Below Deck’s Tyler Walker Opens Up About Coming Out to Parents

“She’s really been a guiding light on how to handle my parents without anything turning into a fight,” he shared, “or anybody getting upset about certain things.”

Now, Tyler says he’s confident he and his family are on a path to mutual understanding. “I think we’re all moving in the correct direction,” he added, “as slow as it might be, we are moving somewhere.”

Upon joining the show mid-season, Tyler revealed he was in a new relationship, but, unfortunately, the romance didn’t work out.

“Things just didn’t really line up,” the reality star shared of their breakup. “He’s settling down in Savannah and yachting has been the life that I’ve chosen, which means being away from home for five months at a time, so it’s very difficult to start a relationship with it being long distance.”

As for his advice to others struggling to come out? “Put yourself first,” Tyler encouraged. “You’re the reason you want to come out to whoever it is so that you can be happier and more comfortable. If you don’t feel comfortable in that situation or you’re not ready, don’t do it just yet. Make sure that you do it on your terms and not somebody else’s.”

Below Deck airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on Bravo.

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