Amanda Batula Not Returning to ‘Summer House’
After a 10-season run, Amanda Batula won’t be heading back to Summer House.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the Bravo star who has been at the center of the show’s mega-scandal has departed the reality series she’s starred on since it launched in 2017. In that first season, Batula appeared as a recurring castmember; she became a main castmember the following season. She married co-star Kyle Cooke in 2021.
Speculation on the rest of the season 11 cast is still early, THR understands, except for West Wilson, whose exit was confirmed June 15. The most likely to return are Kyle Cooke, Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard, the latter in some capacity. The big question mark circles around if Ciara Miller will return, also in what capacity.
Batula and West confirmed their shocking relationship on March 31, around two months after Batula and Cooke had publicly announced they were separating after four years of marriage. The confirmation sparked a scandal and ratings bonanza that Bravo hasn’t seen since the likes of “Scandoval” in 2023.
The relationship news fractured the cast; Wilson was also the ex to the fan-favorite castmember Miller.
The fallout from the off-camera events played out over an explosive three-part reunion that concluded on June 9. Bravo then aired a bonus episode, Summer House: The Aftermath, featuring three separate sit-downs filmed in order to update viewers on the state of things as they continued to unfold following the April reunion taping.
Summer House was renewed for an 11th season in May, and talks with the cast have been ongoing through the scandal. Josh Brown, Bravo’s vp, current production, told The Hollywood Reporter after the reunion concluded airing that the cast would be locked by end of June, with season 11 initially set to starting filming early July.
The season, however, won’t be starting on its usual July 4th weekend, per a source, which buys production more time to finalize the cast.
Batalua, meanwhile, is also starring on Summer House spinoff In the City, which hasn’t yet been renewed.