Last week, a headline about Nathan Gallagher stopped Below Deck Mediterranean fans in their tracks. Following filming on Season 11, Nathan was arrested on domestic violence charges in Australia. Production likely knew about this. Yet, Nathan has still appeared in every episode so far, including the one that aired last night after this headline broke.
Meanwhile, Peter Hunziker filmed for Season 5, but three episodes in, fans discovered one of his old posts containing offensive, racist content. Bravo immediately fired Peter post-filming, then edited him out of the remaining episodes as best they could.
Production must have known about the claims surrounding Nathan well before this new season debuted. So now, many people are wondering why Nathan is, seemingly, skating free.
Bravo under pressure over claims against Below Deck Mediterranean star Nathan Gallagher
Last week, Reality Tea was the first outlet to report on a court filing involving Nathan and Gael Cameron. In 2025, both parties’ names appeared on an “apprehended violence application.” An AVO is a protective court order used in Australia that protects a party from someone they fear. The report did not say which party filed for this order.
But shortly after, Rolling Stone secured the police memo. Police charged Nathan with “assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent and common assault.” Nathan is due back in court shortly.
Yes, Nathan is a tired new dad, but excuses can only cover so many wrongs. From jumping to conclusions and threatening to either fight or fire various members of his team, his short fuse has been on display for a while. However, this police memo is horrific. And yet, Nathan still appeared with zero edits last night.
We’ve seen this before with Gary King. The allegations against Gary are also bad, yet Gary never received an edit either. This imbalance is shocking. And the fans are starting to get loud about it.
On Reddit, an entire thread is populating about this topic. “Bravo needs to do f*cking better,” viewers agreed, especially because the network “has fired people for a lot less.” On the other hand, “people are innocent until proven guilty.” But at what point does silence do more harm than good?
Perhaps this is the real story here: what does it say about a network that continually hands cameras to stars with allegations trailing behind them, and calling it entertainment? No, Bravo doesn’t have to convict anyone on camera. But saying nothing isn’t neutral. Instead, it’s a choice that might ultimately cost them their fanbase.
Below Deck Mediterranean streams on Peacock.
