Amanda Batula scolded West Wilson about disrespecting Ciara Miller on “Summer House” before they confirmed their romance.
During Tuesday’s episode, which was filmed mid-August, Batula told Wilson that while he was supporting her in her relationship with now-estranged husband Kyle Cooke, she was having a hard time doing the same in his dynamic with Miller.
“What upset me the most was you’ve been such a good friend to me all summer long,” Batula told the sports journalist. “Like, it bothers you when you see Kyle disrespect me.”
Batula continued, “For someone who’s been so supportive of me and looking out for me and standing up for me, to watch you disrespect Ciara in that way, it just puts this weird dynamic in place.”
Wilson, 31, agreed with his now-girlfriend and called himself “a f–king idiot” for how he handled the aftermath of his split from Miller, 30.
Batula then advised Wilson to “take accountability” and “apologize” to her best friend, which he did in an emotional sit-down with Miller later in the episode.
Miller admitted that she was “scared to be nice” to Wilson because she didn’t want to “embarrass” herself, as Wilson apologized for flirting with another woman the weekend before and for bringing Miller home to meet his family before they broke up.
“I know that was probably such a mindf–k and I just want you to know that I thought about that a lot and I understand a lot of things better than I did,” Wilson told her.
The duo then agreed to be “best friends” again and embraced in a long hug as Miller cried.
Over six months after that scene was filmed, Wilson and Batula confirmed their romance in a joint Instagram statement on March 31.
The duo, without naming Miller, said it “was never [their] intention to purposely hide” their relationship and “never wanted our actions to cause any hurt or be perceived as careless.”
Miller broke her silence about her co-stars’ relationship in an interview with Glamour last week, admitting that she feels more betrayed by Batula than Wilson.
“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,” she said.
Wilson, meanwhile, defended dating Batula and insisted “there was no overlap” between the two romances on Monday’s episode of his podcast.
“We realized things were maybe a little bit serious in February, and that’s when this all started,” he explained about himself and Batula. “There’s not a whole lot more to it than that.”
Wilson also promised to apologize for his actions during the upcoming “Summer House” reunion.
