Below Deck Down Under Season 3 is soon coming to an end. Throughout this season, Tzarina Mace-Ralph and Lara Rigby have been at odds. Now that filming has wrapped, Harry van Vliet has joined their feud, standing extra tall in support of Lara.
However, after only seeing an edited snippet of this mess, many viewers have decided that Lara is at fault. Cue their verbal pitchforks landing in her DMs, grossly calling for her death.
Thankfully, Lara, Tzarina, and Harry can agree on one thing: This level of hate is dangerous and absurd. Nevertheless, Harry and Lara are still on less-than-friendly terms with Tzarina. Let us break this mess down for you now as we do our best to remain hopeful that these yachties can one day make peace.
Tzarina Mace-Ralph and Lara Rigby are feuding on Below Deck Down Under
Tzarina is the head of the galley, and Lara is the head of the interior on BDDU Season 3. Both of these ladies have vital roles that intertwine on board. Therefore, they should be tight. But sadly, here we now sit, watching this season place them at odds.
Lara runs a tight (literal) ship. Meanwhile, Tzarina runs her galley as she sees fit. When Alesia Harris stepped on board to help in the galley, she quickly bonded with Tzarina. However, Lara has also grown close to Alesia.
Already feeling small after Lara joked that she resembled a weird Barbie, Tzarina is growing weary. Additionally, Tzarina is annoyed with the crew mess, which Lara insists must be cleaned by Alesia.
In retaliation, Tzarina lied about Lara being late for work. Other crew members heard this, and now, not even Captain Jason Chambers can help these two women find peace.
Lara Rigby is now receiving death threats as Below Deck Down Under Season 3 airs
After Episode 14 aired, Lara grew concerned with the comments that quickly flooded her social media accounts. Therefore, she posted a statement on her Instagram Stories to help explain her current headspace.
After stressing that Episode 14 “was a lot,” Lara admitted that it has not “felt nice” watching this episode as it airs. Then, Lara revealed that she experienced a panic attack thanks to the “tough” stressors of this series. Finally, Lara reminded everyone that this is a television show and she is only human. So, while our feelings might rise, they should never reach the level where death threats enter our conversations.
“We’re all just trying to do our best,” Lara added, noting that we only see a condensed version of the events that transpired. Lara then joked about her daily dosages of trolls, ending with words of praise and thanks to her kind followers and gentle commenters.
Harry van Vliet was blocked by Tzarina Mace-Ralph after he asked her to cool down her Below Deck Down Under commentary
Realizing that this hate train had gone too far, Harry clocked everything Tzarina was saying online as BDDU Season 3 aired. He did not love her comments, so Harry reached out to Tzarina before hitting the unfollow button. During an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session online, an eagle-eyed follower asked Harry why he stopped following Tzarina, who used to be his close friend. His response was simple.
“I do not support online blasting or bullying,” Harry quipped. Following this statement, Lara reposted his statement with a note of thanks on her Instagram Stories.
“Finally, someone speaks out! Remember, you only see a small snippet,” Lara began, noting that she has “kept very quiet about” this mess on her social media accounts, trying to avoid fanning these nasty flames. “We need more people like Harry in the world,” Lara ended, praising her BDDU Season 3 deckhand turned friend.
Tzarina Mace-Ralph addressed the online bullies while Below Deck Down Under aired
Shortly after Harry stood up for Lara, Tzarina joined him in his quest for a ceasefire via her since-expired Instagram Stories, which Reddit thankfully saved. After stating that the cyberbullying towards Lara had gone too far, Tzarina reminded us all that we “don’t do that. We don’t do death threats” or “horrible comments,” Tzarina implored, as this is “a fun TV show,” so we “have no right to be that mean to someone online.”
Tzarina sighed, acknowledging that she had been asked not to speak about Lara. Nevertheless, Tzarina needed to articulate this one point, saying, “What happened between her and [me] is personal.” Overall, Tzarina has “zero tolerance” for anyone wishing death upon Lara, she stressed, which the comments on Reddit thankfully supported.
Death threats are awful. The only positive aspect of this feud is that Lara, Harry, and Tzarina have found something to agree on.
Lara Rigby acknowledged Tzarina Mace-Ralph’s post and offered a message to her bullies while chatting to Reality Tea
Reality Tea got Lara on the line for a chat. After recalling how Tzarina supported Lara with a call for a ceasefire, we asked Lara if Tzarina also personally reached out to her. “No, she did not,” Lara answered. Even still, Lara is thankful that Tzarina said what she said.
Then, Lara offered a message to those who troll too hard, saying that “Below Deck is a TV show. It’s real people’s lives. Everyone makes mistakes. But bullying is just an absolute no-no.”
Now that common ground has finally been found, fans hope Lara and Harry can make peace with Tzarina. Likewise, viewers hope to see zero further toxic comments online following the remaining handful of episodes of BDDU Season 3.
Below Deck Down Under is streaming on Peacock. BDDU also streams on Hayu in the UK and Ireland.
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