Carl Radke's Brutal Prediction: Amanda and West Are Done Before They Started

Carl Radke isn’t mincing words about Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s relationship—he’s calling it dead on arrival.

During his May 12 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, the Summer House star delivered a resounding“Absolutely not”when asked if he thinks the couple will last. Coming from someone embedded in their tight-knit friend group, that’s not just shade—it’s a damning assessment backed by inside knowledge.

The controversy surrounding their romance makes Carl’s skepticism understandable. Amanda announced her separation from her estranged husband Kyle Cooke in January, only to confirm her relationship with West in late March. The real kicker? West previously dated Ciara Miller, Amanda’s best friend and costar. That betrayal rippled through the entire cast and fanbase, and it’s clear Carl hasn’t moved past it either.

Carl revealed he’d been sensing something off for weeks before the public announcement. A friend of Ciara’s tipped him off about a month before Amanda and West went official, but he dismissed it as tabloid fodder—the kind of rumor that swirls around reality TV all the time. That changed during a Summer House appearance on Hot Ones earlier this year.“Amanda, as soon as the camera wrapped, she was gone,”Carl recalled.“She’s like,‘Alright, I’m out.’There was a nervous energy. The energy was off and she dipped out really fast.”That nervous energy told him everything.

Things got messier from there. Carl mentioned he hasn’t spoken to West since the Summer House season 10 reunion last month, despite West texting him twice afterward. But in the days following that reunion, more information surfaced—including Ciara’s claim that West slept with Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Jennifer Fessler. Jennifer denied the allegation on the May 11 episode of iHeartRadio’s Two Ts in a Pod podcast, stating:“I have never slept with West Wilson.”She added,“He was not my hall pass.”

The pile-on of drama is clearly testing Carl’s patience and friendship bonds. Whether Amanda and West prove him wrong or vindicate his prediction, the damage to the cast’s dynamics looks irreversible. Sometimes the messy part of reality TV isn’t what happens on camera—it’s the aftermath when the cameras stop rolling.