{"id":385181,"date":"2026-04-18T02:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/385181\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T02:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:56:10","slug":"ciara-miller-on-amanda-west-betrayal-summer-house-reunion-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/385181\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciara Miller on Amanda, West Betrayal, Summer House Reunion Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCiara Miller<\/a> has spoken out for the first time since West Wilson and Amanda Batula<\/a> confirmed their relationship<\/a> in late March.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Summer House<\/a> star has remained tightlipped on the scandal that has rocked the Bravosphere, merely only lightly addressing<\/a> the controversy. In a Friday profile with Glamour<\/a>, Miller shared her thoughts about her ex and former best friend\u2019s newfound relationship that has been all the talk for Bravo<\/a> fans over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to experience hurt behind closed doors,\u201d Miller said. \u201cTo experience it so publicly is like another layer, and then to have to see what you thought was your life still play out in season 10. It\u2019s a major mindfuck.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOn March 31, Wilson and Batula released a joint statement after weeks of rumors that their friendship had turned romantic. Miller also noted that she received a heads-up \u201cless than 24 hours\u201d before they posted the statement on their separate Instagram Stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWilson joined the cast of Bravo\u2019s\u00a0Summer House\u00a0in season eight, where he met the cast and began his romance with Miller. They continued dating after filming, though at the season eight reunion of the reality series, they announced they were not together. Miller revealed that Wilson said he could not commit to a serious relationship with her \u201cfor show-related reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore the confirmation, Wilson and Batula both shot down speculation that they formed an intimate relationship. Bravo fans mostly disputed the claims because Miller previously dated Wilson, and she has been close with Batula since they met on Summer House season five.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Traitors<\/a> star said that, amidst the controversy, she has felt more betrayed by Batula, partly because Miller championed her amid her turbulent marriage with Kyle Cooke. (Batula and Cooke announced their separation<\/a> in January; the timeline of her relationship with Wilson is still unconfirmed.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAt the end of the day, a guy\u2019s a guy. Whether or not West and I are working on a relationship, you just can\u2019t put anything past a man. But I just never would think that it would come from someone like Amanda, who has been what has felt like in my circle and in my corner for so long,\u201d she said. \u201cI think that\u2019s the craziest part.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOn season 10 of Summer House, which is currently airing, Miller has been an avid advocate of Batula amid her struggles with Cooke. Miller said watching her support her former friend after she has now betrayed her has left her \u201cat a loss for words.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve fought with your own husband to advocate for you. I have championed you. I have tried to be there in different ways for you and help you and get you to see your value in yourself,\u201d Miller said of her friendship with Batula, continuing, \u201cAnd so to be disregarded in such a disrespectful way is\u2026. Honestly, it\u2019s\u2026. I\u2019m at a loss for words sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen asked how she is doing now, Miller said that she is \u201cjust trying to make it to the reunion at this point.\u201d The Summer House season 10 reunion films in late April, THR previously confirmed, and she admitted she is \u201ca bit nervous\u201d for what that day will hold.<\/p>\n

\n\tMiller also clarified that her last conversation with Batula was \u201cminimal,\u201d adding, \u201cBecause that\u2019s something I will talk about at the reunion.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe scandal has notably sparked a conversation about race<\/a>; Miller has been open about her experience as a Black woman on reality TV<\/a> on Summer House, and she has also been candid about interracial dating in the public eye. She led an important conversation<\/a> around the topic on a recent season 10 episode, and told Glamour navigating dating has been \u201chard.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s hard. Dating interracially is a whole other layer \u2014 the nuances of interracial dating and how much of a mindfuck it can be,\u201d Miller said. \u201cNot only do you have to figure out who this person fucking voted for, you have to figure out, like, OK, you\u2019re attracted to me, you like me, but do you like people that look like me? Because I\u2019m just one person, but would you really advocate for all of us? That, to me, is important and vital because I don\u2019t want to be an exception to your rule at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen asked by the interviewer if she thinks that she faces a lot of grief for her taste in men, Miller agreed, adding that it\u2019s been \u201cannoying and frustrating\u201d for viewers to make assumptions on her taste based on the public relationships she\u2019s had on reality TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI do feel like I get a lot of grief for dating people. But here\u2019s the thing: I\u2019ve only technically dated two people publicly. For people to make a really roundabout statement about my taste based on two people is annoying and frustrating,\u201d she said. \u201cWhy do we put this pressure on young women like it\u2019s our fault for not seeing who this person was immediately? It\u2019s our fault for having bad taste in men, when men often present themselves as one way for the first three months and then completely end up being someone totally different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Summer House season 10 finale airs May 19, and will be directly followed by the premiere of the show\u2019s first spinoff In the City<\/a>. Miller is not apart of that cast, though Batula and Cooke are, with the season one trailer teasing a cameo from Wilson. In the City will chronicle the crumble of Batula and Cooke\u2019s marriage before they announced their separation.<\/p>\n