Exes Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula are raising eyebrows after reuniting — and seemingly having a blast together — after taping the In the City reunion.
The estranged couple, who announced their split in January, were photographed on Thursday, June 11, exiting a New York City studio after filming the season 1 reunion of their Bravo show.
In one photo, Kyle, 43, and Amanda, 34, both had big smiles on their faces and were laughing. Amanda appeared to be playfully slapping Kyle’s hand in the picture, which People published on Friday, June 12.
Amanda, who is now dating her and Kyle’s Summer House costar West Wilson, was wearing calf-high suede boots, striped booty shorts and a chambray shirt on the sunny day.
Kyle Cooke and estranged wife Amanda Batula made their first public appearance together since their drama with Summer House costar West Wilson erupted earlier this year. The former couple — who announced their separation in January — posed together on the red carpet at the New York City premiere for their Summer House spinoff show, […]
Kyle, meanwhile, wore a white button-down shirt, matching white slacks, suede loafers and carried an orange suit coat in his hand.
In a second picture, the exes once again appeared to be joking around and laughing as Kyle lightly wrapped his arm around Amanda’s back.
“I can tell that it’s staged but there isn’t enough #InTheCity promo in the world that would make me excuse this fake s***,” one user wrote via X while reposting the images. “I’m telling you now, if he takes her back I’m done with everybody. ‘Protecting’ Amanda has been Kyle’s control tactic. #SummerHouse.”
Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke. Courtesy of Kyle Cooke/Instagram
Another user tweeted, “I am all for exes being cordial and friendly, this seems a bit far….. he has this weird protective nature towards her that some of us see as being manipulated and/or gaslit. I suspect it is rooted in guilt.”
“UGGHHH!!!! Something is off with this s*** … my brain is sensing we’ve all been dooped here!! 🤣,” a separate user wrote in the comments section of People’s Instagram post. “I need to see all the moving parts DAMMIT!!!”
Another commenter replied, “Does this infuriate anyone else?”
Fans’ frustration over seeing Kyle and Amanda acting cordial comes just days after the three-part Summer House reunion came to an end on Tuesday, June 9, in which the cast called out Amanda and West, 31, for starting a romance behind everyone’s back.
As Summer House viewers know, Kyle and Amanda were married four years before they announced in January that they’d parted ways.
One month later, Amanda sparked rumors that she was hooking up with West after the pair were spotted together on several occasions. (West, for his part, dated Amanda’s former BFF Ciara Miller in 2023 and was cozy with her during summer and fall 2025.)
On March 31, Amanda and West confirmed their romantic relationship sending shockwaves through the cast and the Bravoverse.
The cast reunited in April to film the reunion, which aired from late May through Tuesday’s episode.
Summer House fans called out Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s touchy-feely dynamic before the costars confirmed their romance. While most eyes were on Kyle Cooke after he called Amanda a “f***ing dumbass bitch” during the March 24 episode of Summer House, some were fixated on how West, 31, jumped in to defend Amanda, 34, and […]
“We are not using the word ‘love’ right now,” West revealed during part 3 of the reunion, revealing that he had been “monogamous” with Amanda since they released their statement.
After both West and Amanda alleged that they didn’t hook up in 2025, Kyle called out West for his betrayal, saying, “I considered you one of the best things to happen to this show because I considered you one of my best friends.”
Kyle admitted when he and Amanda broke up “it was not a good marriage,” but took issue with West “completely” isolating Amanda by pursuing her when she was “vulnerable.”
“I hope that one day probably not all of these friendships will be mended but I do hope some of them can be. That’s a main priority,” West claimed at the end of the reunion, while he and Amanda said they wanted to continue to pursue their relationship.
