West Wilson not returning for “Summer House” season 11 after 'Scamanda' drama

Mekishana PierreMon, June 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM UTC

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West Wilson on 'Watch What Happens Live' in 2026Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo via GettyKey Points -

West Wilson is officially not returning for Summer House season 11 as cameras start rolling over the July 4 weekend.

The news comes ahead of the release of a bonus episode of the series featuring (hopefully illuminating) one-on-one conversations between several castmates, airing on Tuesday.

Wilson was recently the target of hard-hitting questions from his costars during the season 10 reunion, where the relationship between him and Amanda Batula dominated the conversation.

Bravo is shaking things up for the next season of its long-running reality TV series, Summer House. West Wilson is officially not returning for season 11 as cameras start rolling over the July 4 weekend, PEOPLE reported Monday.

TMZ, which first shared the news, reported that sources close to production say that although Wilson hadn't been picked up for the upcoming installment, the door for a possible return remains open with production. The media personality could appear in the next season for a brief cameo.

Reps for the Bravo series did not immediately respond when Entertainment Weekly reached out for comment. The stars of season 11 — returning or new —have not yet been announced.

Wilson joined the cast of hard-partying friends for their annual escape to the Hamptons in season 8, as the friend of OG cast member Lindsay Hubbard. His relationship with costar Ciara Miller became a huge focal point for the series, despite their very public breakup after dating for a few months. Although their brief dalliance following Wilson's addition to the cast in 2023 ended on less-than-friendly terms, the pair seemingly maintained a will-they-or-won't-they vibe ever since.

After a rocky journey which included a brief period of estrangement at the request of Miller, the two seemed to be reconciling their romance during Summer House season 10.

However, things took a dark turn for the cast when Wilson and costar Amanda Batula revealed they had been in a secret relationship on March 31, weeks after gossip blog Deuxmoi first reported they were hooking up and while the 10th season was still airing.

Amanda Batula and West Wilson on 'Summer House' season 10 reunionCredit: Jocelyn Prescod/Bravo

The news created ripples throughout the Summer House fandom and cast, since Batula was best friends with Miller, and Wilson was close with Kyle Cooke, to whom Batula had been married for four years before they announced their split in January.

As of publication, Batula and Cooke are still legally married.

The reveal was especially surprising for fans because the show's latest season featured multiple cast members wondering if Miller and Wilson were getting back together, with the latter being notably disturbed when approached by costar Jesse Solomon about possibly kissing Miller if given the chance. At one point in the season, Wilson even referred to Miller as "the love of my life."

Fans felt particularly scandalized about the rumors because Batula and Miller have been close friends for years; Batula even gushed about Miller coming to her aid after she and Cooke announced their split.

Everyone from their fellow Summer House castmates to other Bravo stars and celebrities outside the reality TV sphere had a lot to say about the relationship reveal and resorted to picking sides.

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Cooke broke his silence to defend his estranged wife to "street journalist" Adam Glyn on April 1, saying that he was "more concerned" about Batula than his own feelings. "I'm obviously frustrated. I mean, we have a new show coming out, and there's so much that gets unpacked there," Cooke said. "I'm obviously disappointed in her... but just hearing her and hearing how unwell she is, and [her] dark thoughts, I just ask people to just, maybe, pull off the gas a little on the cyberbullying and hate."

However, the Loverboy founder confessed that he doesn't "understand the timeline just yet" of the relationship between Batula and Wilson, which made watching the 10th season a "mental mindf---."

"I mean, it's just like a series of events that, unfortunately, the evidence just kind of started piling up, piling up, piling up. I'll leave it at that," Cooke said. "Looking back, there's a lot of us [who've] been looking at his body language and, you know, how touchy and handsy he is with her and just kind of gave him a little bit of a hall pass like, 'Oh, it's West.'"

Kyle Cooke and Ciara Miller on 'Summer House' season 10 reunionCredit: Jocelyn Prescod/Bravo

Miller, for her part, shared her thoughts on Wilson and Batula's relationship in a Glamour interview published before the kiss cam moment. She said she felt "disregarded in such a disrespectful way" after supporting Batula as her marriage to Cooke fell apart on the latest season of Summer House.

"It's one thing to experience hurt behind closed doors," the registered nurse told the outlet. "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. It's a major mindf---."

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During the season 10 reunion, the Summer House cast came together for the first time since "Scamanda" went public. The discussion largely revolved around Batula and Wilson's relationship, with the two going on the defensive as Miller, Cooke, Hubbard, and the rest of the cast demanded answers. By the end of Part 3, some — most vocally Hubbard — felt that they hadn't gotten the accountability they were looking for.

Bravo has even more in store for fans, as the final moments of the reunion revealed there will be a bonus episode, Summer House: The Aftermath. The bonus episode will feature new (and hopefully illuminating) one-on-one conversations between Batula and Hubbard, Cooke and Wilson, and Miller and Meija Moreno, which took place three weeks after the reunion was filmed on April 23.

Moreno is Wilson's ex-girlfriend who, as discussed in the reunion, believed they were exclusive while Wilson continued to hook up with other women. Miller reached out to her and spoke to her on the phone during the reunion, but this promises to be a more in-depth interaction.

Summer House: The Aftermath will air on Bravo Tuesday, at 8 p.m. ET. Season 11 of the series will likely kick off in early February 2027, giving viewers a reprieve from the colder temperatures with some sure-to-be-hot drama.

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