The Bravo universe is still processing Amanda Batula’s sudden January 19 divorce from Kyle Cooke, ending a four-year marriage and a decade-long relationship. Now, the cast has answers about exactly how fast she moved on. During Part 1 of the Summer House Season 10 reunion broadcast on May 26, West Wilson finally went on the record about his highly scrutinized romance with Batula.
Putting weeks of fan speculation to rest, Wilson admitted he was the one who made the first move. The reality star confirmed their first kiss took place right around March 1, immediately following a brunch date. Both Batula and Wilson were quick to clarify the boundaries of those early weeks, firmly stating the relationship did not become physically consummated until after they released their joint public statement on March 31.
But the tight timeline did not sit well with the rest of the cast, particularly Wilson’s former romantic interest, Ciara Miller. The tension boiled over when Miller pulled out her phone on set. She confronted Batula directly with text receipts from March 5 in which Batula actively covered up the budding romance, according to a detailed recap of the reunion confrontation. In those messages, Batula explicitly told Miller that she and Wilson were “very much so just friends.”
The lie fueled the existing cast paranoia about potential overlap. Batula’s extremely rapid transition from a ten-year partnership with Cooke to dating the newest housemate gave fans whiplash, and Miller’s receipts poured gasoline on the fire. The cast spent the remainder of the broadcast trying to piece together the exact dates of Batula’s sudden transition from her previous marriage.