{"id":243902,"date":"2026-06-03T02:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/amanda-batula-claims-west-was-just-my-friend-filming-in-the-city-alongside-ciara\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T02:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:01:02","slug":"amanda-batula-claims-west-was-just-my-friend-filming-in-the-city-alongside-ciara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/amanda-batula-claims-west-was-just-my-friend-filming-in-the-city-alongside-ciara\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Batula Claims West Was \u2018Just My Friend\u2019 Filming \u2018In the City\u2019 Alongside Ciara"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Amanda Batula<\/strong><\/a> is clarifying what her and West Wilson<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s relationship status was during his In the City<\/em> cameo after he and Ciara Miller<\/strong><\/a> made their spinoff debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was my friend,\u201d Amanda, 34, said on the Tuesday, June 2, episode of the Bravo series<\/a>, reflecting on her dynamic with West, 31, when he appeared on the show alongside Ciara, 30.<\/p>\n

During the episode, the trio met up to discuss Amanda temporarily living in her own place amid troubles with then-husband Kyle Cooke<\/strong><\/a>. (The couple announced their split in January after four years of marriage<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The scene was filmed in October 2025, when Amanda said West had been \u201creally there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cameras then switched to a May 5 confessional, showing producers asking Amanda point blank, \u201cHow did you feel about [West] when you were shooting this scene? Was there any inkling of a crush there?\u201d<\/p>\n

Amanda immediately denied that she and West were anything more than friends when the cameras were rolling. (The pair, who costar on Summer House<\/em><\/a>, confirmed their romantic relationship on March 31. West, for his part, previously dated Ciara in 2023 and the pair were cozy throughout summer 2025<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\u201cI know exactly what people are going to think when they watch this scene. It\u2019s bizarre but in this moment, these are my friends,\u201d Amanda claimed during the May recording, referring to West and Ciara.<\/p>\n

She alleged, \u201cThese are two very important people to me that have helped me get through this very weird time in my life and my relationship with Kyle<\/a>. Like, I\u2019m so happy right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n West Wilson, Amanda Batula, Ciara Miller.<\/span> Courtesy of West Wilson\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cameras then jumped back to the October 2025 meeting, during which both Ciara and West were extremely supportive of Amanda getting her own place after struggling with her marriage to Kyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cManders!\u201d West yelled after spotting Amanda in New York City.<\/p>\n

Amanda turned around, revealing she was \u201cjust checking your location,\u201d speaking directly to Ciara, who had arrived with West.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always forget you have my location,\u201d Ciara replied, which fans noted is even more interesting as Ciara claimed during part 1 of the Summer House<\/em> reunion<\/a> \u2014 which aired last week \u2014 that Amanda purposely turned off her phone location when she started to date West behind Ciara\u2019s back.<\/p>\n

During the In the City<\/em> episode, West gave Amanda a big hug and kiss on the cheek as they greeted one another. He proceeded to put his hand on Amanda\u2019s shoulder after she announced, \u201cI\u2019m moving out by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do we feel? Proud? Big step,\u201d West responded, while Ciara admitted, \u201cDamn, I have so many questions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amanda gushed about both West and Ciara to the cameras, saying, \u201cCiara obviously has been my best friend for a few years now. Obsessed with that woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also gave insight into her dynamic with West, explaining, \u201cWest and I became really good friends this summer<\/a>. He was there for me a lot of the Kyle stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amanda added, \u201cRecently, West and Ciara have become best friends again too, so I have my perfect little trio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back to the October 2025 scene, the group walked to get something to drink and Amanda explained that she told Kyle, 43, that she was going to move out on their fourth wedding anniversary.<\/p>\n

She insisted that they were \u201cnot getting a divorce\u201d and that they were \u201cnot single.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Amanda detailed her big life change, West and Ciara shared a sweet interaction where he offered her his jacket, and Amanda smiled seemingly with joy over their rekindled relationship.<\/p>\n

Amanda, meanwhile, claimed Kyle wasn\u2019t \u201cfully blindsided\u201d because Ciara had spoken to him that summer about possibly taking some space in an effort to fix their struggling marriage.<\/p>\n

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\n Ben Waddell, Bailey Taylor, Mia Calabrese, Ciara Miller, Lindsay Hubbard, Kyle Cooke, Amanda Batula, Carl Radke, Jesse Solomon, KJ Dillard, Dara Levitan.<\/span> Clifton Prescod\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amanda noted that after Kyle came home at \u201ceight in the morning\u201d the other night she was confident in her choice to move out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn therapy or whenever you talk to him are you ever like, \u2018Quit f***ing doing this or I\u2019ll f***ing leave your f***ing bitch ass?\u2019\u201d West asked, to which Amanda said, \u201cYeah.\u201d West wondered, \u201cAnd then he, like, fully disregards?\u201d<\/p>\n

Amanda shrugged off West\u2019s concerns before claiming that following West and Kyle\u2019s recent hang, Kyle came home at \u201c11:30 and fell asleep in the kitchen\u201d even though he didn\u2019t appear \u201cf***ed up\u201d when West left him around 10 p.m..<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s giving college,\u201d Ciara said, to which Amanda responded, \u201cHe\u2019s 43 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n

West alleged, \u201cNot one moment ever, since I\u2019ve known Kyle, has he ever shown signs of chilling out\u201d with drinking. \u201cI don\u2019t see it stopping tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Summer House’s West and Amanda’s Romance Is Getting More ‘Serious’ Amid Drama<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tSummer House stars West Wilson and Amanda Batula\u2019s relationship is still going strong \u2014 even with the public backlash. \u201cWest and Amanda are still dating,\u201d a source exclusively tells Us Weekly, revealing that \u201cthe cast doesn\u2019t think they\u2019re going to last.\u201d Despite their costars\u2019 doubts about the romance, West, 31, and Amanda, 34, are moving [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While Amanda claimed she was \u201cmore frustrated\u201d with Kyle at the moment, her \u201cintention\u201d of taking time apart is \u201cto get back to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four months after Ciara and West applauded Amanda for her apartment decision, rumors surfaced that Amanda and West were hooking up.<\/p>\n

The pair confirmed their romance in late March, telling Andy Cohen<\/strong> on the Summer House<\/em> season 10 reunion<\/a> that they had their first kiss in \u201clate February<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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