Amanda Batula’s newfound romance with Summer House costar West Wilson has thrown the entire cast for a loop.
“It’s just a lot to take in,” Amanda’s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, said during a Wednesday, April 1, TikTok interview with Adam Glyn. “It’s not just me, Amanda, West, Ciara [Miller]. It’s, like, our whole friend group. I mean, Carl [Radke is] a mess. It really does put into jeopardy what the show’s about because you can’t shoot Summer House if the vibes are off. We’re not actors.”
After weeks of speculation, Amanda, 34, and West, 31, confirmed their romance in a joint Tuesday, March 31, statement. (Amanda recently separated from Kyle, 43, while West casually dated Amanda’s BFF Ciara, 30.)
“I think that show still has legs because there’s just an amazing group of friends, all super dynamic [and in] different stages in life,” Kyle said on Wednesday. “I think that, actually, the show will be a good show. There’s just still so much to unpack with my 10-year relationship, so it’s like we’re watching a whole different movie while this other thing plays out [on the show]. It’s a crazy feeling.”
The Summer House cast is gearing up to film its season 10 reunion, while Kyle, Amanda and Lindsay Hubbard are preparing to lead an In the City spinoff about their lives in Manhattan between summers in the Hamptons.
“When we started casting In the City, I think the idea was like, ‘Maybe I’m part-time [on] Summer House, TBD,’” Kyle noted. “It was a way to continue on and kind of solidify our future on the network with a new show — if Amanda and I wanted to have kids, it’s not such [an issue]. It’s tough to go film Summer House with kids. Lindsay’s done well [with her daughter, Gemma], but it ain’t easy.”
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As for Kyle, he hasn’t ruled out returning for more episodes of Summer House or In the City.
“There’s no reason not to do Summer House, obviously every single year we go through the casting process,” he told Glyn. “I think the real issue would be, ‘Can we actually, as a group, film?’ I’ve never had an issue with filming with anybody that I had beef with in 10 years. I would never do that to West, I would never do that to Hannah [Berner], but I have real issues with a dude that managed to use his charm to get whatever he wants, says the right thing at the right time.”
Kyle further stressed that he wasn’t insinuating that West “manipulated” Amanda while she was “in a vulnerable spot” and also didn’t have many details about the pair’s new romance.
