Kyle Cooke Breaks His Silence After Ex Amanda Batula’s Yankees Game PDA with West Wilson
Summer House bombshell: Kyle Cooke reels after seeing estranged wife Amanda Batula kiss West Wilson — and his stunned Threads reaction says it all: Was not prepared to see that. And that. And that.
Even by Bravo standards, this one is awkward: Kyle Cooke had to watch his estranged wife, Amanda Batula, kiss their fellow Summer House castmate West Wilson on a stadium Kiss Cam. Then he jumped on Threads to say exactly how not-OK he was with it.
The stadium moment that lit the fuse
On Friday, Apr 17, Amanda, 34, and West, 31, showed up at the New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals game and did not exactly lay low. When the ballpark's Kiss Cam found them, they leaned right in and went full PDA. Fans clocked them fast, and chatter spilled straight onto the show's Threads conversation.
'Was not prepared to see that. And that. And that 🤢.'
- Kyle Cooke, 43, reacting on Threads Saturday, Apr 18
Mia Calabrese, another Summer House face, tried to cut the tension with a joking reply: 'Kyle, I left you for 1 hour...'
How we got here (and why this is messy)
Kyle and Amanda were married for four years before announcing in January that they had separated. Three months later, she confirmed she was dating West. The two put out a joint statement saying they saw the speculation, the relationship was new, and they had not been trying to hide anything — they just needed space to figure it out privately given the complicated dynamics of doing all this on a reality show. They also said what is happening now grew out of a long-running friendship and they were trying to move carefully.
The reveal blindsided some of their castmates — especially Ciara Miller, 30, who dated West in 2023 and had been close with Amanda. In a profile published Friday (hours before the baseball game), Ciara said she was told about Amanda and West going public less than an hour before their statement went live. She called the whole situation a mind-bender because she now has to watch what she thought her life looked like still play out on TV while the real-life version swerves hard in another direction.
Meanwhile, Kyle had his own headline
One day before the Yankees game — Thursday, Apr 16 — Kyle was spotted kissing The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Meghan King. A source said the two had not met before that event, King aggressively made the first move, and while it is not serious, they stuck together after the party and were seen making out multiple times in public.
Quick timeline, because the dates matter here
- January: Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula announce they have separated after four years of marriage.
- Spring (three months later): Amanda confirms she is dating West Wilson via a joint statement with him.
- Thu, Apr 16: Kyle is seen kissing Meghan King after an event; a source says it is casual.
- Fri, Apr 17: Amanda and West are spotted at Yankees vs. Royals; they kiss on the stadium Kiss Cam.
- Sat, Apr 18: Kyle reacts on Threads with 'Was not prepared to see that...'; Mia Calabrese replies with a joking 'I left you for 1 hour...'
The takeaway
What started as a low-key 'we need space' separation is now hyper-public and happening in real time: a Kiss Cam reveal, a blindsided ex who is also a friend, and Kyle processing it all online while being photographed kissing someone new the night before. It is a lot — and it is all about to play out on Summer House with, well, everyone watching.