{"id":307455,"date":"2026-01-28T05:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/307455\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T05:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:32:07","slug":"chef-ben-robinson-shares-new-details-on-canceled-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/307455\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Ben Robinson Shares New Details on Canceled Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to Watch<\/p>\n<p>Below Deck Down Under\u00a0premieres Monday, February 2 at 8\/7c on <a href=\"https:\/\/bravo.app.link\/emcnJX4bkqb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"notl\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bravo<\/a>. Episodes stream next day on\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/stream-tv\/below-deck-down-under?cid=2201orgbddunbenownedi4868&amp;utm_campaign=2201orgbddu&amp;utm_source=brv_brv_st-sv&amp;utm_medium=own_edi_awa_artl&amp;utm_term=bravosubs&amp;utm_content=belowdeckdu\" class=\"notl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/below-deck-down-under\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Below Deck Down Under<\/a>\u00a0Season 4 is in sight, and Chef\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/cast\/ben-robinson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Robinson<\/a>\u2019s long-awaited return to the Below Deck franchise comes with new details about his broken engagement from ex-girlfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-chef-ben-robinson-is-engaged-to-kiara-cabral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kiara Cabral<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a preview of the Season 4 premiere (airing Monday, Feb. 2), the crew finds their bearings aboard M\/Y Katina, docked on the Caribbean island of Canouan in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. And for Head Chef Ben, who previously appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/below-deck\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Below Deck<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/below-deck-mediterranean\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Below Deck Mediterranean<\/a>, a return to the galley may be just what he needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis might come as a shock to everyone, but I am actually single,\u201d the English yachtie admits in a confessional interview. \u201cFairly recently, I broke up with my fianc\u00e9e \u2014 having spent $50,000 on a wedding I didn\u2019t attend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-chef-ben-robinson-cancels-engagement-split-girlfriend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">originally announced his and Kiara&#8217;s split<\/a> in September 2024, adds, &#8220;It\u2019s odd when your future\u2019s been solidified, for it all to vanish into thin air.\u00a0[But] Yachting was a big part of my formative life. It\u2019s actually nice to come back to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the sneak peek,\u00a0Ben and his fellow yachtie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/cast\/joao-franco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jo\u00e3o Franco<\/a> get giggly after Chief Stew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/cast\/daisy-kelliher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daisy Kelliher<\/a> introduces them to incoming stews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/people\/jenna-woudberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jenna Woudberg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/people\/jo-caron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Caron<\/a>, as seen in the preview.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey do say that to get over someone, you gotta find someone else,\u201d Ben says. \u201cI think Katina can be my new girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-down-under-season-4-cast-official-bios-photos-details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Meet the Below Deck Down Under Season 4 Crew \u2014 Including the Stew Who Leaves (Official Bios &amp; Photos)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Details on Ben Robinson&#8217;s called-off engagement<\/p>\n<p>Ben confirmed his split from Kiara in a September 2024 Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C__IIkqP4VC\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> (to the tune of &#8220;Free Bird&#8221; by MOONLGHT, no less), which came one year and four months after <a data-entity-href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-chef-ben-robinson-is-engaged-to-kiara-cabral\" data-entity-title=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-chef-ben-robinson-is-engaged-to-kiara-cabral\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-chef-ben-robinson-is-engaged-to-kiara-cabral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he proposed<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have decided to go our separate ways, and I think that this is the best decision for both of us,\u201d Ben wrote at the time. \u201cI would rather not discuss the reasons behind these decisions, but I feel it\u2019s important for me to express my circumstance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he hoped to channel his energy back into cooking on yachts: &#8220;I\u2019m excited to continue my culinary inspirations with my non-gaslit cooktop, and trusty blowtorch. After all, nobody deserves a troublesome flame.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/ben-robinson-kate-chastain-daisy-kelliher-differences\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Ben Robinson Reveals How Kate Chastain and Daisy Kelliher Differ as Chief Stews<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As many jumped online to send their well-wishes to Ben following the split, his former Below Deck castmate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/cast\/kate-chastain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Chastain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/kate-chastain-reacts-chef-ben-robinsons-breakup-ended-engagement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jokingly leaned into longstanding rumors<\/a> that Ben was the biological father of her only son, now-2-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/kate-chastain-shares-update-on-son-sullivan-cay-and-new-home-january-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sullivan Ca<\/a>y.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe I should screen your next partner for you,\u201d she commented under Ben\u2019s post. \u201cBeing a stepmom isn\u2019t easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What to expect from Chef Ben Robinson on Below Deck Down Under Season 4<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-entity-href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-down-under-season-4-trailer-cast-premiere-date-spoilers-details\" data-entity-title=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-down-under-season-4-trailer-cast-premiere-date-spoilers-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-down-under-season-4-trailer-cast-premiere-date-spoilers-details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Season 4 trailer<\/a> teased a potential romance for Chef Ben, while the official announcement warned of drama for him, Chief Stew\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/people\/daisy-kelliher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daisy Kelliher<\/a>, and Second Officer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/people\/joao-franco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jo\u00e3o\u00a0Franco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As tension between Daisy and Chef Ben heats up, Jo\u00e3o\u2019s growing feelings for Daisy and loyalty to Chef Ben collide, threatening to sink Jo\u00e3o and Chef Ben\u2019s seven-year-long friendship,\u201d the announcement read in part. \u201cWith veteran heads of departments clashing and chaos mounting, Capt. Jason realizes that more experience also means bigger egos, proving that even the pros can go overboard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get more details on <a data-entity-href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-down-under-after-show-season-4-trailer-premiere-date-how-to-watch-details\" data-entity-title=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-down-under-after-show-season-4-trailer-premiere-date-how-to-watch-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/below-deck-down-under-after-show-season-4-trailer-premiere-date-how-to-watch-details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">what&#8217;s to come during Below Deck Down Under Season 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to Watch Below Deck Down Under\u00a0premieres Monday, February 2 at 8\/7c on Bravo. 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