Summary
Below Deck Mediterraneanstar Johnathan “Jono” Shillingford called out some of the charter guests he had to serve on theMustiqueafter they delivered outrageous preference sheets. The chef has come under fire throughoutBelow Deck Medseason 9due to his supposedly bad skills in the galley.Jono was even accused of fakinghis poor performance for the camerasin order to create plenty of drama in eachBelow Deck Medseason 9 episode. It got to a point where Captain Sandy Yawn called to have a backup chef ready just in case she needed to fire Jono.
Below Deck Med’s Chef Johnathan Shillingford spoke out about the “unrealistic” preference sheets that the charter guests send them.
Chef Jono spoke out about the tumultuous nature of his short time so far onBelow Deck Med. He was even asked about a preview that shows him serving a meal for a guest who’s allergic to the food. Jono slammed the “unrealistic” preference sheets that the charter guests send them. “It was hard for one chef to deal with that many preferences,” he admitted toTV Insider. Jono has had a sous chef on other yachts, which makes it “a little easier to manage.” However,he’s never had a guest have “their life at risk” because of his food.
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Serving food that could kill the guests is a red flag and doesn’t alleviate the allegations that he’s faking his poor performance. It’s possible the preference sheet had incorrect info. However, the situation will likely go down as a low point for his charter season. As he looked back on his time onBelow Deck Med,Jono admitted that he cringed at times watching his behavior. However, there were other times in which he found himself dying “with laughter.” While the experience has been “crazy,” Jono is, overall, “proud” of how he’s handled a lot of the situations on board.
Jono found himself on the wrong side of Captain Sandy early on duringBelow Deck Medseason 9, which led her to consider firing him. Interestingly, Bravo has aired more than half of the episodes this season, and not a single person has been fired yet.The captain keeps giving second chances to multiple members of her team, including Jono, Iain Maclean, Elena Dubaich and Bri Muller. Only time will tell if the incident with the raw fish will result in the first firing of the season.
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If Jono sticks around through the entire charter season, he should count himself very lucky. OtherBelow Deckcaptains might not have given him multiple chances.It sounds like Jono is very open to the idea of returning toBelow Deckif he receives an offer, which could be a hint that he wasn’t firedand the raw fish incident didn’t cause any real damage. His personality makes for great TV, and if he does return, then hopefully he’s learned from his many mistakes and can show improvements in the future.
