Kyle Cooke may have been one of the last Summer House cast members to find out that Amanda Batula was considering a trial separation, months before they eventually split, hence his shock when Ciara Miller filled him in on that fact.
During Season 10, Episode 14, Ciara revealed to several of their housemates that she and Amanda had a discussion on the matter the previous week in New York City, before dropping the bombshell on Kyle at the group’s beach day in the Hamptons.
Their conversation actually kicked off with Kyle declaring his belief that he and Amanda were “in a way better place,” thanks, in part, to couples therapy, though he still questioned if they were “both gonna put in the effort,” moving forward.
That’s when Ciara told Kyle that she’d actually met up with Amanda “right after” their recent therapy session. “She was, like, happy to go and happy to be able to, like, just finally say everything,” Ciara said. “But at the same time, like, as we were talking it through, I’m like, I feel like a lot of y’all’s frustration exists because, like, you guys never have a moment… You live on top of each other.”
Ciara continued, “I’m like, ‘Would it be a crazy idea if you guys physically just separated for a month?’ I know that you love her. You guys love each other. No one’s ever denied that. But, like, what is real here is, like, how you guys treat each other in this space and, like, the mental load that this all brings upon you guys.”
