‘Summer House’ alum shares her thoughts on Ciara Miller and West Wilson’s drama
‘Summer House’ alum Lexi Wood is joining the show for season 10, which also stars Ciara Miller, West Wilson and Amanda Batula.
Amanda Batula will not be returning to Summer House after 10 seasons following shocking revelations about her relationship with housemate West Wilson.
Batula will not appear on the Bravo show’s upcoming season 11, Variety and Deadline reported on Monday, June 29. TMZ was first to report the news.
USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for the show and Batula for comment.
This revelation comes just days after Wilson confirmed rumors that he would not be returning for the next installment of “Summer House.” Wilson, who previously dated Batula’s best friend Ciara Miller, and Batula, who announced her split from husband Kyle Cook in January, announced their relationship in a social media statement on March 31st.
Prior to this, the two had denied any romantic interest in public or private conversations.
During their reunion on “Summer House,” Wilson and Batula offered a vague timeline of their relationship, but it did little to satisfy their castmates’ curiosity.
Lindsay Hubbard predicted in Part 1 of the reunion that Wilson and Batula’s relationship would eventually end. But Miller said: “They’ll probably end up dating, because I honestly think the best woman for West is the one who doesn’t check anything. That’s totally Amanda. She’s very quiet. She’ll be the vulnerability he needs, and he could always be the star of the relationship.”
These words moved Batula to tears and Cook to come to his ex-girlfriend’s defense. “That was a little harsh,” he whispered gently to Miller.
“Maybe this will be a big mistake. One day we will wake up and realize it,” Batula said during the third part of the reunion. “It’s really hard to sit on this stage and try to explain yourself when no one is listening.”
Batula first appeared on Summer House in season 1 and became a main cast member in season 2 as Cook’s girlfriend. She stars in the spin-off show “In the City,” which chronicles the challenges of her and Cook’s marriage.
Wilson appeared in Season 8, which aired in 2024. Wilson and Miller became close during filming, dated throughout the fall, and finalized in December 2023, but the two kissed in the season 10 finale and Miller claimed she stayed at his house after the cameras dropped.
Lindsay Hubbard told Amanda Batula, “There is no place for people like that in my life.”
Even if Batula were to return to Summer House, there were signs that the reality star might be snubbed by her castmates.
In a thread posted June 16, Hubbard wrote that in unaired moments from “Summer House: The Aftermath” after the reunion, she told Batula, “In order to be friends with me, my friends need to show integrity, character, and better decision-making skills. And until that happens…unfortunately, there is no place for people like that in my life.”
During a bonus roundtable, Batula and Hubbard weighed in on how Batula and Wilson’s romance unfolded, with Hubbard encouraging the Hampton housemate to improve his self-worth, in part by distancing himself from Wilson’s “sinking ship.”
