Amanda Batula Praised West Wilson Before Dating Reveal – What She Said

Amanda Batula was openly singing West Wilson’s praises in a recent interview — calling him genuinely supportive and someone who “checks” her estranged husband Kyle Cooke — only days before she and West confirmed they are now dating.

In an interview with Marie Claire conducted before the couple released their joint statement on March 31, 2026, Amanda spoke warmly about how West has been there for her throughout the difficult Summer House Season 10 filming.

“It would have been a very difficult summer to get through without Ciara,” Amanda said, referring to her longtime best friend Ciara Miller.

She continued, “It’s also meant so much to me how supportive West [Wilson] has been throughout the season, sometimes in ways I wasn’t even aware of when filming. It’s not performative; it’s just really authentic to who West is.”

Amanda added: “He checks Kyle and puts him in his place, and you’ll continue to see him be there for me throughout the season.”

The Timing Makes It Even More Complicated

The glowing comments come at a highly sensitive moment. Just weeks earlier in Season 10 Episode 8, Kyle had a shocking public meltdown, calling Amanda a “fcking dumbass btch” in front of the entire house.

West was one of the first cast members to step in, comfort Amanda, and later confront Kyle about the outburst.

Fans have now watched those scenes with new eyes after Amanda and West confirmed their romance in a joint Instagram statement, acknowledging that their connection “grew out of a genuine, long-standing friendship.”

The Ciara Fallout

The situation is further complicated by the fact that Ciara Miller — Amanda’s best friend and West’s ex — unfollowed both Amanda and West within minutes of their statement going public.

Reports have also surfaced that Amanda and Ciara’s longtime friendship has been strained, with the two reportedly filming separate Amazon Live sessions and no longer liking each other’s recent Instagram posts.

Cryptic Cast Posts Added Fuel to the Fire

Over the weekend, several Summer House cast members posted cryptic social media content that appeared to react to the unfolding drama:

• Kyle Cooke responded to a fan asking how he felt about the rumors with a shrug emoji followed by a crying face.
• Austen Kroll posted “Pasta and f–k your friends’ exes are apparently so back.”
• Lindsay Hubbard shared a selfie with Ciara and a disgusted-face screenshot (which Ciara reshared).
• Both Carl Radke and KJ Dillard posted confused-looking selfies.

Now that Amanda and West have officially confirmed they are dating, those posts — along with Amanda’s recent interview comments praising West — are being viewed in an entirely new light.

With several episodes of Season 10 still to air, viewers will be watching the rest of the season through a dramatically different lens, knowing that the supportive friendship between Amanda and West had already turned romantic behind the scenes.

Summer House airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo and streams the next day on Peacock. More fallout from the confirmed relationship is expected in upcoming episodes.