Bárbara Kulaif said she saw fellow stew Soléne Favreau emerge unclothed from a hotel room with deckhand Jess Theron after filming wrapped on Below Deck’s 12th season, describing the incident on Monday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live.
Kulaif told host Andy Cohen that the confrontation occurred in Saint Martin after the crew had returned to shore. "After [filming], we were at the hotel in Saint Martin. I went to Jess’ hotel room—because we were supposedly together—and we had a fight because in my mind, they still had a thing," Kulaif said. "I wasn’t wrong, by the way. So, we had a fight and I went to my room." She said she later went to Favreau to vent and that, the next morning as people were leaving, she, Damo Yörg and Fraser Olender watched Theron open her hotel door and leave with Favreau, who "walked [out] with no T-shirt." "Everyone was like, ‘What happened?'" Kulaif recalled.
Theron, a deckhand on the charter yacht St. David, was shown during the season kissing both Kulaif and Favreau, creating a love triangle that Kulaif said continued to complicate relationships once filming concluded. Kulaif told Cohen that while Theron chose to be with her for the remainder of their time aboard, their relationship "fizzled out" after they left the boat.
Kulaif said the dynamic between Theron and Favreau may suit them better. "They both need to grow up together," she quipped on the show.
Andy Cohen has described the season as one of the more sexually charged in the franchise, calling it the "horniest" season during conversations about the cast and on-air developments. Season 12 follows the crew of St. David across charter runs and interpersonal drama, a format that frequently highlights off-duty relationships among crew members alongside the onboard work.
Below Deck season finales often prompt post-production developments and cast interviews; Kulaif's account was delivered on the network's late-night companion series, which features cast members recounting behind-the-scenes moments and answering viewer questions. Watch What Happens Live airs Sunday through Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo, and new episodes of Below Deck become available to stream the day after broadcast on Peacock.
Producers and the other crew members did not immediately respond to request for comment. The season has drawn attention for several on-screen romances and tensions that continued into the cast's time off camera, according to interviews and reunion appearances tied to the series.