Bravo Terminates Contract with Below Deck Star Nathan Gallagher After Missed Court Appearance

Bravo announced on Friday that it will not continue working with Nathan Gallagher, a cast member of the reality series Below Deck, after he missed a scheduled court hearing in Australia where he faced domestic-violence allegations. "Bravo does not plan on working with Nathan in the future," a network spokesperson told Rolling Stone.

Gallagher was arrested in late December 2025 in Sydney on charges of assault and strangulation after an incident with his partner, Gael Cameron, who he met while filming Season Nine of Below Deck Mediterranean. Court documents allege Gallagher held Cameron down and applied pressure to her neck, an act that occurred near their infant son. He failed to appear before a magistrate on the scheduled date, leading to a conviction on multiple assault charges and the issuance of an arrest warrant.

The network had previously remained silent on the matter, and sources said Bravo instructed show affiliates not to discuss the case publicly. Former Below Deck participants, including Ben Willoughby and Hayley De Sola Pinto, expressed disappointment with the franchise’s casting decisions in response to the controversy.

Gallagher had earlier told Rolling Stone that he had "made mistakes" and that only one side of a "complicated situation" had been presented, claiming to possess evidence that was never provided. Bravo has not indicated whether it will conduct an internal investigation, and the production company, 51 Minds Entertainment, has not commented. Episodes already aired will not be edited to remove Gallagher.