Setting sail! Below Deck star chef Ben Robinson will not be returning to Bravo show this season
He has long been the quick tempered culinary expert helping guests live out their gourmand fantasies but this time he is not on-board the love boat.
Veteran Below Deck star Ben Robinson has ruled out returning to the Bravo show this season.
While the 36-year-old has been a mainstay of the program, he told The Daily Dish he was taking a break from sailing the high seas for a while on Thursday.
![Taking a break: Veteran Below Deck star Ben Robinson (pictured during his secind season) has ruled out returning to the Bravo show this season](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209210915/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/20/3D04AC3000000578-4209412-image-a-36_1486670455034.jpg)
Taking a break: Veteran Below Deck star Ben Robinson (pictured during his secind season) has ruled out returning to the Bravo show this season
The chef said: 'I've decided to take a break from the show this season. I will continue to focus on my career as a chef and holistic nutritionist, and I'll have a lot of exciting news on these fronts soon!'
Ben who has stared on both Below Deck and its spin off Below Deck Mediterranean.
The star just wrapped season four of the show and has said he is never saying never to returning.
The Englishman said: 'The door is always open for Below Deck, and I wish the crew all the best with the upcoming season.'
![Change of focus: The 36-year-old (pictured 2016) said, 'I've decided to take a break from the show this season. I will continue to focus on my career as a chef and holistic nutritionist, and I'll have a lot of exciting news on these fronts soon!'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209210915/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/19/3D04AB5600000578-4209412-image-a-29_1486670391931.jpg)
Change of focus: The 36-year-old (pictured 2016) said, 'I've decided to take a break from the show this season. I will continue to focus on my career as a chef and holistic nutritionist, and I'll have a lot of exciting news on these fronts soon!'
![Last sail: The star just wrapped season four of the show and has said he is never saying never to returning. Pictured (l-r) Trevor Walker, Kate Chastain, Sierra Storm, Ben, Captain Lee Rosbach, Nico Sholly, Kelley Johnson, Lauren Burchell, Emily Warburton-Adams](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209210915/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/20/3D04AB4500000578-4209412-image-a-31_1486670412402.jpg)
Last sail: The star just wrapped season four of the show and has said he is never saying never to returning. Pictured (l-r) Trevor Walker, Kate Chastain, Sierra Storm, Ben, Captain Lee Rosbach, Nico Sholly, Kelley Johnson, Lauren Burchell, Emily Warburton-Adams
![New year, new Ben: the chef has been focusing on creating healthy organic menus](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209210915/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/20/3D04B5E200000578-4209412-image-m-37_1486670624264.jpg)
New year, new Ben: the chef has been focusing on creating healthy organic menus
Reality Tea has claimed there were some negotiation issues with Bravo, but the star made no comment about that.
In the last season, Ben fell for younger English rose, Emily Warburton-Adams.
The chef and the 21-year-old stewardess are still going strong working together on Ben's private chef business and also often star in a YouTube cooking show.
![Love boat: In the last season, Ben fell for younger English rose, Emily Warburton-Adams](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209210915/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/20/3D04B03D00000578-4209412-image-a-32_1486670417850.jpg)
Love boat: In the last season, Ben fell for younger English rose, Emily Warburton-Adams
![Up in the air: It is not clear if without Ben, Emily will return to the series which follows a yacht crew as they entertain the rich and wannabe famous](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209210915/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/20/3D04B03200000578-4209412-image-m-38_1486670681221.jpg)
Up in the air: It is not clear if without Ben, Emily will return to the series which follows a yacht crew as they entertain the rich and wannabe famous
![Team Bemily: The chef and the 21-year-old stewardess are still going strong working together on Ben's private chef business and also often star in a YouTube cooking show](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209210915/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/20/3D04BD4800000578-4209412-image-m-39_1486670708135.jpg)
Team Bemily: The chef and the 21-year-old stewardess are still going strong working together on Ben's private chef business and also often star in a YouTube cooking show
It is not clear if without Ben, Emily will return to the series which follows a yacht crew as they entertain the rich and wannabe famous.
The cast may also be without another longtime member Kate Chastain as last year she was charged with attacking her girlfriend.
Kate has maintained her innocence and claimed she was in fact the victim but her case remains before the Florida Court.
![Under a cloud: The cast may also be without another longtime member Kate Chastain as last year she was charged with attacking her girlfriend.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209210915/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/20/3D04CB4B00000578-4209412-Under_a_cloud_The_cast_may_also_be_without_another_longtime_memb-a-41_1486670762318.jpg)
Under a cloud: The cast may also be without another longtime member Kate Chastain as last year she was charged with attacking her girlfriend.
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