Who is ILeisha Dell? Meet culinary chef whose 'indecisiveness' is stirring up drama in 'Below Deck Sailing Yatch' Season 4

'Below Deck Sailing Yatch' star ILeisha Dell also worked as a prep chef for Matt Moran in his cooking show
PUBLISHED APR 10, 2023
ILeisha Dell has been a yacht chef for nearly a decade (Instagram/@ileishadell)
ILeisha Dell has been a yacht chef for nearly a decade (Instagram/@ileishadell)

BYRON BAY, NEW SOUTH WALES: Season 4 of 'Below Deck Sailing Yacht' will bring a few fresh faces, including new chef Ileisha Dell. Season 4 is only a few weeks away, and fans got a sneak peek into all the drama when the Bravo show's trailer debuted recently.

The trailer confirmed Captain Glenn Shephard would reprise his role alongside original cast members Daisy Kelliher, Gary King, and engineer Colin MacRae. However, it's the three new characters who are going to stir the pot as the crew sails the waters of Sardinia, Italy. Ileisha is a culinary wonder who combined her passion for cooking and traveling to build a successful career. She started from the bottom, first proving herself as a pastry chef in many kitchens across Sydney. To know more about her keep reading.

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Who is ILeisha Dell?

ILeisha hails from a small beach town on Australia's east coast. She developed her passion for living and working on the water there only. While ILeisha has worked in the yachting industry and as a culinary chef for several years, this would be her first appearance on a reality TV show. She has been a yacht chef for nearly a decade, combining her passions for traveling, cooking, living, and working on the water. ILeisha had to work her way up through the ranks. She began her career as a pastry chef in some of Sydney's finest kitchens. She used to work as a prep chef in a cooking show for Matt Moran.

Apart from this, she has also accompanied a family as their private chef on a tour of the Medeterrian. ILeisha is a frequent Instagram user, with over 1.4k followers. She describes herself as a freelance private chef, yacht chef, and food lover in her bio. Her Instagram is full of photos of her traveling the world. When she is not working, ILeisha enjoys spending time with her family, particularly her mother. She even took her mother to Paris, which had long been a dream of hers.


 
 
 
 
 
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ILeisha Dell on 'Below Deck Sailing Yatch' Season 4

ILeisha is the new chef who will set sail in 'Below Deck Sailing Yatch' Season 4. She will impress the guests with her wonderful food, but it is her indecisiveness that will cause all the drama. The show's press release reveals, “Chef Ileisha’s cooking impresses the guests, but her indecisiveness and co-dependency lead to time-management issues between courses, which causes her to self-destruct.” Don't miss catching ILeisha in the middle of all the drama.

'Below Deck Sailing Yacht' Season 4 will premiere on Bravo, on Monday, April 10 at 8 pm ET.

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