Get the Details on Kyle Viljoen’s Dramatic Health Scare: “This Isn’t Normal”

On Below Deck Mediterranean Season 8, various crew members have suffered some health issues and even a serious injury. From stew Jessika Asai going to the hospital after feeling gravely sick to Captain Sandy Yawn fracturing her wrist after tripping over what seemed to be a plexiglass platform while helping Bosun Luka Brunton, we’ve faced a few stormy seas.

On Season 8, Episode 13, which aired on December 18, Kyle Viljoen was the next crew member who had an issue with his health. Keep scrolling to get all the details of Kyle’s recent health scare.

Kyle Viljoen suffers a big health scare on Below Deck Mediterranean 

On the episode, when the next charter arrived (guests who have previously been featured on the Below Deck franchise), Kyle was unfortunately suffering a serious headache and tried to rest in his cabin in hopes of getting better.

As more time went on and he didn’t improve, Sandy gave the stew a visit.

When Sandy asked if Kyle was “sick sick,” he responded, “It’s just my head that’s bulging,” indicating it was maybe something worse than a headache.

“Maybe you should go to the doctor, because your headache should be better by now,” Sandy said, adding, “This isn’t normal.”

After lead deckhand Lara Du Preez took Kyle back to the dock, the captain and crew began to worry about their situation without the stew (as you can watch in the video above).

“I need his energy this charter,” chief stew Tumi Mhlongo lamented in an interview after Kyle left the boat. “I’m never gonna be Kyle for these guys and these guys already have a relationship with Kyle, so it would have just added to the guest experience. I’m never gonna reach their level of craziness — it’s not happening. We’re pretty much screwed.”

Luckily, the next day, Kyle was on the mend and made his return to the charter.

“After running a bunch of tests at the hospital it came to the conclusion that I have exhaustion, dehydration, and I’ve been suffering a migraine,” Kyle said in an interview. “I feel immense guilt. I don’t wanna let the guests down, I don’t wanna let Tumi down.”