Summer House’s Amanda Reveals A Little Guy Before Going West

Summer House‘s Amanda Batula she was looking for a “guy” before confirming that she was in a relationship with him West Wilson.

In a video interview no Marie Claire published by the center on all social media on March 3, Amanda, 34, explained exactly what she was looking for. “I’m pretending to be a man, I’m pretending to be a young man, something to have fun with, just, you know, just someone to support me,” he said laughing at the time.

Although Amanda and her costar, 28, had yet to confirm their romance, fans of the Bravo reality TV series began speculating about their relationship online at the time.

The interview also saw Amanda reveal how “unstoppable” she feels just two months after announcing her split from her estranged husband. Kyle Cooke following four years of marriage. “To be honest, I feel like I’m on cloud nine,” he told the outlet. “For the past two weeks, I’ve never been this happy.”

Amanda and West confirmed their engagement in a joint post on Instagram on Tuesday, March 31. “We’ve seen a lot of speculation online, so while this is still new, we wanted to clear things up,” the pair said in a statement. “It wasn’t our intention to hide anything on purpose. Given the complicated relationship that exists and the scrutiny that comes with being on a reality show, we needed a little space to process things privately before talking about it.”

The statement went on to say, “We have seen each other as friends over the years, through all the highs and lows, and what happened recently was the last thing we both expected.

Amanda Marie Claire interview also discussed that she was looking for nothing more than a “boyfriend,” the TV star explained that she is not after anyone “looking for anything serious.” Instead, he talked about a young man “having fun” with him after he “always dated an older man.” (Kyle, 43, is about nine years her senior.)

Amanda finally said, “Right now, while I’m healing, I want to flirt and talk.”

Amanda’s relationship with West shocked fans because of her close friendship with West’s ex Ciara Miller. Additionally, West and Kyle form a friendship.

Ciara, 30, is yet to talk about her romantic relationship but she was seen throwing new lovers in the air while chatting with the cast. Your Friends and Neighbors New York City for the season 2 premiere on Monday, March 30.

Although it was the night before Amanda and West announced on Instagram, Ciara said Jon Hammone of the stars of the Apple TV show, that he was “better” when he asked how he was doing.