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West Wilson’s Summer House Exit Explained After Amanda Drama
West Wilson’s exit from Summer House isn’t a surprise to a large number of Bravo fans after his controversial relationship with Amanda Batula shook the cast to its core — but how did the arguably inevitable goodbye all go down?
“It was a mutual decision between the network and West,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly, noting that West, 31, went into the season 10 reunion “already feeling like his time on the show was coming to an end.” (Us confirmed on Monday, June 15, that West is not returning to the hit reality series.)
The insider notes that after the three-part reunion aired — much of which was focused on his relationship with Amanda, 34, following her split from husband Kyle Cooke in January — West’s future on the show was seemingly set in stone.
“It became even clearer that there wasn’t a long-term fit anymore,” the source says. “He is at peace with the decision and is focusing on his podcast and other business ventures.”
Summer House stars West Wilson and Amanda Batula’s relationship is still going strong — even with the public backlash. “West and Amanda are still dating,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly, revealing that “the cast doesn’t think they’re going to last.” Despite their costars’ doubts about the romance, West, 31, and Amanda, 34, are moving […]
A second source exclusively tells Us that there was more behind-the-scenes drama between West and his castmates than his controversial romance with Amanda. (West’s past relationship with Ciara Miller, one of Amanda’s closest friends, also caused tension among the group in addition to his betrayal of Kyle, 43, with the Amanda hookup.)
According to the second insider, West wasn’t asked back for season 11 because he “tried to get Kyle, Lindsay [Hubbard] and Carl [Radke] fired.”
“His goal was to be with Amanda and then just film with his friends,” the source claims.
West Wilson weighed in on Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula’s marriage — and rocky relationship — two months before confirming his romance with Amanda. “They are very different people,” West, 31, exclusively told Us Weekly in January of Kyle, 43, and Amanda, 34, after the then-couple’s marriage struggles were teased in a trailer for season […]
Kyle, Lindsay, 39, and Carl, 41, are the three original Summer House stars with Amanda initially being Kyle’s “girlfriend” on the show season 1 before being upgraded to a full-time cast member.
West, meanwhile, didn’t join the Bravo series until season 8 alongside Jesse Solomon, both of whom quickly became fan favorites.
West Wilson. Charles Sykes/Bravo
“He’s told producers that Lindsay shouldn’t film pregnant and being a new mom because it’s a show about singles and having fun in the summer,” the second source tells Us, referring to Lindsay shooting season 9 while she was expecting her first baby. (Lindsay welcomed daughter Gemma with now-ex-boyfriend Turner Kufe in December 2024.)
The insider adds, “Amanda knew about that and Lindsay was pissed.”
When it comes to Kyle and Carl, West tried to make the BFFs “look bad,” telling producers behind the scenes that the show “would be better with him and new friends,” the source says.
West Wilson, Amanda Batula, Ciara Miller. Courtesy of West Wilson/Instagram
Outside of his alleged personality disputes, West “didn’t show his personal life on the show and he was dating other women who no one knew about,” which the insider tells Us played part in his departure.
During the season 10 reunion, part 3 of which aired on June 9, West was confronted about his previous relationship with Meija Moreno during summer 2025 — when he was getting close with ex Ciara, 30, and kissing her in the Hamptons — as well as the weeks leading up to his public announcement in March regarding his relationship with Amanda.
Ciara Miller’s future on Summer House remains unclear amid the fallout from Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s relationship. “Ciara is thinking about coming back to the house,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Likely for one last season to prove a point.” The insider points out that Ciara, 30, is “going to be busy with Dancing […]
West insisted that Meija wasn’t his “girlfriend,” but eventually confessed that she thought they were “exclusive” while he wasn’t operating under that same assumption.
“There’s a tear in the friend group. The cast doesn’t want to film with him,” the source tells Us of West, adding that Amanda is “still friendly” with Jesse, 33, and her estranged husband Kyle.
The rest of the cast is not “speaking” to Amanda, so the insider says it’s “still up in the air if she’s going to come back” for season 11.
When it comes to Amanda and West’s future as a couple, the first source says Kyle and Lindsay have “joked” that they “are not going to last.”
Summer House is returning to Bravo for an 11th season — but no casting decisions have been finalized just yet. “I have heard reports and everything is premature. We’re still figuring out the cast,” Bravo’s VP of current production, Josh Brown, told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published on Thursday, June 4. “Anything that […]
The insider adds that “the cast basically has a countdown for when this will all blow up.”
Amanda and West, meanwhile, are “still fully committed to each other,” according to the source, who tells Us that while things “haven’t been perfect” they are still together.
“It’s not all butterflies and rainbows,” the insider says, pointing out that the reunion was “hard” on the new couple.
Amanda “didn’t feel supported” by West after the dramatic reunion, which the source says was a “huge point of contention.”
Despite the drama, the insider adds, “Both of them feel they are in too deep for them to break up at this point.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Bravo for comment.
Summer House: The Aftermath airs on Bravo Tuesday, June 16, at 8 p.m. ET.
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