Is Kyle Stillie abandoning ship in the wake of his stunning sex scandal? The season 12 star of "Below Deck" caused a major uproar on the Bravo series' August 11th episode with a bombshell confession about getting overly intimate with a married guest.
"I f--ked Helen in the water," a drunk Kyle admitted to several crew members during a wild night out celebrating his birthday. "I swear to God."
Flashback footage revealed Kyle cradling a topless Helen—whose husband was also on vacation—in the Caribbean Sea, after she insisted he serve as her personal flotation device. "She had the idea in her brain and she knew what she wanted," the intoxicated deckhand added. "My d--k went inside her p---y, and I was like, 'We can't do this right now, Helen.'"
Later that night, Kyle stuck to his story, informing Chief Stew Fraser Olender, "I slipped my d--k. That's why our tip's so low." Fraser was less than thrilled with the prospect of his fellow yachtie breaking a cardinal charter rule.
"Are you crazy? That would be stupid, irresponsible, and insane," Fraser responded in a confessional. "I'm worried this might put Kyle in the firing line." He continued, "Do I think it happened? I don't know. Plausible deniability—you're surrounded by other guests and crew members on a public beach. It might have just been a slip in and slip out situation. Regardless, it's inappropriate and unacceptable."
The next day, the entire crew buzzed with gossip about Kyle's possible hookup with the guest. Deckhand Damo Yorg convinced Kyle to come clean to Captain Kerry Titheradge about his explosive comments before their boss found out from someone else.
Despite Kyle's insistence, "We didn't f--k. I was just messing around," Damo reasoned, "It's gonna get back to the captain. The writing's on the wall, mate. He needs to know."
Kyle's confession left Capt. Kerry stunned.
"You know me, I'm a bit of a wild mouth," the Scottish native told Kerry during a tense one-on-one. "I say things without thinking sometimes. On the beach yesterday with the primary guest, we were rather close. Nothing happened. But I've said things that suggest otherwise. I said, 'I might have slipped it in.' I genuinely didn't."
Kerry's reaction? "Are you f--king kidding me?" he said in a confessional. "Why would you make up a story like that? My immediate reaction is, 'You're full of s--t. You're lying to me.' This is unacceptable. I need to investigate this further, and if he did it, he deserves to leave the vessel."
Ultimately, the crew had Kyle's back. Lead Deckhand Hugo Ortega told the captain, "It just sounded so outrageous; I didn't even give it a second thought," while Stew Rainbeau de Roos echoed, "I just brushed it off as him being drunk and talking nonsense."
In the end, Kerry had one simple question for Kyle: "Did you do it?" Kyle reiterated, "Definitely didn't do it, no. A hundred percent. Dead-straight in your eye, I did not do it, Cap."
Kerry reasoned, "With the evidence I have, I want you to stay," before warning, "I don't want you that close to guests anymore." The captain explained in a confessional, "I can't fire the guy on a hunch. He can be reprimanded, but everyone tells me they don't believe it. I didn't see anything, and I can't prove it. What can I do?"
While Kyle may have stayed aboard the St. David, other past yachties weren't so fortunate. Keep reading to revisit the most shocking crew firings in Bravo history. "Below Deck" airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on Bravo.
