West Wilson recently opened up about the fallout surrounding his romance with Amanda Batula, and the Summer House star admitted that the situation became messy as tensions grew within their friend group – especially his complicated dynamic with Ciara Miller.
No one was seemingly more shocked about Wilson, 31, and Batula’s relationship than Miller, 30. (Batula previously announced her split from Summer House costar Kyle Cooke in January after four years of marriage.) The Missouri native and Miller briefly dated for around five to six months when he first joined the show in season 8.
During the latest season, fans saw the two appearing to reconnect as they cuddled and kissed in the season finale, but Wilson said he made it clear he wasn’t ready to jump back into a relationship.
During the Monday, May 25, episode of the Show Me Something podcast that Wilson hosts with WNBA star Sophie Cunningham, he spoke about the situation.
“I know a lot of people’s feelings are hurt, especially Ciara and Kyle. No s**t,” Wilson explained. “Even though there’s so much gray area up for interpretation, at least with Ciara and I … the end of summer, we were canoodling again.”
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He then added, “I told Ben Waddell I wasn’t trying to be a boyfriend or whatever. I think it’s still a shock to the system and people feel betrayed. I’m not trying to convince anyone that their feelings don’t matter.”
Cunningham, 29, had her own questions about Miller’s reaction.
“This is probably me totally being mean, but did you ever get to tell Ciara, like, ‘Dude, we were not dating?'” the Indiana Fever player asked Wilson.
The Bravo star said that over “the last two months” he’s simply “been in survival mode,” noting that he hasn’t “taken time to process s**t.”
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The podcast episode premiered just one day before the Summer House season 10 reunion is set to premiere, and viewers have already gotten a taste of what’s to come.
As Star previously reported, Bravo released a sneak peek of the reunion last week, and both Batula, 33, and Wilson are in the hot seat. Miller accused Wilson of only dating Batula to “spite” her, but he told Cunningham that wasn’t the case.
“I was just like, ‘Why is that something I would ever do?’ That’s the thing with this reality TV s**t. So many people interpret things differently,” Wilson said.
Fans will get to see the drama play out when the part 1 of the reunion airs tonight, Tuesday, May 26, on Bravo.