Meet Stew Barbie Pascual from Below Deck Down Under (Official Cast Bio and Photo)

Barbara "Barbie" Pascual Returns to Below Deck Down Under Season 4

Barbara "Barbie" Pascual is back on Below Deck Down Under Season 4, this time as the new stew aboard M/Y Katina. Her return comes with a twist—she claims she's a (somewhat) changed woman. Upon her arrival in Episode 15, Barbie admitted that her return to yachting was a bit of a "difficult" experience.

"My last season, technically, I quit," the Below Deck Season 11 alum explained in a confessional. "After [my] last season, I self-reflected. My therapist deserves a raise. I'm still me, it's just, like, more of a refined version of me. I try to think before I speak. Doesn't always work."

As a close friend of Elena "Ellie" Dubaich, Barbie teased that "Coming into this season, since I'm late, I'm sure there's already enough drama here. So, I'm gonna be a part of it, but I'm not gonna be the problem." She also expressed confidence in her ability to handle the job: "I know I'm really good at my job," she added. "That's something I'm sure of."

About Barbara Pascual

Barbara Pascual’s official bio and photo for Below Deck Down Under Season 4:

Barbie Pascual during Below Deck Down Under Season 4.

Photo: Fred Jagueneau/

Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Birth date: September 5
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Years of experience in the yachting industry: 8
Favorite off-boat activities: Relaxing in hotels and traveling
Special skills: Speaks many languages and is amazing at creating tablescapes and all things decor!
What shows do you watch? All of the Real Housewives and every franchise of Below Deck!
What do you do in your off time on the boat? Explore the islands
Who do you miss most from home when you’re traveling for work? My parents and my dog
What is your wildest charter guest story from your career? I went on a three-day trip to Bahamas with Maluma and his father!
Favorite place you’ve been on charter/ place you traveled? My favorite place was Bequia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines. The views there are straight out of a postcard!

What to Know About Below Deck Down Under Season 4

Below Deck Down Under Season 4 has set sail, with new episodes airing Mondays at 8/7c on and streaming the next day on Peacock. Captain Jason Chambers is back at the helm, along with some familiar faces from around the Below Deck universe, including Ben Robinson, Daisy Kelliher, and João Franco. They will be joined by Alesia Harris, Joe Caron, Jenna Woudberg, Mike Durrant, Eddy Hounsell, and Betul Yazici.

The crew finds itself on rocky waters as the season kicks off with a historic crossover charter featuring the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 6 cast aboard M/Y Katina. As the yachties continue to set sail through Canouan in the Caribbean, they face crew drama, steamy hookups, and charter guest issues.

Barbie Pascual Revisits Her Drama with Fraser Olender

Barbie talking during her confessional in Below Deck Season 11, Episode 4.

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During Below Deck Down Under's May 11 episode, Barbie noted that Fraser Olender was the chief stew she previously worked with. "That was hard," she recalled to a producer. "He hated me. But he was such a perfectionist, and he taught me so much."

Barbie, who also had an ill-fated boatmance with Kyle Stillie during her previous season, offered even more intel on her and Fraser's dynamic on the Below Deck Down Under After Show.

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After noting that she, too, had been a chief stew twice already in her career, Barbie said, "I was, like, a little bitchy to him, and I was also as good as him. Like, he is the best chief stew, hands down. Like, the standards Fraser holds, it's like perfect 24/7, every cabinet, every drawer, every laundry, everything."

Prior to Barbie arriving, her new superior, Daisy Kelliher, actually texted Fraser to get the scoop on her. "I had some reservations," Daisy explained on the After Show. "She clearly had some conflict with Fraser, and that is already a massive red flag."

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Tuesday: Below Deck Down Under and Top Chef
Wednesday: Summer House
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Friday: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Ladies of London

As for how Fraser responded, Daisy continued, "He literally just said, 'We didn't get on. It was a year ago.' And she probably was gonna come in and be a bit of a lick-arse to me. You know, she didn't want to make the same mistakes she did." (In Episode 15, however, Daisy more bluntly told João Franco, "Fraser hated working with her.")

Barbie, for her part, said on the After Show that it was "not a secret that Daisy and Fraser are besties," but she still made it her goal to form a solid relationship with her new superior anyway. "I also had to suck up a lot to her," she further remarked. "I had to bite my tongue. … I came in like a dog with their tail under."

Though Barbie and Daisy got off to a positive start in their working relationship, the newcomer immediately clashed with second stew Jenna Woudberg, who admitted to feeling "jealous" when she and deckhand Eddy Hounsell appeared to be flirting with each other. You'll have to stay tuned, however, to find out if they're able to right the ship before the charter season's end.

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