Bavo is currently airingSeason 3of their reality TV show, “Below Deck Sailing Yacht.”
The series follows Captain Glenn Shephard and his crew of yachties throughout their charter season.
Gabriela Barragan joined the crew of Parsifal III as one of the stewardesses for Season 3.
During an exclusive interview with The List, the stew got into all the juicy details.
Anyone who’s seen an episode of the show knows that the crew’s quarters are quite tight.
Gabriela Barragan told The List, “There is no privacy in yachting.”
She added that because of the closeness, the crew members become like a big family.
“It’s like living with your entire family in a one-bedroom apartment, where it’s so intimate.
It’s such an intimate setting,” she said.
However, it can also be the cause of relationship drama.
“You go from zero to a hundred.
“You make friendships quicker.
You fall in love quicker.
You hate people quicker than you normally would.
It’s a Petri dish for drama.”
But fans of the show will be happy to know that none of the drama is manufactured.
She continued, “There are boat-mances that get really messy.
There are power dynamic struggles.
What you see on the show is exactly what happens off-camera on yachts.”
“What happens on [other yachts] usually stays on the boat.
Does Gabriela get involved in the yacht drama?
But, she said her maternal instincts make her more invested in helping her crew members through their issues.
I want everyone to be happy.
If everyone’s happy, I’m happy.
I’m usually trying to give advice and speak life into people,” Barragan said.
However, if you think that means she remains impartial Barragan said that’s not at all the case.
She said when two of her friends are fighting it can be a “sticky situation …
I’m never a Switzerland.
I’m never neutral.
I also don’t pick sides.
I’ll break it down, tell you the truth and tell the other person the truth too.”
To put it simply, she added, “yes, I get involved.”
Season 3 of Below Deck Sailing Yacht airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
