Below Deck’s Ben Describes Wedding as Triggering After Engagement
A wedding on Below Deck Down Under became “triggering” for Ben Robinson following his own broken engagement.
In the episode that aired on Monday, March 30, the crew was busy helping their primary guests with vow renewals. However, Ben found himself less enthusiastic as he reflected on his own near-marriage.
“Oh, I just missed one. It was my own,” he joked. “Clearly, tonight’s dinner is a bit triggering for me, but I’m going to push those thoughts aside.”
Ben humorously mentioned how he “already ruined one wedding,” adding, “And I’m determined not to ruin another.”
Us Weekly initially reported in May 2023 that Ben and Kiara Cabral were engaged after dating for over three years. Before their planned wedding, Ben revealed in September 2024 that the nuptials were canceled. He shared more about the breakup on season 4 of Below Deck Down Under, which premiered last month on Bravo.
“I was supposed to get married last year. I found out she had been seeing one of my friends for a long time,” he claimed. “I’m more sensitive because everyone’s just let me down, that’s why.”
On the other hand, Kiara shared her perspective on the end of their relationship.
“Everything Ben has said about me on the show is completely false,” she stated in a TikTok video from February. “I have never and would never get romantically involved with any of his friends. That’s just not who I am.”
Kiara further explained her reasons for leaving the relationship.
“The truth is I was the one who left — not easily, I might add — due to the way he treated me. I faced a lot of trauma from that relationship,” she said. “Honestly, I just want all of this to be over. It’s been over two years, and I really feel like I’ve healed.”
In her video, Kiara mentioned feeling like the online community was “blowing this up and demonizing” her, stating, “[It] is reopening a lot of healed scars. This is really challenging for me to discuss. It’s been over two years since the relationship finished, and I’ve moved on. I truly hope he has as well.”
Kiara acknowledged that she understands Ben’s comments were “filmed some time ago.”
“But now that it’s airing and I’m being demonized, it’s tough for me, and it’s reopening a lot of scars. I really want this to be over,” she added. “This is the narcissism I’ve moved away from, and I just wanted to say that. I don’t have a platform. I’m a nobody. I know Ben has his fans, but I genuinely want peace. Thank you.”
Below Deck Down Under airs on Bravo Mondays at 8 p.m. ET. New episodes are available for streaming the next day on Peacock.
