Connie Arias
Reality Star
Deck hand best recognized as a member of the Eros crew on the hit Bravo reality series Below Deck.
Growing up next to the ocean, she was a self-proclaimed water baby. At seven, she was surfing and by twelve she was competing.
She earned a degree in child development from the University of Central Florida before abandoning that career path in favor of working on a yacht.
Though she had an estranged relationship with her father, her brother called her during the filming of the show to inform her he'd passed away.
Costar and chief stewardess Kate Chastain grew up in the same hometown as her.