Where Do Nathan Gallagher & Gael Cameron Stand Today? Complete Relationship Timeline
Below Deck Mediterranean Season 11 bosun Nathan Gallagher and Gael Cameron are sharing a new look inside their relationship today.
Key Takeaways
- Nathan Gallagher and Gael Cameron met on Below Deck Mediterranean Season 9, developed a fast-moving romance, briefly broke up due to personal differences and long distance, then reunited in September 2024.
- The couple welcomed their son, Kayden Cameron-Gallagher, in June 2025 and have since shared milestones from parenthood, travel, and family life together on social media.
- Their relationship continued to evolve on Seasons 10 and 11 of Below Deck Mediterranean, showing their reconciliation, transition into parenthood, and the challenges of balancing Nathan’s yachting career with family responsibilities.
Nathan Gallagher and Gael Cameron are still embarking on new adventures together, both as a couple and as parents. After first meeting on Below Deck Mediterranean Season 9, the pair has since traveled the world together, welcomed their first child in 2025, and continued to profess their love for each other on social media.
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The most recent milestone in Nathan and Gael's relationship arrived when their son, Kayden Cameron-Gallagher, turned one on June 24. At the time, Nathan gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at how he and Gael marked the special occasion on his Instagram Stories. The festivities at a local play place even included the father-son duo taking a trip down a slide together.
Proud mom Gael, of course, captured the whole scene on camera, and Nathan shared the video with his Instagram followers, referring to Kayden, in a text overlay, as "the most beautiful blessing God has given" them.
Parenthood is only the latest chapter of their love story though. Read on to learn more about Nathan and Gael's relationship — including how they met during Below Deck Med Season 9, the birth of their son, their living situation, and the progression of their romance on Below Deck Med Seasons 10 and 11.
How did Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher meet?
Gael and Nathan first met during Below Deck Med Season 9, Episode 1, as they were both deckhands aboard Mustique. The Australian and Ireland native hit it off very quickly and even tried to secretly meet after a night out on Season 9, Episode 2.
"We got on like a house on fire straight away," Gael said, describing her first impression of Nathan during a June 2024 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
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Nathan, for his part, opened up to Bravo Insider about his connection with Gael, a month later. "It was insane and it was straight away," he said in July 2024. "Like what you see from the show, me and Gael's connection was like that from the moment we met each other."
There was just one problem, though: Gael had a boyfriend at the time.
What happened with Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher on Below Deck Med Season 9?
Although Gael was in a relationship, she continued to flirt with Nathan, and they even shared a kiss at one point. However, Gael finally broke up with her boyfriend during Below Deck Med Season 9, Episode 9. This allowed her to shift her attention to Nathan.
Gael and Nathan's first official date took place during Season 9, Episode 12, when they went rock climbing together. Although Gael was "internally" freaking out about their relationship moving too fast, she ultimately decided to go for it.
"Right now, I'm like, 'Yeah, f--k it. Screw it. I'm gonna do stuff that makes me happy. It's nice and I like him,'" she said during a confessional in the episode.
Gael and Nathan ended up leaving Mustique hand-in-hand together during the Below Deck Med Season 9 finale. Their relationship didn't last for long, however, as they admitted on an episode of the Below Deck Mediterranean After Show, which aired in September 2024, that they broke up after dating on land and traveling together for six weeks.
Why did Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher break up?
Gael admitted during the Below Deck Med After Show that she started to "see a different side" to Nathan when they were dating, noting that she had witnessed "a little bit of anger," "stubbornness," and "immaturity."
"I think he just has a lot of emotional maturing to do," she said.
Separately on the After Show, Nathan detailed how the distance between their home bases in Australia and Ireland didn't help, either. "I just started second-guessing everything," he recalled.
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Despite their breakup, Nathan revealed that he and Gael continued to keep in contact, post-split. "We still stay in touch, and it's nice to see what she's doing and how she is," he added on the After Show.
When did Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher get back together?
Two days after the breakup episode of the Below Deck Med After Show aired in September 2024, Gael and Nathan confirmed that they were back together. On Instagram, Gael posted a photo of Nathan holding her hand in the middle of a pool. "Finders keepers," she wrote in the post's caption.
Nathan also took to Instagram that same day, where he posted a shared of him kissing Gael. "[Rekindled]," he captioned the post.
Details on Gael and Nathan Gallagher's life after Below Deck Season 9
After getting back together, Gael and Nathan began sharing their lives as a couple via social media. They documented their travels to Majorca in September 2024, followed by a trip to Europe a month later. The two even tried out "domestic life" together in Ireland, cooking each other food in Nathan's home country and attending a wedding together that fall.
After temporarily saying goodbye to each other, they maintained their long-distance relationship, with Nathan finding ways for Gael to feel special in Australia. The couple celebrated Valentine's Day together in February 2025, with Nathan calling Gael his "forever Valentine."
Details on Nathan Gallagher and Gael Cameron's pregnancy announcement
In April 2025, Gael and Nathan exclusively revealed to Bravo Insider that they were expecting their first child together. "We're beyond excited to share our adventures with our tiny travel buddy," they said, before revealing that they were expecting a baby boy.
Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher open up about life as parents to son Kayden
Gael gave birth to Kayden on June 24, 2025, and confirmed his arrival via her Instagram Stories, the same day. "Welcome to the world, my love," she captioned the post.
They spent that summer soaking up all of the special moments with their newborn. In an Instagram Story from July 2025, Gael posted a photo of Kayden and celebrated him turning one month old. "How has it already been one month?" she wrote. "I wish I could stay in this bubble with you forever, baby boy."
Kayden appeared to be loving the sunshine and traveling just as much as his parents. In July 2025, the couple snapped photos of them going for a walk with their son, before taking him on his first flight, a month later.
Since then, Gael and Nathan have continued to document their son's milestones and shared more about his personality on social media. "How do we explain this feeling? Watching them grow and learn every day is so bittersweet," Gael captioned one May 2026 Instagram post.
"Every time they achieve something new, the excitement and pride we feel is overwhelming, but when we look back to months ago...there are just moments I wish we could bottle and keep forever," she continued. "I know I'm not the only one who feels this way."
Are Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher engaged?
No, Gael and Nathan are not engaged at this time.
Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher's relationship on Below Deck Med Season 10
The evolution of Nathan and Gael's relationship leading up to her pregnancy was documented on Below Deck Med Season 10, which was filmed in summer 2024 and aired a year later. Though Nathan returned as a first-time bosun, Gael was not part of the full-time cast. While reflecting on his empty hookups between charters, Nathan came to realize that he was actually still in love with Gael.
Unbeknownst to him at the time, Captain Sandy Yawn had actually hired Gael to temporarily fill in on Nathan's deck team for one charter, toward the end of the season. Gael was hesitant to rekindle her romance with Nathan, however, citing lingering hurt from their breakup. Eventually, Gael, who had agreed to remain in Spain until the season ended, joined Nathan on the cast's final night out in Barcelona.
"If Gael slips through my fingers, I'd be devastated," Nathan declared in a confessional. "I'm gonna prove to her that I wanna be with her forever. It all comes down to tonight."
Gael, meanwhile, told a producer, "Seeing Nathan last week, I wouldn't have expected it to go as well as it did. I thought I'd closed that and, like, bricked it up shut. But actually, something seems different about him, and I'm just trying to figure out if I take that risk again or I don't."
When Nathan said that he planned to fly to Gael's home in Australia, she finally agreed to give him "one chance," which he gladly accepted. "We spent time apart, so we've grown as people; we've changed," Nathan explained in a joint confessional with Gael. "So, we need to spend time with each other and see if we actually enjoy each other's company again."
A time jump in the Season 10 finale to 11 months later revealed that, not only were Nathan and Gael still together, but they'd also become first-time parents to their son, Kayden.
Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher celebrate their first anniversary
In September 2025, Gael and Nathan celebrated their first anniversary. To mark the occasion, Gael posted a series Instagram photos of her and Nathan that were taken throughout their relationship. In the snapshots, the couple could be seen looking lovingly into each other's eyes, kissing each other in so many different locations, posing with Gael's pregnancy bump, and taking their son along on their travels.
"Through every high and low, we've stood side by side and I wouldn't want to walk this path with anyone else," Gael captioned the post. "Life isn't always easy, but together we turn it into the most wild, fun, and beautiful adventure. Now, with the best part of both of us in our arms, the journey feels even more magical. Happy anniversary my love — here's to all the memories we've made and countless more to come."
In the comments section, Nathan made his own professions of love to his girlfriend. "You're the sweetest, I love you so much!" he wrote. "Can't wait to do life's journey with you and our little best friend."
Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher's relationship on Below Deck Med Season 11
Before Below Deck Med Season 11 kicked off, Gael temporarily relocated to Croatia with Kayden, so that Nathan, who returned for his second run as a bosun, could stay with them between charters. Luckily, they were able to find a rental home just seven minutes away from the marina. As an "emotional" Nathan shared with Captain Sandy, this marked his "first time apart" from Gael and their son, who was only about two-months-old at the time.
"I do know it's going to be difficult," Nathan added in a confessional. "Look, I'm still trying to find my feet in the bosun role. And I'm also just trying to find my feet in this new dad role. I want to be a good partner. I mean, moral of the story is: I feel f--king pressure."
During a visit to the boat in Episode 2, Gael introduced Captain Sandy to Kayden for the first time. "I'm just happy that [Nathan] doesn't have to be away from [Kayden] for six weeks," Gael told Sandy. "Really appreciate you as well."
As the season continued, Nathan and Gael quickly experienced some parenting challenges. When the bosun came down with a cold, for example, he decided that it would be better to remain aboard the yacht between charters, rather than risk getting their infant son sick as well. That left Gael to care for their son all by herself in an unfamiliar new country.
In a phone call with Nathan during Episode 6, Gael tearfully admitted, "I'm just trying to get through this," later adding, "I have so much anxiety."
Nathan was similarly in tears, feeling as though he had left his "best friend" to fend for herself. "I'm not helping Gael as much as I would like while I'm on board the boat," he told a producer. "To see her struggling now, it makes me sad."
As time went on, Nathan and Gael’s struggles didn’t get easier. In Episode 8, for example, Nathan was out for another post-charter dinner with the crew when a "sleep-deprived" Gael sent a message about Kayden "having a rough day" and asked him to come home immediately. When Nathan arrived shortly before midnight, Gael told him, "I can’t handle any more."
The next morning, Nathan was more than an hour late returning to the yacht, leaving him with “some explaining to do,” as Captain Sandy put it. When the two sat down in Episode 9, Nathan told the captain, “It was just a tough morning. Gael's having a tough time now, at the moment, but we got through it.” In a confessional, he added, “I am feeling guilty. Like, Gael flew across the world with our son to support me. And I can see how moving away from her support network is affecting her."
Find out what's still to come from Nathan and Gael on by checking out the Below Deck Med Season 11 trailer.
