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Summer House reunion: Kyle Cooke makes bombshell admission about marriage to Amanda Batula

Summer House reunion: Kyle Cooke makes bombshell admission about marriage to Amanda Batula

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Summer House star Kyle Cooke has admitted to “stepping out” while married to Amanda Batula. The bombshell was dropped during part two of the hit Bravo series’ three-part season 10 reunion which filmed in April and aired Tuesday night on Bravo. Cooke, 43, and Batula, 34, announced their separation in January after four years of marriage. Their relationship has been well-documented on all 10 seasons of Summer House. Host Andy Cohen asked Cooke point blank: “Since you’ve been married to Amanda, have you been faithful to her?” Cooke responded: “There has been times when I have been out and I’ve been inappropriate. I’ll admit it. Did I ever have an affair? No. Did I ever sleep with someone? No. Have I been complete starved and deprived of anything and everything from you? Yeah, and I’ve acted out.” Batula added: “He has …

‘Summer House’’s Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula Are the Doomed Reality-TV Couple We Can’t Turn Away From

‘Summer House’’s Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula Are the Doomed Reality-TV Couple We Can’t Turn Away From

Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula, the ill-matched Summer House stars, announced their deeply inevitable separation last month. For anyone who’s paid attention to the pair’s ten-season run on the Bravo series, this development was about as shocking as getting sand in your swim trunks. The dynamic between boisterous, highly emotional Kyle and laconic, sarcastic Amanda has long crackled with the visceral tang of deep dislike. These two contemporaries may have enduring love for one another, but they couldn’t be less compatible. Batula, 34, is a sensitive, laconic girls’ girl and a longtime close friend of glamorous podcaster Paige DeSorbo, who checked out of the show at the end of season 9. Batula hails from New Jersey and recently launched a capsule swimwear collection for women with large breasts. Cooke, 43, is a consummate party-boy beverage entrepreneur with a side hustle as a college-campus DJ that has irritated Batula to no end. Bravo/Getty Images “I wanted him to stop going out late and partying, and he found a career where he goes out late and parties,” …

‘Summer House’ Stars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula Announce Split

‘Summer House’ Stars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula Announce Split

Summer House just got a massive shake-up. Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula, two of the longtime faces of the Bravo reality show, announced in matching Instagram posts on Monday that they are ending their four-year marriage. “After much reflection, we have mutually and amicable decided to part ways as a couple,” the statement read. “We share this with a heavy heart and kindly ask for your grace and support while we focus on our personal growth and healing. It feels ironic to ask for privacy during this time since we’ve always tried to be open and honest about our relationship, but your kindness and respect will go a long way as we try to navigate our next chapter.” Cooke has been a main cast member on the Hamptons-set series since it began in 2017, and Batula joined when they started dating in season two. They went on to get engaged on camera in September 2018, and married in September 2021. The couple has faced a number of challenges throughout the years, often tying back to …