MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS: Amanda Batula Teases Separation, Kyle Cooke Denies Fan Sleepover
The Summer House is officially in a state of emergency. The seemingly mellow marriage of Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula has just been revealed as a chaotic wreck, plagued by cheating allegations, intimacy issues, and a public relations nightmare that confirms the couple has been fighting a brutal, secret battle for months.
The turmoil, which began with whispers of the pair “living apart” earlier this fall, has now exploded onto social media and the upcoming season trailer. While a source tried to do damage control in November, admitting the pair was “going through a challenging time” but “committed to making the relationship work,” the dam has now broken.
In a bizarre yet hilarious attempt to poke fun at the separation rumors, Amanda, , posted a video on Instagram showing off her “new pad”—a small, dark area revealed to be a children’s playhouse. “I just wanted to confirm the rumors that Kyle and I are living separately. This is my new house,” she teased, adding, “I could really use your support at this time and some privacy while we figure this out.” The joke is clearly masking a deep, painful truth about the state of their union.
TRAILER TRASH: Kyle Claims Amanda Has No “Chemistry, Compatibility, Intimacy”
The newly released Summer House season supertease trailer is the clearest proof yet that this marriage, sealed in September , is currently in total freefall. The footage is saturated with tension, with Amanda slamming Kyle’s career choices.
“I wanted him to stop going out and partying, and he found a career [as a DJ] where he goes out late and parties,” Amanda said in a cutting voiceover. Kyle, , retaliated by telling BFF Carl Radke that his wife “couldn’t care less” about his career and he “don’t know what matters to her anymore.”
But the real hammer came when the couple went head-to-head in a massive, on-camera fight that exposed the terrifying rift in their most private life. “You know what I actually think we have an issue with? Compatibility, chemistry, intimacy,” Kyle aggressively claimed. “What about that s?” This is a devastating public admission that the foundation of their marriage has completely eroded.
The Fan Sleepover: Kyle’s : AM Return
The divorce chaos hit an explosive peak with the reveal of Kyle’s alleged behavior after one of his DJ gigs. In the trailer, Amanda tells her friends Lindsay Hubbard and Ciara Miller that Kyle fell asleep at a “fan’s house” after one of his late nights and “came home at : in the morning.”
“That’s fing insane,” Ciara rightly responded. The implication of cheating—or at the very least, extreme disrespect—is impossible to ignore. Kyle, however, is frantically trying to clean up the mess with a detailed, desperate denial.
He told People in a statement that there’s “no excuse for staying out as late as I did,” but adamantly denied sleeping at a fan’s place. “I was at an event that Amanda chose not to attend, which moved to a bar and then to an after-party,” he claimed. His excuse? He fell asleep on a couch and woke up at a.m. “Do I regret the situation? Absolutely. But that’s the truth and full extent of what happened.” We’re calling major bulls on that one. An A-list Bravo star doesn’t just “fall asleep on a couch” until sunrise—especially not when his marriage is already on life support.
“Wait, so he was so committed to his marriage that he fell asleep on a random couch until : AM? No call? No text? That is emotionally abusive behavior. Amanda deserves better, and the fan sleepover excuse is pathetic.” – @BravoTeaSpiller
Baby Battle: The Ticking Clock of Fatherhood
Adding layers to the drama is the devastating conflict over having children. At the season reunion, Amanda made it clear she was infuriated by Kyle’s hypocrisy, stating he talks about wanting to be a father with everyone but her. “He’s gonna have to be on my page. If he could grow the baby, it could be on his timeline. But it’s happening in this body,” she powerfully stated.
Amanda called out Kyle’s relentless work schedule—”He’s been DJing, he’s gone every weekend. Like, in what world exactly?”—and flatly stated, “I know that he wants to be a father one day, but I know he’s not ready.” This profound disagreement over one of the most fundamental choices a couple makes has clearly been festering, proving that their commitment was far less solid than they tried to portray.
Divorce Papers Ready? The Fate of the Summer House Marriage
While the couple tried to quell rumors by sitting next to each other at BravoCon , and costar Lindsay Hubbard defended their love, the facts revealed in the trailer—the lack of intimacy, the sleepover claims, and the fight over their future—point toward an irreparable split. They are fighting over every single aspect of their partnership.
The separation is no longer a rumor; it’s the core storyline of the upcoming season. As Kyle desperately tries to justify a : AM return home and Amanda laments the loss of connection, the biggest question looms: Will the final episode of Summer House season end with divorce papers? Or will this televised chaos be enough to finally force them into real, lasting therapy? The world will find out when Summer House premieres on Bravo February , .
