Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula spent months convincing Bravo fans that a split could be drama-free. The four-year marriage ended in January, and the two seemed like they’d landed in a genuinely good friendship. According to new reports, that friendship has taken a few steps back, and the friction centers on Amanda’s new boyfriend, West Wilson, who happens to be the ex of her former best friend and costar, Ciara Miller. Communication reportedly gets tense whenever West comes up, which is a lot for two people still untangling a decade of shared history.
Then there’s the career side. Amanda reportedly won’t be back for season two of the Summer House spinoff In the City. A source says the cast refused to film with West, and Amanda wanted a break from the public scrutiny. Kyle briefly accused West of ruining Amanda’s career in a since-deleted post, then clarified with a statement saying he’ll always care about her and fight hard for the people he loves. Both are reportedly hoping the divorce gets finalized soon, which would at least close one chapter of this saga.
The whole situation has everything reality TV fans love: a romance inside the friend group, a spinoff shakeup, and a deleted post that says more than the official statement. So where do you land? Is dating a former bestie’s ex ever fair game, or is it automatic friend-group chaos?
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