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KJ Dillard claimed Kyle Cooke was to blame for his marriage issues with Amanda Batula on Tuesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live.
As the 28-year-old Summer House newbie also revealed which castmate he was warned about, offered an update on his romance with Dara Levitan, 33, and reacted to the dynamic between West Wilson, 31, and Ciara Miller, 30, KJ expressed pride in his race discussion with Ciara and Mia Calabrese, 34, and offered some advice to the men of Bravo.
On the March 17 episode of WWHL, after being asked who was more to blame for their marital woes, between Kyle and Amanda, KJ replied, “Kyle.”
Then, after naming Jesse Solomon, 32, as the co-star he was warned about, KJ said Dara was the most welcoming.
He then said that things with Dara were “lovely” and confirmed that they say, “I love you,” to one another.
“Yeah, I love her. I do,” he gushed.
KJ Dillard and Dara Levitan look cozy in a photo shared by Dara on her Instagram page on March 15
Moving on to West and Ciara, KJ said, “I think West needs to focus on himself before he’s ready for Ciara,” and he noted that the apology he issued to her in regard to his past behavior “could’ve been better.”
Also on the live airing, after saying that Carl Radke, 41, and Bailey Taylor, 30, would not make a cute couple, KJ reflected on the important conversation he had with Ciara and Mia about race.
“It felt relieving just cuz like, I’ve dealt with that my entire life, being a Black man in America and having to face so much adversity, and so being able to have that conversation with Ciara and Mia at the table in front of everyone was just like, powerful,” he declared.
Later, on the WWHL: After Show, KJ confirmed that he was not a viewer of Bravo, and that he did not watch Summer House before joining the cast.
“My mom watches everything, though,” he noted.
He was then asked what advice he would give to the f*ckboys of Bravo, since Dara referred to him as “a man written by a woman.”
“I learned so much from women. I was raised by all women: my grandma, my mom, [and] my aunt,” he explained. “They just instilled in me so [many] morals in how to treat women, and I think a lot of men lack that. And that’s unfortunate.”
“You know, toxic masculinity ain’t it,” he added.
Summer House season 10 airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.