‘WWHL’ Dives Into the ‘Below Deck Med’ Drama: Did Tom Cheat on Malia?

Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Malia White is sounding off on her breakup with chef Tom Checketts. Last night on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Malia dished on her relationship with the surly British chef and her cryptic Instagrams about its downfall. “I am single, yes,” revealed Malia. “I am very much single.” Gasp!

The BDM bosun kept details about the breakup close to the vest, leaving viewers with one pressing question: did Tom cheat on Malia? What really went down between Malia White and Tom Checketts? And did it have anything to do with room-temp halibut?

ANDY COHEN REVEALS THE MALIA WHITE TOM CHECKETTS BREAK UP

On Monday night, WWHL host Andy Cohen had Malia White and Captain Sandy Yawn on the show to debrief after a tense episode of Below Deck Med, but it was the off-the-boat drama that kept viewers talking. When Cohen asked about Malia’s relationship status — and that meme about “guys cheating” — the bosun revealed that she is, in fact, single and ready to mingle.

“This industry is tough. We work apart for a long time, and, yeah,” she said. “There’s some bad apples out there.”

WWHL: WHY DID MALIA AND TOM BREAK UP?

Cohen continued to press Malia for details and attempted to set out a timeline of their split. “People are going to see the two of you kind of all over each other on the reunion, which we shot a week or two ago,” he said. “My understanding was that you kind of were open while you were away, and then you came back together. Or maybe I was wrong?”

“Well, I think I was wrong about that too,” said Malia with a laugh. “Was it the case of someone he was on the boat with DMing you like, ‘Heads up, he’s my boo now?'” asked Cohen.

“I don’t really want to get into it,” replied Malia. “But Tom and I are done. I’m single. That’s the downside of this industry. It’s really tough to work apart and work on these boats. Obviously you’ve seen attractions happen and things happen.”

WHAT’S WITH THE MALIA FROM BELOW DECK INSTAGRAM POSTS?

This isn’t the first time that Malia has discussed her split. As Cohen mentioned, the Below Deck Med star has posted a series of obscure Instagrams about the breakup, including one that said, “Cheers to all the ladies out there in their 30’s, single, focused on their careers & that give zero f*cks!”

Last Wednesday, Malia also posted a lengthy Instagram video about her “personal life” and the recent Cameo drama with Captain Sandy (which WWHL declined to mention, for some reason). “Yes, Tom and I have split,” she said. “The details surrounding all of it I am trying to keep a little private, just out of respect for him and I.”

TOM FROM BELOW DECK MED INSTAGRAM: WHAT HAS HE SAID?

Now that Malia has said her piece, it’s time for Tom Checketts to weigh in. The Below Deck Med fill-in chef has yet to address their split on Instagram — in fact, his second-most-recent photo is a selfie with Malia, and his Twitter features a photo of the two of them smiling. Probably time to update that, dude.

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