Below Deck Mediterranean: The Eight Lexington Friends Who Boarded The Lady Michelle

Bravo Network representatives announced on Wednesday, September 1, that group of friends from Lexington, Kentucky will be manning the Lady Michelle this season.

According to the Kentucky Herald-Leader, best friends Nikki Wiley and Halie Potter boarded the mega-yacht, Lady Michelle, along with other friends back in 2020.

As fans know, Below Deck Mediterranean focuses on the crew and guests of the mega-yacht Lady Michelle.

The group of guests that appeared in the 610 episodes that aired on August 30, Burning Down the House.

Below Deck Mediterranean – Always Watched ‘Below Deck’

In addition to Nikki Wiley and Halie Potter, Kristol Yeager, Sarah Hyden, Ashley Brown, Bailey Hancock, Andrea Coughtry, and Danielle Stratton also boarded the yacht.

According to the Herald-Leader, five of the women live in Lexington while the others either live elsewhere in Kentucky, had lived in Lexington previously, or otherwise have connections in Lexington.

Wiley told the Herald-Leader that she had always watched the Below Deck series and that she’d always been a fan of all the Bravo shows.

Below Deck Mediterranean – ‘It All Just Came To Fruition”

She said that once she gathered a group of eight friends for the show, in addition to Nikki Wiley and Halie Potter, Kristol Yeager, Sarah Hyden, Ashley Brown, Bailey Hancock, Andrea Coughtry, and Danielle Stratton also boarded the yacht.

According to the Herald-Leader, five of the women live in Lexington while the others either live elsewhere in Kentucky, had lived in Lexington previously, or otherwise have connections in Lexington.

Once she had gathered her eight friends together, she says, “it all just came to fruition.”

They spent four days in Croatia together and, Wiley said, they had a great time and were treated like celebrities there.

Below Deck Mediterranean – Malia White In Relationship, Keeping Mostly Quiet

In other Below Deck Mediterranean news, stars Malia White, and Lady Michelle engineer, Jake Baker, are rumored to be dating.

According to Page Six, the two shared an image of them kissing, Saturday, August 28, on Instagram.

He captioned the image with a simple black heart emoji.

Per Screenrant, Malia’s costar, Courtney Veale, reacted wildly to the image commenting, “You guys just broke the internet.”

Malia had told Showbiz CheatSheet, back in August, that she was dating but it seems that both of them have preferred to keep the relationship on the down-low for the time being.

After her very public breakup with chef Tom Checketts which followed another public break up with yet another chef, Adam Glick from Season 2, the reality star has elected to remain relatively quiet about her love life.

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