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“Summer House” besties Amanda Batula and Ciara Miller are feuding amid rumors the former is hooking up with the latter’s ex West Wilson, Page Six hears.
We’re told Batula and Miller’s friendship is currently fractured and that speculation of the Wilson fling has contributed.
In fact, we hear Batula, 34, and Miller, 30, were scheduled to film a joint Amazon Live presentation for Olly vitamins and supplements earlier this week but ended up doing it separately.
Notably, they haven’t been “liking” each other’s Instagram posts in recent weeks — and seemingly “unliked” many from the past.
“Summer House” besties Amanda Batula and Ciara Miller (pictured above) are feuding amid rumors the former is hooking up with the latter’s ex West Wilson, Page Six hears. Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images
We’re told Miller and Batula’s friendship is currently fractured and that speculation of the Wilson (far right) fling has contributed. Griffin Nagel/Bravo via Getty Images
Reps for Miller, Batula, Wilson and Bravo did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
Batula-Wilson romance rumors began swirling earlier this month when a source told Deuxmoi they were spotted being “openly flirty, allegedly even holding hands under the table” at an event in New York City.
At the time, neither publicly denied the chatter.
Then when the topic came up during Wilson’s appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” Tuesday night, he explained, “She’s single now, and it’s happened with other people that she’s hung out with.
We hear Batula and Miller were scheduled to film a joint Amazon Live presentation for Olly vitamins and supplements earlier this week. Amazon Live
They filmed separately. Amazon Live
“We’re just hanging out in New York. She’s single. I kinda gotta show her the streets, you know?”
The 30-year-old added, “If it’s not clear, that’s a very important person to me, and I, like, care about her a lot,” calling Batula “a friend” when pressed further.
After Wilson’s comments aired, an Instagram user theorized, “West is a safe boy bestie for Amanda because they’d never date. He’s so much fun, he cares about his friends and they have mutual friends to hang out with all the time.”
Batula replied to the comment, “THANK YOUUUUUUU.”
Notably, Batula and Miller haven’t been “liking” each other’s Instagram posts in recent weeks — and seemingly “unliked” many from the past. Rodrigo Varela/Bravo via Getty Images
Batula-Wilson romance rumors began swirling earlier this month when a source said they were being “openly flirty, allegedly even holding hands under the table” at an event in New York City. Getty Images for SiriusXM
The Amanda Batula Swim founder and her estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, announced their split in January after four years of marriage.
“Summer House” fans are watching the deterioration of their marriage play out on the currently airing 10th season of the reality show, which filmed last summer.
Cameras captured Miller — and Wilson — having Batula’s back as she navigated her relationship struggles.
In fact, on Tuesday’s episode, Wilson comforted a crying Batula and stood up to Cooke, 43, for losing his temper on her.
When the topic came up during Wilson’s appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” Tuesday night, he twice noted Batula is “single” but insisted she’s a “friend.” Bravo
Batula and her estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, announced their split in January after four years of marriage. Paige Kahn for Page Six
In a recent interview with Marie Claire, Batula praised both Miller and West for their support.
“It would have been a very difficult summer to get through without Ciara. She is one of the kindest, most loving, loyal friends I’ve ever had. She sends me texts out of the blue, reminding me how strong, powerful, smart and kind I am — I don’t think she even realizes how much I need those texts,” Batula told the magazine days before the hookup rumors surfaced.
“It’s also meant so much to me how supportive West has been throughout the season, sometimes in ways I wasn’t even aware of when filming. It’s not performative; it’s just really authentic to who West is. He checks Kyle and puts him in his place, and you’ll continue to see him be there for me throughout the season.”
Simultaneously, “Summer House” Season 10 viewers are watching Miller and West navigate unresolved romantic feelings for each other after their messy breakup following Season 8. Their current relationship status is unclear.
Cooke told Cohen on a March 10 episode of “WWHL” that he doesn’t “think there’s any merit” to speculation that his estranged wife is seeing his pal. Bravo
“I’d probably be the last person people would be worried about,” Cooke added. “I think Ciara would probably have something to say.” Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images
As for Cooke, he told Cohen on a March 10 episode of “WWHL” that he doesn’t “think there’s any merit” to speculation that his estranged wife is seeing his pal.
The Loverboy founder went on, “It would certainly catch me by surprise and feel a little reckless, and I think I’d probably be the last person people would be worried about. I think Ciara would probably have something to say.”
He made sure to add, “But if it made Amanda happy, I think I just would have to vote ‘yay.”
Neither Batula nor Wilson had publicly quieted the “noise” at that point, and Cooke felt it was “outrageous” that the rumblings had not ceased.
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