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Amanda Batula just shared her first Instagram post since she and West Wilson went public with their controversial romance back in March.
Months after the two of them started a firestorm by betraying both her estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, 43, and his former flame, Ciara Miller, 30, the 35-year-old Summer House alum, whose last IG post was shared on March 27, posted a series of photos of herself and West, 31, enjoying their filming-free summer together.
“Weenies and martinis,” Amanda wrote in the caption of her August 24 post.
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Included in Amanda’s slideshow of photos were pics of her and West spending time on a boat and enjoying drinks.
In another set of pics, they showed off their matching “Newport” sweatshirts and got cozy at what appeared to be an outdoor bar.
Following the sharing of the photos, Amanda faced the expected amount of backlash. But there were also comments from fans who noted how happy she looked.
“I have to say in all the years I’ve watched I’ve never seen you this happy,” one person wrote.
“NGL…Never seen her so happy,” said another.
“Just wanted to say, I’m glad [you’re] happy. You deserve that,” agreed a third.
Meanwhile, someone else suspected the kind words were from bots.
“I wanna know how much it costs for all the bots to comment how happy you are?” they asked, prompting a cheeky response from Amanda.
“3 day free trial,” she clapped back.
When Amanda and West confirmed their friendship had turned romantic, they shared a joint statement on their Instagram pages.
“We’ve seen the growing online speculation, so while this is still very new, we wanted to provide some clarity. It was never our intention to purposefully hide anything. Given the complicated 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,” the couple began on March 31.
“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 that either of us expected. Our connection grew out of a genuine, long-standing friendship, which made it especially important for us to approach this with care,” they added.
Summer House season 11 is currently in production.