Captain Jason Chambers
Mark Rogers/BravoBelow Deck Down Under‘s Captain Jason Chambers opens up about the latest health scare.
In a video shared via Instagram on Monday, December 16, the television star revealed that a recent biopsy she had confirmed it was melanoma, a type of skin cancer.
“I’m in Australia and it’s done in Bali,” Captain Jason, 52, explained in the video. “Doctors here in Australia are not happy with the indications that told them to go to stage 2, which will be to cut out a large part and check the glands. So I’m waiting for the specimen from Bali, so it will be here this week, but I might not get it until after Christmas.”
The Australian star has urged his countrymen to be more vigilant as the weather heats up over the next few months.
Bravo and Peacock viewers were delighted with the premiere of Below Deck Down Under – with many of the show’s stars leaving a lasting impression. The spinoff series, which premiered in 2022, featured Below Deck Mediterranean alum Aesha Scott. The big stew joined Captain Jason Chambers and the rest of the crew […]
“Two out of three people suffer from melanoma. It’s a big thing. We have a heatwave coming this summer, so make sure you wear a hat,” he said, noting that he used to wear sunscreen but now he has found chemical-free products. “Make sure you put on sunscreen, get some shade and cover up.”
In the text of his post, Captain Jason added, “For someone who spent his life in the sun, as a child playing sports to work at sea, I thought I could not withstand the damaging effects of the sun. I love the sun and its health benefits are obvious, but be smart and like everything in life, it’s about balance, pick your battles.”
“With the diagnosis of melanoma biopsy, now I have an anxious wait and what I thought was a skin discoloration in just 6 months, early detection is the key,” he continued.
The post concluded, “So get a chemical free sunscreen, get some shade with a hat and enjoy the sun safely.”
Captain Jason was in charge Below Deck Down Underplaying in Peacock, two seasons. The third season is already being filmed.
“Season 3 has been filmed. I just know it’s still being edited, but it’s been recorded and I can confirm that,” said Jason. Us Weekly in September. “Most of the details so far have been confirmed.”
Season 2 of Below Deck Down Underaired in 2023, it made headlines when the bosun ship Luke Jones He was photographed getting into bed naked with a stewardess Margot Sissonwho at that time fainted after the alcohol-fueled workers left for the night. After the cameraman intervened, the producers removed Luke from the boat and he was taken to a hotel for the night. Finally Jason cut Luke off and let the boss in Laura Bileskaline he left after he blamed Margot for leaving.
Below Deck Down Under set an important precedent about consent following a tense back-and-forth episode – which led to the sacking of two crew members. During the new episodes, airing on Monday, August 7, Luke Jones climbed into Margot Sisson’s bed naked while she was unconscious. Luke became angry after the intervention of the producers, which affected him […]
said the captain Us that the scandal surrounding season 2 led to major changes during the shooting of the new season.
“There have definitely been changes. I know the policies and procedures were in place in previous seasons, and when that happened. When the production came in and set it up, it showed that these policies and procedures were well understood,” commented Jason. “Now for the next season, the policies and procedures were not only controlled by the production team. They actually brought in more HR people to make sure that the black and white writing was understood by all.”