Ever since Amanda Batula and West Wilson confirmed their romance in a joint statement last month, eagle-eyed Summer House fans have been paying close attention to their behavior in the show’s tenth season, yearning for more answers about the timeline of their relationship. In tonight’s episode of Summer House, the two seemed more friendly than ever before as Wilson gently stroked Batula’s arm and played with her hair while simultaneously entertaining another woman.
It all started when a random girl sat on Wilson’s lap while he was sitting right next to his ex, Ciara Miller. Wilson pointed out the potential awkwardness, but continued to make out with this woman anyway. While everyone in the house appeared to notice his blatant disregard for Miller’s feelings, no one seemed to clock how handsy he also got with Batula when she crashed his intimate moment.
“Can I come in for a cuddle?” Batula asked Wilson and his mystery woman in a baby voice. “Am I crashing your party? I think I am.”
In an unusual move for the self-proclaimed bed bug, Batula enthusiastically invited them to her then-husband Kyle Cooke‘s DJ set. “My husband is playing at Common Ground. He’s DJ Kyle Cooke, best DJ in all of the Hamptons, if you want to come,” she told the duo. The entire time Batula was talking, Wilson, who had his arm around the swimwear designer, was softly stroking her shoulder, and, at one point, playing with her hair.
When Wilson’s fling seemed to turn down Batula’s offer, the Summer House vet got up and flirtatiously said, “I gotta go. Watch my butt when I walk away.”
A few months ago, I would have thought she was cock-blocking in the name of Miller, her best friend. Call me crazy, but, knowing what we know now, it almost felt like Batula was acting out of her own self-interest. Not to mention, the way Wilson was touching Batula was not the way a single man should be touching his friend’s wife … unless, of course, there was something more going on between them.
These are questions that are sure to be answered at the Season 10 reunion, which both Wilson and Batula will be attending. Batula promised that she will be “addressing any and all questions honestly and directly,” so let’s hope Andy Cohen adds this suspicious moment to his queue of questions!
Summer House airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. New episodes are available to stream the next day on Peacock.
