Hannah Ferrier famously parted ways with Below Deck Mediterranean after five seasons as Chief Stew. She was unceremoniously fired by Captain Sandy Yawn for being in possession of a CBD pen and valium while on charter. And while seemingly bitter about the manner in which she was terminated, Hannah went on to live her best life on land in Sydney, Australia.
Hannah and husband Josh Roberts welcomed daughter Ava in November 2020. Hannah has since been a stay at home mom for the adorable toddler, but still managed to start a podcast called “Dear Reality, You’re Effed,” as well as launch Ocean International Training Academy with former costar Anastasia Surmava.
Recently, Hannah announced a new employment venture that got her a surprising amount of backlash on social media. It seems the controversy is because the mother of one would be away from home weeks at a time to film a new reality TV show. And some followers felt the need to voice their concern.
Us Weekly reported on the situation and shared Hannah’s response to the haters. “Seriously. I am so disappointed with the amount of DMs and comments shaming me for working,” she wrote on an Instagram Story. “If a man went to work for a few weeks, no one would think a thing of it – yet I’m a bad mother for paying my bills. It’s 2022 people, get a grip.”
The mom-shaming seemed to get to Hannah, because she returned to social media on Saturday, July 2nd to elaborate further. Via Facebook, the former Bravolebrity wrote, “Honestly guys- please don’t comment and DM that I’m a horrible mother for going to work. We all have different family dynamics and jobs. Mine requires me to leave. She’s nearly 2 and I’ve had every day with her since she was born. I am very used to social media abuse but questioning a mothers love for her child is taking it a bit too far. Thank you to all my lovely followers who are supportive of a woman working hard and supporting her family.”
Hannah is currently in her happy place in the Mediterranean filming The Real Love Boat while husband Josh and Ava stayed in Australia. At the time of announcing the project, Hannah wrote, “Hey guys!!! I am bursting with excitement to share with you that I will back on your screens soon! After more than a decade at sea in the Mediterranean I am so excited to join The Real Love Boat and help all our amazing passengers find love! I’m going to be watching them very closely and helping them every step of the way on their journeys to find their perfect match. I am currently filming in the Mediterranean and can’t wait to share with you the journey of our beautiful passengers finding love – not to mention my favourite back drop in the world – the Med#TheRealLoveBoatAU.”
Fans are highly anticipating this project that will combine Hannah’s skills as a Chief Stew and a reality TV star. Below Deck Mediterranean viewers are feeling the void with her absence on the show and it will be interesting to see Hannah work with another captain in this new framework.
Hannah certainly is coming back strong, which has to feel good especially since she has unresolved issues with the woman who forced her to leave reality TV.
The last time Hannah and Sandy had any communication was when the captain reached out to her hoping to send a baby gift. Hannah said of the incident, “She sent me a message when I announced my pregnancy and asked for an address to send something and I didn’t respond to it. I sometimes feel with her … that she’s not honest with herself. Like she says, like, ‘Oh, it wasn’t personal,’ like, the firing. I was like, ‘It’s kind of funny because Kat [Held] had prescription meds that Captain Lee [Rosbach] had found out about and she didn’t get fired.’ There wasn’t a need to fire me for that. It was a hundred percent personal, but I guess whatever helps you sleep at night.”
Tensions between Hannah and Sandy were apparent for many seasons, and Hannah revealed the toxic environment was there from the start. “I think sometimes people get confused because I’ve felt this way and thought this way for many, many years, but the only reason I can kind of talk about it now is because I know that I’ll never work with her again,” she explained.
Captain Sandy stands by her position that her hands were tied. She told Us Weekly last year, “Hannah, she’s got her dream. She’s living her dream. She wanted a baby. Sometimes in my past, I have done things that I wasn’t aware of subconsciously because I wanted out. But my behavior was the way out because I didn’t know how to get out. I kind of feel, like, maybe that was some of her. But I wish her the best.”
Well, Hannah is living her best life. She is currently filming in the Mediterranean and posting fabulous pictures of the experience to Instagram.
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