Kyle Cooke's Summer House Betrayal: The Fallout Nobody Saw Coming

When friendships fracture on reality TV, there’s usually someone to blame. But what happens when the betrayal cuts deep enough that a man feels compelled to compare it to something he can’t even say out loud without wincing?

That’s where Kyle Cooke finds himself now. The 43-year-old Loverboy founder sat down with People magazine to unpack the aftermath of West Wilson and Amanda Batula’s confirmed romance—and his patience, it turns out, has officially expired. During the third and final part of the Summer House season 10 reunion that aired Tuesday night on Bravo, Kyle confronted both West, 31, and Amanda, 34, about the timeline of their connection. But his real feelings didn’t fully emerge until his post-reunion interview.

Kyle and Amanda announced their separation in January after four years of marriage and over a decade together. West was supposed to be a friend through it all. Instead, what unfolded felt like a calculated move—one that Kyle watched unfold in real time while texting West about the breakdown of his own marriage. In early February, while Kyle was opening up about his sex life (or lack thereof), West was already in Miami on a dinner date with Amanda. By March, the two confirmed their romance with a joint social media statement explaining that their connection“grew out of a genuine, longstanding friendship”and that they wanted to approach it“with care.”Care. That word probably stings a little differently now.

At the reunion, Kyle pressed them on the physical timeline. West denied any physical activity in 2025, and Amanda swore on her dogs’lives that nothing had happened. What they described instead was a gradual shift—lots of outings starting in February and March, Amanda looking happier than West had seen her in a while, feelings that evolved naturally. But Kyle’s problem isn’t just about the affair itself; it’s about the isolation that followed. He told West:“You’ve essentially completely isolated her.”He added that West and Amanda’s defensive approach at the reunion“felt more defensive than it was remorseful.”

And then came the line that’s going to live in Summer House lore:“It’s kind of like he’s banging his sister.”Kyle wasn’t being dramatic. He was trying to articulate why the entire friend group felt the ripple effect—why this wasn’t just a personal betrayal but a structural one. West had a front-row seat to the end of Kyle’s marriage. He watched it happen. He knew the pain. And then he chose to make the move anyway.“I considered you one of the best things to happen to this show because I considered you one of my best friends,”Kyle said. Past tense. Considered.

The full interview drops Wednesday, but the preview tells you everything you need to know: some friendships don’t come back from this. Not when the betrayal runs this deep.