**Kyle Cooke Has Joined the Chat Room**
The founder of Loverboy seems to have reacted to rumors that his estranged wife, Amanda Batula, has recently started hooking up with their Summer House costar, West Wilson. On March 30, Kyle posted an Instagram photo of himself and costar Ciara Miller—whose rollercoaster relationship with West ended messily in 2023—sporting old-people makeup and prosthetics from his 43rd birthday party last July, which is currently playing out on season 10 of the Bravo reality series. He captioned the selfie, "Instagram vs. Reality," while posting what appeared to be the exact same photo twice in a row.
Fans quickly noticed that Kyle, who announced his split from Amanda in January after four years of marriage, tagged the location of the post as "Psych Ward" amid the dizzying-tornado of online reports surrounding his ex and West. (E! News previously reached out to Amanda and West's reps for comment but did not get an immediate response.)
While Kyle didn't explicitly give his two cents on the alleged drama, fans went wild in the comments section with their own theories about the costars' alleged fling. "I'll take this as confirmation," one follower wrote, while another reacted with, "Welp, this post finally has me convinced!! Literally the only reason he would post Ciara! She doesn't even like Kyle." A third user added, "This is some scandoval level s--t if it’s true, tbh."
As for what other Summer House cast members think of the unconfirmed romance rumors, Carl Radke shared a photo of himself looking confused on his Instagram Stories on March 29, with Lindsay Hubbard and KJ Dillard posting similar "WTF?" expressions on their social media. Lindsay took the social media chatter a step further by sharing a puckered-up selfie with Ciara to her Instagram Stories, hinting that she might just be Team Ciara in all the commotion.
While Amanda and West have yet to confirm or deny that they hooked up, Kyle was grilled about the fling rumors earlier this month before they began picking up some serious steam. "I kind of thought it was outrageous," Kyle shared on Watch What Happens Live on March 10. "For it to go as long as it has in the news cycle is kind of shocking. But no, I don't think there's any merit to it."
However, the entrepreneur wouldn't totally disapprove of his wife moving on with their costar. "It would certainly catch me by surprise and feel a little reckless," Kyle added. "And I think I'd probably be the last person people would be worried about. I think Ciara would probably have something to say. But if it made Amanda happy, I think I just would have to vote 'yay.'"
Tune in to see the drama continue to play out when Summer House airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Bravo.
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