Jun 16, 2026 6:00pm PT
Inside ‘Summer House: The Aftermath,’ Whether Bravo Protects Amanda Batula and Why Ciara Miller Is the ‘Future’ of the Show (EXCLUSIVE)
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Summer House: The Aftermath,” streaming on Peacock as of June 17.
The already top-tier 10th season of Bravo’s “Summer House” became a zeitgeist sensation this spring when a scandalous romance between two of its cast members — West Wilson and Amanda Batula — brought unprecedented attention to the show, leading to record ratings. Wilson and Batula, in a word-salad-y joint statement to Instagram on March 31, confirmed the rampant online speculation about their relationship, and said that they were attempting to “navigate” an unexpected “connection” that had arisen between them.
There were about a billion reasons that this announcement shocked the Bravosphere, but at the three-part “Summer House” reunion – taped on April 23, with a rollout that began on May 26 — Batula and Wilson appeared glassy-eyed and largely unforthcoming about their hookup’s timeline. Answering questions from host Andy Cohen — as well as Kyle Cooke (Batula’s estranged husband), Ciara Miller (Wilson’s ex), an activated Lindsay Hubbard, Carl Radke, Jesse Solomon, and new cast members Mia Calabrese, KJ Dillard and Bailey Taylor — the new couple seemed alternately contrite, petulant, defensive and aggressive, all while barely emoting. By the end of the reunion, Hubbard declared that she hadn’t learned anything about anything, with Cohen then making a joke that perhaps they should start over.
