Malia White went from an office job to Below Deck Mediterranean, where Bravo billed her as the first female bosun in the franchise’s history. In 2026 she is a new mother, a yacht broker and a resident of East London.
Most pages about her haven’t caught up. Many still list her as 35, call her a working chief mate, or give her a husband she doesn’t have.
This guide sets out what is verified about Malia White: her age, her boyfriend Robert Kirby, her baby, her career today and her net worth. It also flags where the numbers are only estimates.
Key Takeaways
• Malia White was born on July 20, 1990, which makes her 36 as of July 2026.
• She is not married. Her partner is Robert Kirby, and their daughter was born in early February 2026 (some pages wrongly say 2025).
• After becoming pregnant she moved into yacht brokerage, while keeping her officer qualifications active.
• No reputable source has verified her net worth. Published guesses run from $250,000 to $1.5 million, and none shows its method.
Quick Facts
| Detail | Verified information |
| Full name | Malia White |
| Date of birth | July 20, 1990 |
| Age | 36 (as of July 2026) |
| Birthplace | Fort Lauderdale, Florida (per entertainment-press profiles) |
| Known for | Below Deck Mediterranean (Seasons 2, 5, 6), Winter House (Season 3) |
| Current work | Yacht broker and licensed deck officer; podcast host (Total Ship Show) |
| Partner | Robert Kirby (not married) |
| Children | One daughter, born February 2026 (name not made public) |
| Based in | East London, UK |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm), reported by third-party profiles only |
| Net worth | No verified figure; unsourced estimates only |
| @maliakpwhite |
Who Is Malia White?
Malia White is an American yachting professional and reality TV personality. Viewers met her in Season 2 of Below Deck Mediterranean, when she joined Captain Sandy Yawn’s crew as a deckhand. She came back as bosun in Seasons 5 and 6.
What sets her apart from many reality alumni is that the yachting career was real and kept going after the cameras left. Bravo’s own reporting traces her from deckhand to bosun, then to officer-of-the-watch exams, and in 2026 to yacht brokerage.
She also hosted a podcast, joined Winter House in 2023, and built a long-running friendship with fellow alum Katie Flood. That friendship is also the reason she met her partner.
Malia White’s Age and Birthday
Malia White was born on July 20, 1990. Bravo reported her turning 34 on July 20, 2024, which anchors the birth year. That means she turned 36 on July 20, 2026.
A quick check works for anyone reading this later. Subtract 1990 from the current year, then subtract one more year if her birthday (July 20) hasn’t happened yet.
Why Some Sites Still Say She Is 35
Several pages were written or last updated before July 20, 2026, and never revised. CelebzFame lists her as 35 for 2026, and Grazia also says 35. Both were correct for roughly the first half of the year.
A few low-quality scraper sites give 1989 or Los Angeles as her birth details. Those claims don’t match Bravo’s age reporting or the more established profiles, so they shouldn’t be trusted.
Early Life and Family in Fort Lauderdale
Entertainment-press profiles place Malia White’s birth in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They also say her father worked in a boatyard, which is often cited as the reason boats and water felt normal to her from childhood.
Sources disagree on her siblings. CelebzFame and TheCityCeleb say she grew up with five older brothers. An older fan-database entry says two brothers, one of them in the military. She hasn’t settled it in anything I could verify, so treat the number as unconfirmed.
Her parents’ names aren’t public. One site lists her religion as Christianity, but she hasn’t confirmed this publicly in any reporting I found, so it stays out of her facts.
What she has said herself is how her career started. In an Instagram post Bravo quoted, she described leaving an office job after her first season on the show to pursue yachting. She later said on her podcast that Below Deck was her way into the industry, not her way out.
Malia White on Below Deck Mediterranean
She appeared in three seasons, and each one showed a different version of her.
Season 2: Deckhand on the Sirocco
Malia White debuted in Season 2 as a deckhand aboard the Sirocco in Croatia, under Captain Sandy Yawn. The season is remembered for a love triangle with chef Adam Glick and bosun Wes Walton.
Walton made her lead deckhand, which divided the crew. Captain Sandy defended the choice on Twitter, saying Malia’s interest in the bridge made her the right candidate. She added that she had no idea about a kiss on anchor watch, and that she would have put them on different shifts had she known.
Seasons 5 and 6: Bosun Under Captain Sandy
After skipping Seasons 3 and 4, Malia returned for Season 5 as bosun. Bravo promoted it as the first season with a female captain, chief stew and bosun.
Some fans questioned whether she was qualified. Captain Sandy answered publicly that Malia had earned her captain’s license and worked many charter seasons since Season 2. Season 5 was filmed on The Wellington in Mallorca.
In Season 6 she worked a male-heavy deck team. The defining moment came when deckhand David Pascoe was injured and Malia didn’t immediately tell the captain. Captain Sandy told her she didn’t trust her. Malia has said she felt she followed the right procedure and that the incident was off the clock.
Season 6 also led to her next relationship, with engineer Jake Baker, and her friendship with chief stew Katie Flood.
The Hannah Ferrier Valium Controversy
This is the storyline most associated with her. In Season 5, after a dispute over bunk assignments, Malia reported chief stew Hannah Ferrier for undeclared prescription items on board. Captain Sandy fired Ferrier, citing maritime law, and viewers turned on Malia, the captain and Bugsy Drake online.
On Watch What Happens Live, Malia said that if everything had been done by the book, Ferrier would still have had her job. At the reunion, Ferrier disputed the details. She said a doctor’s letter had been sent to producers and that what she took was an over-the-counter sleep aid, not Valium. Malia said she had gone to production staff before the captain.
Some fans theorized the report was revenge over the bunk dispute. That is fan speculation, and Malia has not confirmed any such motive.
Where Was Malia in Season 7?
She did not return for Season 7, which aired in 2022. Captain Sandy said on the premiere that Malia had taken a chief officer job on another vessel, where she ended up working with Katie Flood again.
Malia told one outlet at the time that she hadn’t left the show for good, only that she wasn’t on that season, according to a Dexerto report. She has not returned to the main cast since.
Winter House and Other Bravo Appearances
Malia White joined Winter House Season 3, which premiered October 24, 2023. She, Katie Flood and Alex Propson were the first Below Deck crew to join the Steamboat Springs house.
Her storyline there centered on her friendship with Kory Keefer and a rift with his housemate Sam Feher. At the reunion, Malia told Feher that Keefer wasn’t her type.
One detail rarely mentioned is that her day job interfered with the TV job. The reunion aired December 19, 2023, but Malia attended it virtually, because she had gone straight back to charter work in the southern hemisphere once filming wrapped. Her yachting career took priority over reality TV.
She has also appeared on Watch What Happens Live and hosted her own Total Ship Show podcast, covered below.
Malia White’s Career Today: From Officer to Yacht Broker
Malia White’s career didn’t end when she left Below Deck Mediterranean. It split into three tracks: sea-going officer work, yacht brokerage, and media.
The License Ladder: Captain’s License to Chief Mate
Her climb is easiest to follow as a ladder of qualifications. The dates below are the ones reported by Bravo.
| Step | What’s reported | When |
| Captain’s license (200-ton) | Captain Sandy cited it when fans questioned her bosun role | Before Season 5 (2020) |
| Officer of the Watch | Passed the exam after a “stressful studying period” | January 30, 2023 |
| Chief Mate 3000 | Announced as “one step closer” to captain | 2023 |
| Master’s ticket | Still planned | Future |
The Chief Mate 3000 is generally described as the officer certificate for yachts up to 3,000 gross tons. Some profiles claim she earned her captain’s license in 2017, but I couldn’t confirm that date from a primary source. The Bravo-reported milestones above are the safer set.
Why She Moved Into Yacht Brokerage
Many pages still call Malia White a working chief mate. That is outdated. She told Bravo’s Daily Dish in February 2026 that she worked as an officer until about 24 weeks into her pregnancy. She said returning to the same officer role wasn’t feasible for now, so she switched to yacht brokerage as soon as she found out she was expecting. She has been training as a broker since.
She framed it as a chance to see the industry from the sales side, a part of the charter world crew rarely get to know. AOL’s report described her as a charter and sales broker.
She hasn’t left the sea behind. She plans to keep her tickets active and return to temp officer work, “two weeks here, two weeks there” rather than months-long rotations. She also still wants her master’s ticket. In her words, she’s “not done at sea.”
Total Ship Show: Her Podcast
Malia White launched Total Ship Show on March 15, 2022 through the Hurrdat Media Network, with co-host Amanda Logan. It mixed behind-the-scenes Below Deck stories with yachting safety stories, true crime and guest yachties. A podcast listing shows 31 episodes, and one listener review suggests it has gone quiet.
Who Is Malia White’s Boyfriend, Robert Kirby?
Her partner is Robert Kirby, whom she calls Robbie. He works in the yachting industry, though Bravo hasn’t reported his exact role. Malia has said he is Welsh.
They met through Katie Flood. Malia has said they first met in a shipyard, then Flood set them up on a date after recognizing a possible match from having worked with him before. At the time they worked on separate boats in different parts of the world. A 10-day trip to Nashville, a city neither had visited, convinced them it would work.
She hard-launched the relationship on Instagram in April 2024 with photos from Antigua. Since then the public glimpses have been selective: a wedding they attended in April 2025, a summer holiday in Paxos, Greece, and a sailing trip in Norfolk, England that same year.
Malia has said Robert is private and they like it that way, partly because her earlier relationships played out on TV.
Is Malia White Married?
No. Malia White has no husband. Grazia, Bravo and the other outlets that cover her describe Robert Kirby as her long-term partner, not her spouse. TheCityCeleb’s “Spouse: Robert Kirby” entry is wrong.
Malia has addressed marriage directly. She said her own mother asks about it constantly, that she and Robert are very much each other’s person, and that they aren’t fussed about a wedding right now. No engagement has been reported.
Malia White’s Baby: Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood
Malia White confirmed her baby’s birth in early February 2026 with an Instagram carousel that read as a pregnancy announcement until the last slide, a photo of a baby’s foot. The caption was “How it started versus how it’s going.” Parade reported it on February 6.
Her daughter was born in early February 2026, not 2025 as some pages say. Bravo’s own career article contains the 2025 typo, and TheCityCeleb repeats it. Her first UK Mother’s Day post on March 15, 2026 said the baby had been born the previous month.
She kept the pregnancy private until the end. The carousel included maternity photos, yacht work, vacations and workout clips, including a headstand. She said she listened to her doctors, asked advice only from trusted friends and listened to her own body.
Some details of life since then:
• Name: not public. She told Bravo she intends to keep her baby private for the foreseeable future.
• First visitor: Courtney Veale was at her baby shower and was the first Below Deck person to meet the baby.
• Travel: over summer 2026 she posted from France and Italy, where the baby earned the nickname “Little Patatina”, and from boat days in England.
• Parenting style: she has said her daughter is being raised by two yachties who love to travel, so it won’t be a conventional upbringing.
No second pregnancy has been reported as of this writing.
Malia White’s Dating History
Her relationship timeline is clearer than most pages make it. Every row below comes from her own comments or Bravo-reported coverage.
| Partner | Context | Outcome |
| Wes Walton | Season 2 bosun; on-off romance | Ended after the season |
| Adam Glick | Season 2 chef; part of the love triangle | Not a lasting relationship |
| Tom Checketts | Season 5 chef who joined mid-season | Split confirmed publicly |
| Jake Baker | Season 6 engineer; dated after the finale | Split confirmed in February 2023, after about two years |
| Robert Kirby | Introduced by Katie Flood | Current partner; daughter born 2026 |
Where Malia White Lives Now
Malia White lives in East London with Robert and their daughter. She grew up in Florida, but Robert is Welsh, and she has said London was easier for both of them because so much yachting work is Mediterranean-based.
They turned a spare room into a combined nursery and guest room. She has said living in London has been challenging at times. The family’s travel pattern, with summers in the Mediterranean, suggests London is a home base rather than a full stop.
Malia White’s Net Worth in 2026
No credible outlet has verified Malia White’s net worth. Forbes, Bloomberg and Bravo haven’t published a figure, and the numbers that do circulate don’t show their working. Treat them as rough guesses, not facts.
Net Worth Estimates Compared
| Source | Reported net worth | Date |
| TVOvermind | about $250,000 | page dated December 2024 |
| CelebzFame | about $500,000 | updated January 2026 |
| TheCityCeleb | about $800,000 | published 2026 |
| A 2026 net-worth site | about $1.5 million | “Updated 2026” |
| Fan database (inkblog) | $1 million to $5 million | undated |
The spread runs from $250,000 to $5 million, a twenty-fold range. That alone shows how little verified information sits behind the numbers. Figures like these change and may be out of date by the time you read this.
Where a Yachtie’s Income Actually Comes From
None of the public coverage prices Malia White’s income, but the likely sources are well documented:
• Crew wages: salary for her deck and officer roles, typically paid on rotation.
• Charter tips: a large share of yacht crew pay generally, which varies by season.
• Reality TV: appearances on Below Deck Mediterranean and Winter House. Fees aren’t public.
• Podcast and social media: Total Ship Show and Instagram partnerships. No deal values have been reported.
• Brokerage: her new career. Commission-based pay is typically slow to build when someone is still training.
• Temp officer work: short stints she plans to take.
There is no public record of her owning a yacht or property, so nothing here backs up a seven-figure figure.
Malia White’s Height and Fitness
Third-party profiles, including CelebzFame and TheCityCeleb, give her height as 5 ft 4 in (163 cm). She hasn’t stated it herself in anything I could verify, so it stays attributed. A weight figure appears on one site and isn’t worth repeating.
Her fitness background is better documented. Older profiles say she trained as a dive master. Bravo covered a throwback photo of her free diving and yachting in the Bahamas. Her pregnancy workout videos drew coverage too.
Malia White on Instagram
Her account is @maliakpwhite. It’s where she has shared most of her major life news: her Season 5 return, the Robert hard launch, her 2023 officer exam result and the baby announcement.
Her recent feed leans toward travel, boat days and selective motherhood moments. Faces and names of her daughter stay mostly off it. She also runs Q&A stories, which is where she confirmed she was yachting in the UK in 2024. Follower counts change, so I haven’t listed one.
Malia White’s Friendships: Katie Flood, Captain Sandy and Courtney Veale
• Katie Flood: they became best friends after working together in Season 6. They joined Winter House together, worked a Caribbean charter season in 2024, and Flood introduced her to Robert.
• Captain Sandy Yawn: Malia says Captain Sandy is what made her want to stay in the industry, and the captain has publicly cheered her milestones. They haven’t worked together since Season 6.
• Courtney Veale: a former castmate and the first Below Deck person to meet her baby.
• Bugsy Drake: a close friend off the boat, per ET.
She says she doesn’t follow the franchise closely these days. No reconciliation with Hannah Ferrier has been reported.
The Malia White Fact-Check Table: What Other Sites Get Wrong
This table collects the most common errors about Malia White, so readers can see which numbers to trust.
| Claim you may see | What the evidence shows | Verdict |
| She is 35 | Born July 20, 1990, so 36 since July 2026 | Outdated |
| Born in 1989, or in Los Angeles | Bravo’s age reporting points to 1990. Profiles say Fort Lauderdale | Unsupported |
| Spouse: Robert Kirby | Described as her long-term partner. She says they aren’t fussed about marriage | Wrong |
| Baby born February 2025 | Announced February 6, 2026. First UK Mother’s Day post on March 15, 2026 said she was born last month | Typo repeated across sites |
| She is a working chief mate | She moved into yacht brokerage after becoming pregnant and plans occasional temp officer work | Outdated |
| Net worth is $800,000 or $1.5 million | No sourced figure exists. Estimates run from $250,000 to $5 million | Unverified |
| Earned her captain’s license in 2017 | Bravo confirms a captain’s license before Season 5. The year isn’t confirmed in sources I could verify | Unconfirmed date |
| Her baby’s name is public | She has kept it private | False |
| She got Hannah Ferrier fired out of revenge | Fan theory only. She says she reported what she found | Not established |
FAQ’s
How old is Malia White?
Malia White was born on July 20, 1990, so she turned 36 in July 2026. Pages that say she is 35 were written before her birthday and never updated.
Is Malia White married?
No. Malia White is not married. Her long-term partner is Robert Kirby, and she has said they aren’t fussed about getting married right now.
Who is Malia White’s boyfriend?
Her partner is Robert Kirby, a Welsh yachting professional. Katie Flood introduced them after the two met in a shipyard, and Malia announced the relationship on Instagram in April 2024.
Did Malia White have a baby?
Yes. She welcomed a daughter in early February 2026 and announced it on Instagram on February 6. Her daughter’s name hasn’t been made public.
What is Malia White’s net worth?
There is no verified figure. Published estimates range from about $250,000 to $5 million, and none cites a method. Treat any number as a rough guess that may be out of date.
Is Malia White still working in yachting?
Yes, in a different role. She moved into yacht brokerage after becoming pregnant, plans to keep her officer tickets active, and expects to take occasional temp officer jobs. She still wants her master’s ticket.
Why did Malia White leave Below Deck Mediterranean?
She left after Season 6 and skipped Season 7 (2022). Captain Sandy said she had taken a chief officer job on another vessel. She has said she didn’t view it as leaving the show permanently.
How tall is Malia White?
Third-party profiles list her at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm). She hasn’t confirmed it herself in anything I could verify, so it remains an attributed figure.
Did Malia White get Hannah Ferrier fired?
In Season 5, Malia reported undeclared prescription items belonging to chief stew Hannah Ferrier, and Captain Sandy fired Ferrier, citing maritime law. Ferrier disputed the details at the reunion. Malia has said she was following the rules, and the idea that it was revenge is only a fan theory.
Conclusion
Malia White’s story keeps moving, which is why so many pages about her are out of date. She is 36, a new mother, a yacht broker with officer qualifications she intends to keep active, and a resident of East London with her partner Robert Kirby.
The reliable answers are short. She is not married, her daughter was born in February 2026, and her net worth has never been verified. For anything beyond that, trust her own statements and Bravo’s reporting over scraper pages, and check back as her next chapter unfolds.
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