Kyle Cooke revealed his plans to split amicably and avoid a lengthy financial battle in his divorce from Amanda Batula.<\/p>\n
The \u201cSummer House\u201d star told People<\/a> he wants to do a \u201cwalkaway\u201d divorce \u201cin lieu of a prenup\u201d as they begin legal proceedings.<\/p>\n This decision means they would both leave the marriage with the assets and property already in their possession, rather than seek financial concessions from one another.<\/p>\n Kyle Cooke said he plans to split amicably from Amanda Batula (pictured together last month) and avoid a lengthy financial battle in their divorce. Bryan Bedder\/Bravo<\/p>\n Cooke (pictured above last month) told People he wants to do a \u201cwalkaway\u201d divorce \u201cin lieu of a prenup\u201d as they begin legal proceedings. Dant\u00c3\u00c2\u00a9 Crichlow\/BFA.com \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n During the interview, Cooke also revealed it was Batula who took the first step forward in the legal process.<\/p>\n He recalled receiving an email from her lawyer in mid-March \u2014 right when rumors of her romance with their \u201cSummer House\u201d co-star West Wilson started swirling. <\/p>\n At the time, Cooke thought the move was strange as he knows Batula as \u201csomeone who doesn\u2019t take a lot of initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n Cooke also revealed it was Batula who took the first step forward in the legal process. He received an email from her lawyer in mid-March. (The former couple pictured here in February.) Bryan Bedder\/Bravo<\/p>\n At the time, Cooke thought it was a \u201cweird\u201d move, but now knows Batula did it because she was already in a relationship with their \u201cSummer House\u201d co-star West Wilson. (Cooke and Batula pictured above in November 2025.) Trae Patton\/Bravo<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cIt was kind of weird,\u201d he remembered. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Wait, is there some ulterior motive in terms of why she\u2019s all of a sudden expediting the divorce?’\u201d<\/p>\n The Loverboy founder, 43, said he now understands his estranged wife made the move because she and Wilson were already in a \u201cfull-blown relationship\u201d<\/a> by that time.<\/p>\n Notably, Cooke and Batula\u00a0did not sign a prenuptial agreement<\/a>\u00a0before their September 2021 wedding \u2014 a decision the swimwear designer admitted last year that she regrets.<\/p>\n The former pair, notably, did not sign a prenuptial agreement\u00a0before their September 2021 wedding, pictured here. Bravo<\/p>\n Batula, pictured kissing Cooke at their 2021 wedding, admitted last year that not signing a prenuptial agreement was a mistake. Bravo<\/p>\n \u201cI messed up. I messed up major,\u201d Batula, 34, confessed in a July 2025 episode of Jason Tartick\u2019s \u201cTrading Secrets\u201d podcast. \u201cIt was connected to divorce, it always felt so messy. It just didn\u2019t feel like a smart thing to do, so we didn\u2019t sign one.\u201d<\/p>\n She then advised those listening, \u201cEveryone should sign a prenup. Let me tell you now. Protect your assets, for them to protect theirs, like, you have no idea what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Last month, Page Six exclusively reported the estranged pair hadn\u2019t filed for divorce yet because they are still sorting through financials<\/a>.<\/p>\n The exes (pictured last summer) separated in January after four years of marriage. Two months later, Batula went public with Wilson. Ella Pellegrini<\/p>\n Last month, Page Six exclusively reported the former couple (pictured in January 2025) hadn\u2019t filed for divorce yet because they are still sorting through financials. Paige Kahn<\/p>\n Additionally, we were told Cooke wants to let Batula initiate the process \u2014 similar to how Ben Affleck reportedly\u00a0\u201clet\u201d Jennifer Lopez file for divorce\u00a0so she \u201cwouldn\u2019t look like the villain,\u201d as reported by the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n The former couple announced their separation<\/a> Jan. 19 after four years of marriage.<\/p>\n Two months later, Batula confirmed her secret relationship<\/a> with Wilson, 31, following weeks of speculation.<\/p>\n Batula appears to still be going strong with Wilson (pictured leaving the \u201cSummer House\u201d reunion) despite receiving backlash for their relationship. Jesal\/ Backgrid for Page Six<\/p>\n Cooke is reportedly \u201chooking up\u201d with \u201cSouthern Charm\u201d star Salley Carson and has also been caught making out with fans on his DJ tour. Charles Sykes\/Bravo<\/p>\n The duo had kept it a secret from their entire \u201cSummer House\u201d crew \u2014 including Cooke and Ciara Miller, Batula\u2019s former best friend<\/a> who previously dated Wilson.<\/p>\n Despite harsh backlash, the couple seem to be going strong and were flaunting their relationship<\/a> during their Italian getaway<\/a> last week as the \u201cSummer House\u201d Season 10 reunion aired in the US.<\/p>\n As for Cooke, he\u2019s been making headlines for making out with fans<\/a> during his DJ tour and is also reportedly \u201chooking up\u201d with \u201cSouthern Charm\u201d star Salley Carson<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kyle Cooke revealed his plans to split amicably and avoid a lengthy financial battle in his divorce from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[171224,236,3597,3598,6870,7297,91,88,169757,10857,92,24812],"class_list":["post-696346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-amanda-batula","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-divorces","tag-celebrity-exes","tag-celebrity-finances","tag-celebrity-marriages","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-kyle-cooke","tag-summer-house","tag-tv","tag-virtual-reali-tea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}