Below Deck Mediterranean ‘s Johnathan Shillingford found out that Captain Sandy Yawn planned to fire him — and had a backup chef on standby — at the same time as viewers did. “How would anyone feel if someone was seemingly trying to get rid of you?” Johnathan exclusively told Us Weekly about learning new information while watching season 9. “I didn’t feel that during the show.
I didn’t know that that was her position. I didn’t know that there was a backup chef.” Johnathan didn’t let what he saw on screen after the fact affect how he remembered being on the show.
“I maintain that working with Captain Sandy was an honor. Because being a feminist — I grew up in a family of strong women who were trailblazers in their careers — I never worked with a female captain before,” he noted. “So regardless of what’s been said, I maintain that it was an honor working with her.
” Viewers have had a front row seat to Johnathan’s memorable time on the Mustique. During the first charter of the season, Johnathan refused to get up late at night to make snacks for the guests, which didn’t sit well with stew Ellie Dubaich . Sandy, however, came to Johnathan’s defense while pointing out he needed his rest to feed the guests the next day.
Johnathan later received some negative feedback from guests on another charter. This made Sandy decide to request a chef on standby in case Johnathan didn’t work out. Off screen, Sandy made an appearance on Watch What Happe.