Ciara Miller held her tongue about her ex West Wilson’s new romance with her onetime best friend, Amanda Batula, for weeks. When she finally spoke out, she didn’t hold back.
Ciara broke her silence on the Summer House dating drama in a wide-ranging Glamour interview published April 17, 2026.
“It’s one thing to experience hurt behind closed doors,” Ciara told the outlet. “To experience it so publicly is like another layer, and then to have to see what you thought was your life still play out in season 10. It’s a major mindf***.”
Scroll below for Ciara’s biggest revelations about the cast love triangle and fallout:
Ciara Miller Had Almost No Warning About Their Statement
Amanda Batula and West Wilson confirmed their romance in a joint Instagram statement on March 31, 2026. Ciara Miller told Glamour she had “less than 24 hours” notice before it went live.
“One [notification] was about 45 minutes before,” she recalled. “I read [the statement] with the rest of the world. There’s something about the lack of being able to say each other’s names in the statement that I found very telling, but I don’t know.”
Ciara Miller Chose ‘Glamour’ for a Reason
Ciara Miller waited weeks to speak publicly on the scandal, explaining, “I want to do it in my way, in a way that feels more intentional than just a podcast or a comment under a picture.”
Hours after Ciara’s interview was published, Amanda Batula and West Wilson appeared unbothered as they were spotted kissing at the Yankees vs. Royals baseball game.
Ciara Miller and West Wilson Set Boundaries — Including Not Sleeping With Bravo Stars
Ciara Miller revealed that she and West Wilson had been working toward a friendship following their 2023 split, even inviting him to her 30th birthday dinner.
“We had had a lot of conversations about, ‘OK, what do I need from you? What do you need from me? What are some of the boundaries that we want to keep in place? What’s going to make our friendship a lot easier?’” she recalled. “One of those [boundaries] was no more sleeping with people on Bravo. Obviously, now that’s out the window.”
Just before West confirmed his relationship with Amanda, a source claimed to Us Weekly in April 2026 that he hooked up with Ciara months earlier.
Ciara Miller Is More Hurt by Amanda Batula Than West Wilson
Ciara Miller made it clear that Amanda Batula’s involvement stung far deeper than her ex-boyfriend’s.
“At the end of the day, a guy’s a guy. Whether or not West and I are working on a relationship, you just can’t put anything past a man,” she said. “But I just never would think that it would come from someone like Amanda, who has been what has felt like in my circle and in my corner for so long. I think that’s the craziest part.”
According to Ciara, her last conversation with Amanda was “minimal,” which she planned to address further at the Summer House season 10 reunion.
Ciara Miller Trusted Her Gut Before It All Went Down
Ciara Miller hinted that she felt something was off before the news broke.
“Just know when something’s weird in your gut, there’s a reason,” she said. “What’s done in the dark always comes to light. And sometimes you really don’t even have to do anything except sit back and let the universe handle it all.”
The Crying-Outside-Hermes Photo, Explained
While speaking with Glamour, Ciara Miller addressed the tearful photo of herself sitting on the sidewalk outside the Hermès boutique in New York City that was taken moments after the couple’s statement went live in March 2026.
“I was supposed to be meeting my friend at Pastis, and it’s 12:45, and I’m like, ‘I cannot be sitting at this lunch while I’m reading this f***ing statement.’ I’m, like, ‘I’ll lose my f***ing mind,’” she said. “I didn’t mean for it to be right outside of Hermès, but chic nonetheless, I have to say.”
The Cast Feels ‘Bamboozled’
Ciara Miller told Glamour that the Summer House cast has been divided over the situation.
“I think everyone feels a little bamboozled at this point in time,” she told Glamour reporter Hunter Harris in an article outtake shared via Substack. “I’m not telling anyone to take sides, but if they’re taking a side, it’s probably because they’re also very confused and feel like they were led astray. I feel like there’s been a lot of lying on both sides between Amanda and West. They’ve both lied publicly to my face, to everyone else’s face, so it’s like, ‘Why?’”
She continued, “I think some people are clearly [taking sides]. But, at the same time, I feel like we have also so many new dynamics in the group. I’m not expecting anyone to take sides. Honestly, I’m not asking that of anyone. But I think they really know me, and they know how I move, and so I think that this is maybe more of a barometer of maybe why … I don’t know if I’m saying this right, but they’ve watched the whole story unfold in person.”
Ciara Miller Is Planning a ‘Statement’ Reunion Look
Ciara Miller teased her reunion outfit, telling Glamour that whatever she wears will be “a statement of where I stand” but stopped short of calling it a revenge dress. “I just think about what’s a proper representation of who I am right now,” she said, “Even at the reunion two years ago, I really wasn’t preparing anything to be a revenge dress. I was genuinely just like, ‘Oh, what do I want to wear?’ and I was working with my stylist at the time and we came up with something together.”
Don’t Expect Ciara Miller on ‘The Bachelorette’
When asked about fan theories that she could lead ABC’s dating franchise, Ciara Miller quickly shut it down.
“F*** no. I’m way too private,” she said, adding, “I’m so happy being single.”
This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
