Amanda Batula got real about why she couldn’t bring herself to tune into Summer House after she and West Wilson went public with their romance.
“I haven’t been watching the show, but I watched past seasons,” Amanda, 34, revealed during part 3 of Bravo’s extended and uncensored reunion on Peacock, which aired on Wednesday, June 10. “I have not watched this.”
Amanda’s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, was among the cast members who were visibly upset by her confession, asking, “Do you plan on watching?”
Kyle — who was married to Amanda for four years before they announced their split in January — admitted, “It kinda feels like a cop-out not to watch.”
“I will watch after this reunion or at some point,” Amanda claimed, alleging she understood why the rest of the group was upset following her and West’s joint statement in March about their platonic connection evolving into a romance.
“I’m not playing victim again,” she clarified, leading Wilson’s ex Ciara Miller — her former BFF — to interject.
“Nobody is saying that,” Ciara, 30, fired back. “I think it’s just a reflection of how much you don’t care.”
Amanda was adamant that wasn’t the case, replying, “I do care.”
She defended her choice to avoid watch parties amid the romance scandal, saying, “The internet has been dragging me.”
“When I watch the episodes, I can already pinpoint everything that everyone is going to say about me online,” Amanda shared. “And that has been very difficult for me to deal with.”
Amanda confessed, “I’ve stopped watching the episodes because I cannot handle the idea of thinking about all the nasty s*** people are going to say [online] about me afterwards. I had to stop watching them.”
The cast, however, appeared unconvinced by Amanda’s explanation. Kyle, 43, vented his frustrations during a Live Chats conversation on Threads.
“The fact that Amanda and West didn’t watch pissed me off,” he wrote.
The cast drama reached an all-time high during the reunion episodes after West and Amanda’s revelation about the nature of their relationship.
During part 1 of the season 10 reunion, which aired in May, Amanda and West claimed they didn’t kiss until the end of February — about one month after Amanda and Kyle announced their split.
The couple also alleged that they didn’t have sex until after they released the March 31 joint statement. The timeline of their romance continued to be a point of contention throughout the three-part reunion, which concluded on Tuesday, June 9.
“Was there any physical activity? I don’t care if there’s any emotional affair, because at this point that’s subjective, did you ever hook up in 2025?” Kyle asked Amanda and West during part 3 of the reunion.
West claimed, “No, f*** no.” Amanda was just as adamant, adding, “On my f***ing life on, the dogs’ life, no.”
Summer House: The Aftermath airs on Bravo Tuesday, June 16, at 8 p.m. ET.
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