Below Deck's Hugo Ortega recalled his complicated relationship with religion - and his family - after being a Jehovah's Witness. During the Monday, July 21, episode of the hit Bravo series, Hugo opened up about his childhood, sharing, "I got into yachting probably like a lot of other people. I was traveling and getting away from the life I had before." The bosun revealed he "grew up as a Jehovah's Witness" before leaving it behind. "I didn't celebrate birthdays or Christmas. But I left when I was 17," he explained. "Me leaving the religion is a huge point of conversation with my parents.