Longtime yachtie Aesha Scott believes the South of France is the epicenter of the industry. The “Below Deck Mediterranean” star, 31, tells Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real — who will be reporting from the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival starting next week — why the scenic region is the prime location for luxe charters. “I was based in the South of France for years,” says the chief stew, who returned to the Bravo reality show after a two-season run on the network’s Australia-based spinoff, “Below Deck Down Under.
” Scott adds, “So, for me ...
it is the home of yachting and it’s my home of yachting in my heart. So going back, it was just a really beautiful thing for me.” The New Zealand native remembers kicking off her nautical career in Antibes, just a short drive from nearby Cannes.
On “Below Deck Med,” she’s back to her old stomping grounds. “It’s the universe that’s bringing me back home to where I belong,” Scott says of coming back to the unscripted series — on which she originally starred in 2019’s Season 4 — with Captain Sandy Yawn. Sign up for Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan, our must-read newsletter! Please provide a valid email address.
By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Want more celebrity and pop culture news? “I’m honestly so insanely happy because when I first started yachting, I flew to France with my sister, we walked the docks of Ant.