I actually, when I was in 7th Grade, my birthday was on a big bowl game, and my team won. I went through a football phase,” Kate alum said, via NBC Insider.

How to watch Peacock’s Reality Hot Seat during the Houston Texans-Kansas City Chiefs game

It all goes down on Sunday, Dec. 7. The event is streaming live exclusively on Peacock and NFL+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET and continuing throughout the entire Houston Texans-Kansas City Chiefs game. The Reality Hot Seat event complements NBC Sports’ traditional broadcast airing on NBC, Peacock, and NFL+.

Kate went on to add, “And I think it [football] was ’cause it was the original reality TV, right? You don’t know what’s gonna happen, but it’s real life, real stakes. So when I heard that Peacock and NFL were partnering up to do kind of a football reality TV commentary show, I was so excited.”

Stream the full event on Peacock.