‘Summer House’ star Ciara Miller spoke out for the first time following the New York City show’s cast drama that’s rocked the Bravo-verse.
Miller, who remained mostly quiet after her ex, West Wilson, and close friend, Amanda Batula, confirmed romance rumors, broke her silence in a new interview with Glamour published Friday, April 17.
In January, Batula announced her separation from husband Kyle Cooke, another housemate on the reality series. Within three months, she and Wilson, who is also on the New York City-based show, posted a joint statement on their Instagram stories confirming their relationship, causing an uproar online.
Season 10 of ‘Summer House,’ which is currently airing every Tuesday, has captured the couple’s final turbulent season together. On top of that, this season has shown Miller’s support for her friend Batula as she navigates her rocky relationship, and Wilson’s pursuit of rekindling his romance with Miller.
“It’s one thing to experience hurt behind closed doors,” Miller told Glamour. “To experience it so publicly is like another layer, and then to have to see what you thought was your life still play out in season 10.
Here is everything you need to know about Miller’s first public statement on the ‘Summer House’ drama and how to watch the new episode of the New York City-based show tonight.
Ciara Miller addresses ‘Summer House’ scandal for the first time
Miller, a 30-year-old reality TV star and model, spoke cautiously yet candidly about the “Summer House” drama that’s upended her personal life in her April 17 interview with Glamour. She said she wanted to be very careful about how she addressed the scandal, which has been compared to a similar Bravo controversy, “Scandoval,” involving an affair between “Vanderpump Rules” stars Tom Sandoval and Rachel Leviss.
“I want to do it in my way, in a way that feels more intentional than just a podcast or a comment under a picture,” she said.
Batula and her now-ex-husband, Cooke, have been on ‘Summer House,’ which follows a group of friends sharing a house in the Hamptons over the summer, since its debut in 2017. Originally, Batula came on as Cooke’s girlfriend, before she became a full-time cast member on Season 2.
Miller joined ‘Summer House’ on season 5 as the first Black cast member and quickly became a fan favorite. Wilson joined the cast during season 8, which aired in Feb. 2024. During his first season, he became very close to Miller. The two continued their romantic relationship into the fall after filming, before their messy breakup in December of 2023.
“I’m trying to think back to my first summer in the house. Amanda just felt like a very calm spirit initially,” Miller told Glamour, speaking of her immediate bond with Batula. “She was someone that I always felt comfortable talking to. She always felt like a nonjudgmental figure to go to.”
Since Miller joined the show in 2021, we have seen her defend her friend Batula when it came to her tumultuous relationship with Cooke. Though Miller has been friends with both Batula and Cooke throughout the seasons, we have seen her especially helping Batula during the current season, uplifting her after her fights with Cooke.
“I’ve fought with your own husband to advocate for you. I have championed you. I have tried to be there in different ways for you and help you and get you to see your value in yourself,” Miller told the outlet. “And so to be disregarded in such a disrespectful way is… Honestly, it’s… I’m at a loss for words sometimes.”
Miller reveals her feelings of betrayal by her two NYC castmates
In March, Batula and West posted identical statements on their Instagram stories acknowledging “the growing online speculation” of their romantic relationship.
“We’ve shown up for each other as friends over the years,” the statement said, “through all the highs and lows, and what’s developed recently was the last thing either of us expected. Our connection grew out of a genuine, longstanding friendship, which made it especially important for us to approach this with care… We also recognize that this has had an impact beyond just us and never wanted our actions to cause any hurt or be perceived as careless.”
Miller told Glamour that she had “less than 24 hours” notice before Batula and Wilson’s statement was posted online. “One [notification] was about 45 minutes before.” She also described her last conversation with Batula: “Minimal is all I’ll say. Because that’s something I will talk about at the reunion.”
In Season 10 of ‘Summer House,’ we have seen West and Miller attempt to rebuild their friendship, and even possibly a romantic relationship. Miller told Glamour that he attended her 30th birthday dinner at the end of 2025. However, Miller said she feels more betrayed by her former friend, Batula.
“At the end of the day, a guy’s a guy. Whether or not West and I are working on a relationship, you just can’t put anything past a man,” she said. “But I just never would think that it would come from someone like Amanda, who has been what has felt like in my circle and in my corner for so long. I think that’s the craziest part.”
“I’m just trying to make it to the reunion at this point,” Miller said of this season’s reunion, which is set to film later this month, admitting she’s “a bit nervous.” “The reunions are always mental warfare. Filming a reality TV show and then sitting at a reunion eight months later is not normal.”
New Summer House episode tonight. How to watch
New episodes of “Summer House” air on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. The next episode is set to air tonight, April 21.
Streaming providers that carry Bravo, such as Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and DIRECTV, also air the show on Tuesdays. Episodes will be available to stream on Peacock the day after airing.
The show’s reunion is expected to be filmed later this month. “The reunion is coming up,” Cohen said on the April 1 episode of “SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live,” and, boy, do I have a lot of questions.”
Stay tuned to keep up with the rest of season 10 and to know when the reunion will air.
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