In the Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 5 Finale, Gary King openly proclaimed his feelings for Chief Stew Daisy Kelliher.
In the past, Daisy has had something of a soft spot for Gary, even though his behavior can be problematic. He purposely came in between her and Season 4 love interest Colin MacRae. Season after season, he hooks up with one stew after another. However, his immaturity and excessive drinking make it hard for Daisy to take him seriously.
Gary’s pretty firmly stuck in the friend zone as far as Daisy is concerned. She cares about him as a friend, but that’s as far as it goes. But after telling Daisy he could see them together, are they even currently in touch?
Are Daisy Kelliher and Gary King speaking to each other?
On the Watch What Happens Live After Show following the BDSY finale, a fan had a question for Daisy. Judy from Long Island asked, “Do you have any idea if Gary’s taken his relationship with alcohol seriously in the off-season, especially since [Captain] Glenn confronted him about it tonight?”
“I don’t really know,” Daisy admitted. “I’ve heard murmurs … but that’s his relationship with alcohol and his thing. I try to stay out of it, [but] I hope he’s working on it.”
“Are you in touch with him right now?” host Andy Cohen asked.
“I would say, no,” Daisy responded. “It’s not like a ‘hard no’ that we’re not speaking to each other, we’re just not in touch.”
On the last crew night out in Ibiza, Gary once again confessed his feelings for Daisy. “I came into this season thinking, ‘I can reconcile my differences with Daisy,’” he said. “I wanted us to live a fairy tale life. We’ve had our ups and downs, but then we get together and live happily ever after. I have serious feelings for you.”
“Here we go again,” Daisy responded in frustration. “You can’t come at me saying that you have serious feelings … You say this sh*t, but you never act on it; you act so impulsively.”
Gary has some growing up to do. He may have dreams of being a captain someday, with Daisy by his side, but in reality, I suspect we’ve seen the last of Gary King.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht is now streaming on Peacock.
TELL US – ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT DAISY AND GARY AREN’T IN TOUCH? DO YOU THINK THEY’LL BE FRIENDS AGAIN?
