'Below Deck Med' Stars Luka and Jessika Spark a Boatmance — Are They Dating?
By Allison DeGrusheJan. Nine 2024, Published 10:37 a.m. ET
In the wild seas of Season 8 on Below Deck Mediterranean, workforce member Luka Brunton proves he's the master of multitasking as he juggles his task and love lifestyles with jaw-dropping finesse. He kicks issues off with a flirtationship with Natalya Scudder, however it hits a roadblock as Natalya navigates her open dating with an offscreen beau.
Undeterred, he sets sail on a new romantic adventure with Jessika Asai. Their boatmance sails easily thru all of the season, leaving us all questioning: Will Luka and Jessika continue their love story beyond the TV display screen?
Keep scrolling to find out where they stand lately!
So, are 'Below Deck' group individuals Luka and Jessika dating now?
Despite a season-long boatmance, Luka and Jessika are now not recently dating. In fact, the New Zealand local informed Us Weekly that he didn't in fact finally end up with someone from Below Deck.
"I'm in a relationship at the moment. [I'm] back with my partner that I was with before the show," Luka published to the opening right through BravoCon in November 2023. "We split up [before] the show, and we're back together now. I don't think she's watching [this season]. It's probably good."
After Luka bid farewell to the prospective fling with Natayla, he set his sights on Jess. The pair temporarily expand an informal relationship, however verbal exchange troubles rock the boat when Jess discovers the Below Deck Down Under superstar continues to be in contact with Below Deck Med alum Katie Flood.
"This whole situation is really annoying. But at the same time, it is not my business on who he is talking to," Jess vents within the Jan. 8, 2024, episode. "I'm not going to deprive myself of having fun. I'm just going to go into all of this with my eyes open."
Luka brushes off the waves of drama: "Obviously I like Jess a little bit more than a friend. We are not in a relationship. I'm not f--king dating Katie Flood. We're just friends. Just friends. Even if I was texting her as more than a friend," the group member explains in a confessional sooner than reducing himself off. "OK. Well, yeah. I don't know."
But wait, there may be more! Even after Luka and Natalya drifted apart, he keeps the ones flirty texts afloat. A sneaky transfer he comfortably omits while romancing Jess on the boat. Ugh, that is in order that cruel.
In a confessional at the January Eight episode, Luka admits, "Just because [Jess and I] are hooking up and maybe I don't want to be in a relationship doesn't mean I don't care about her. Everyone has their feelings. I never said to Jess that I wanted a relationship. So, there are no strings. Imagine if people found out I was texting Natalya."
Catch new episodes of Below Deck Mediterranean on Mondays at Nine p.m. EST on Bravo.
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