Batula made her debut on the series during its first season
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NEED TO KNOW
- Amanda Batula will not return for Summer House season 11
- A source close to production told PEOPLE she’ll be exiting after her debut on the series in 2017
- Her exit follows that of West Wilson
Amanda Batula will not return to the Hamptons with her Summer House costars next season.
A source close to production tells PEOPLE that Batula, 34, will not be appearing in season 11 of the Bravo hit. She made her debut during the show’s first season in 2017 before becoming a series regular in season 2.
Her exit arrives amid scrutiny over her relationship with costar West Wilson, who will also not be returning for another season, as PEOPLE learned on June 15. The pair confirmed they were dating on March 31. Wilson used to date costar Ciara Miller in 2023, while Batula was married to costar Kyle Cooke for four years before they announced their split in January. Wilson, 34, joined the show in season 8.
PEOPLE has reached out to a Bravo representative for comment.
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Wilson spoke out about his exit on Wednesday, June 24, via a TikTok video with content creator Lucas Brody. In the clip, he clarified that he is not returning, adding, “That is true. But in their defense, I don't think it would have been a fun summer.”
After the Summer House season 10 reunion taping, Bravo executive Josh Brown, who was present during production, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter and weighed in on whether Miller, 30, would return next season.
"I have known Ciara for a while. Even before this whole craziness of the last few months, I have been a huge fan of hers as a person," Brown said. "I can't really comment on her coming back, but she's someone whose story I want to follow for a very long time, on the show or not."
"She's unique and special," Brown continued. "But at the end of the day, we want Ciara to be happy. We want what's best for her and what she wants to do."
Miller recently joined Tefi Pessoa in co-hosting the Love Island USA companion show Aftersun this summer on Peacock, and she's also set to compete this fall on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.
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In the three-part reunion of season 10, Batula and West clarified the timeline of their relationship, revealing they first kissed in February and first slept together after they confirmed their relationship in a statement shared to Instagram on March 31. Elsewhere in the reunion, Miller teared up as she confronted Batula, saying, “Over the past six years, I have been your f—ing champion. I couldn't fathom that I would be sitting here pissed that you're f—ing my ex.”
“He wants to embarrass me. He wants to get his last little word, and I hope it works, because he's with you to spite me,” she continued.
Miller expressed that she was “excited to put it all behind me” in an interview with PEOPLE days before the reunion.
“The reunion was quite the day, but we're on to bigger and better, and we can say goodbye to certain things,” she said. “I think it will definitely give some clarity. I think it was very cathartic. It's one of those situations that's unfortunate, but I'm so excited to move on from this.”
In his first sit-down interview following the reunion, Cooke, 43, told PEOPLE that his ex's relationship with Wilson, whom he "considered a really good friend," is still hard to process. “Sometimes it doesn't feel real until I see them together,” he said. "This is just not something I can fathom doing to anybody that's close to me. We're a close-knit family, it's like he's banging his sister."
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