Summer House star West Wilson finally broke his silence about leaving the Bravo show after his relationship with Amanda Batula caused a falling out with the cast. He shared new details about how and when their relationship started. The reality star confirmed rumors that he left Ciara Miller for another woman. Keep reading for more details on his candid confessions.
West Wilson Reveals Why He’s Leaving Summer House
Move over, Tom Sandoval. There’s a new villain on Bravo. Summer House star West Wilson is on the outs with most of his co-stars after going public with his relationship with Amanda Batula. Rumors of their romance began circulating online shortly after she announced her separation from Kyle Cooke.
West Wilson and Amanda Batula’s relationship was a shock to their co-stars, especially Ciara Miller. After weeks of public backlash, speculation began that West Wilson wouldn’t return for Season 11. He appeared on The Broadcast Boys to clear up all the rumors surrounding his new romance. He confirmed that he’s leaving the Bravo show. “That is true. But in their defense, I don’t think it would have been a fun summer,” he said. He joined Summer House in Season 8.
He Confirms He Left Ciara Miller For Another Woman
The timeline of Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s romance has come into question after unearthed footage of their flirty behavior. He previously dated his co-star, Ciara Miller. Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke announced earlier this year that they were separating after four years of marriage.
“Think of the whole summer — [I] had her back a lot of times, she’s had my back a lot of times. We’ve been close. We’ve hung out multiple times without fornication for years. Sometimes stuff happens, and it doesn’t mean it’s the right thing, but it does happen,” West Wilson said about his unexpected romance with Amanda Batula.
He said that their first kiss happened in February and he made the first move. He revealed that they didn’t have s*x until after they went public with their romance. However, “we’d been like, making out and having sleepovers for a long time.”
West Wilson admitted that spending time with Amanda Batula was wrong because he was seeing someone else at the time. “I liked Ciara. That’s why I ended it. I ended it for Meija. At the time, it was Meija,” he confirmed. He didn’t make excuses for his behavior.
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“There’s not a lot to it other than I wanted my cake and ate it too. [I’m] super gutted over how I f***ing handled that,” the Summer House star said.
Lindsay Hubbard Reacts To His Confession
Lucas Brody had an entire whiteboard of topics to ask West Wilson during his appearance on The Broadcast Boys. The Summer House star laid out a timeline explaining his relationship with Amanda Batula. However, his co-star, Lindsay Hubbard, isn’t buying it.
She took to Threads to publicly question his honesty about the situation. “I’m confused about how they previously said that nothing happened until the ‘end of Feb’ but their statement came out on March 31st (so that’s only 1 month later)… but then on the white boards WW said they had been making out and having sleepovers for ‘a longgg time’ prior to their statement. So what is a ‘long time’ then? I’m assuming for WW to consider something ‘a long time’ that’s gotta be longer than 1 month. Just sayin: the timeline still isn’t adding up, and the pathy is back at it,” he wrote.
Despite his falling out with his co-stars, West Wilson hopes to reconcile one day. “I don’t think my relationships with everyone on this board will be mended, but I do see the light with a lot of people. All you can do in these kinds of situations is try to learn from the mistakes you made and figure sh*t out.” But if they do reconcile, it will happen off-camera since he’s leaving the show.
Tell us if you agree with Lindsay Hubbard that West Wilson’s timeline seems off.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger