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Ciara Miller is reportedly feeling “heartbroken” and “betrayed” by the reveal of Amanda Batula and West Wilson‘s romance, especially considering she’d allegedly rekindled her own relationship with West just a short time ago.
After the Summer House stars put out a joint statement on Tuesday, confirming that they had developed feelings for one another after weeks of rumors, insiders spoke out, sharing how both Ciara, 30, and Amanda’s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, 43, feel about the relationship as their co-star, Mia Calabrese, 34, unfollowed the new couple and showed support for Ciara.
“Ciara is heartbroken by this,” a source told Us Weekly on March 31. “She and Amanda were very close, and she feels more betrayed than ever by both of them.”
According to the report, the betrayal felt “deeper” to Ciara because she and West, 31, were “casually seeing each other and seeing if things would work out again recently.”
“Ciara cut off both Amanda and West after finding out,” a second source shared. “She’s furious at West but even more hurt by Amanda. ‘Disappointed’ doesn’t even cover it. This is so much more to Ciara than just breaking girl code.”
As Summer House fans may have seen, Amanda, 34, and West posted their statement on their Instagram Stories.
“We’ve seen the growing online speculation, so while this is still very new, we wanted to provide some clarity,” the statement read. “It was never our intention to purposely hide anything. Given the complicated relationship dynamics involved and the scrutiny that comes with being on a reality show, we needed a little space to process things privately before speaking on it.”
“We’ve shown up for each other as friends over the years, through all the highs and lows, and what’s developed recently was the last thing either of us expected,” they continued. “Our connection grew out of a genuine, longstanding friendship, which made it especially important for us to approach this with care.”
While Amanda and West insisted that they “never wanted our actions to cause any hurt or be perceived as careless,” an insider revealed to Page Six that their romance is “not just a hookup.”
The outlet also said that the couple’s castmates, including Ciara and Kyle, are “pissed” and “disappointed.”
TMZ is also adding that Kyle was completely blindsided by all of this. After rumors started swirling about the romance weeks ago, Kyle reportedly asked Amanda and West about it multiple times, and they kept denying it up until this weekend.
Sources say while most of the public’s sympathy has gone to Ciara, Kyle also feels hurt by it all after spending 10 years with Amanda.
Although many have been silent in the hours since Amanda and West’s statement went live, Mia unfollowed them on Instagram and showed support for Ciara on her Instagram Story by sharing a throwback post from Ciara’s past photoshoot with Victoria’s Secret.
Summer House season 10 airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.