As if Elizabeth Frankini’s flirting with deckhand James Hough during charters didn’t leave Chief Strew Francesca Rubi vexed, the first stew committed a major no-no when she slept in the guest cabin with the deckhand during their night off without asking for permission. According to Decider, Rubi went to Captain Lee Rosbach and stated, “There are too many slip-ups, there’s just too many.” After they called Frankini into the wheelhouse, Rubi told her, “I think, every charter I’ve really had to work and I’m continually putting energy and checking up on you and we’ve had numerous chats about this, but sleeping in the guest cabin was sort of like the final straw for me. We’ve come to sort of a decision, we’re gonna have to let you go.”
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After Frankini’s disastrous season, “Below Deck” OG chief stew Kate Chastain had her back. “Mistakes happen. But I appreciate how [Frankini] was always apologetic and respectful and kept working after making mistakes,” Chastain tweeted. Frankini, for her part, tweeted, “It was hard doing an intense job being filmed and has been difficult to watch my mistakes play out in front of millions, especially when there’s so much more going on that doesn’t make the final cut. It’s been a learning experience. Thanks for your well wishes, I appreciate it!” Despite her positive attitude, the fired first strew didn’t hold back during the Season 8 reunion and let Rubi know just what she thought of her.
