Before admitting they were dating, Amanda Batula scolded West Wilson for disrespecting Ciara Miller in the movie Summer House.
On Tuesday’s episode, which was filmed in mid-August, Batula told Wilson that while Wilson has been supportive in her relationship with her now estranged husband, Kyle Cook, she struggles to do the same in her relationship with Miller.
“What upset me the most is that you were such a good friend to me all summer,” Batula told sports journalists. “You get annoyed when you see Kyle disrespecting me.”
Batura continued. “For someone who has supported me so much and cared about me and stood up for me to see you disrespect Ciara like that just puts this weird dynamic in place.”
Wilson, 31, agreed with his current girlfriend, calling himself a “terrible idiot” for how he handled his split from Miller, 30.
Batula then advised Wilson to “take responsibility” and “apologize” to her best friend, which she did in an emotional sit-down with Miller later in the episode.
Ms Miller admitted she was “afraid to be nice” to Mr Wilson because she “didn’t want to embarrass” herself, and Wilson apologized for flirting with another woman the previous weekend and taking Ms Miller home to meet her family before they broke up.
“I know it was probably a big no-no, but I’ve thought about it a lot and I want you to know that you understand more than I do,” Wilson told her.
The two then agreed to become “best friends” again and shared a long hug, with Miller crying.
More than six months after that scene was filmed, Wilson and Batula confirmed their romance in a joint Instagram statement on March 31.
Without naming Miller, the couple said they “never intentionally tried to hide” their relationship and “didn’t want our actions to be seen as hurtful or thoughtless.”
Miller broke his silence about his co-stars’ relationship in an interview with Glamor magazine last week, admitting that he felt more betrayed by Batula than Wilson.
“I never expected that to come from someone like Amanda. Amanda has been like this in my circle and in my corner for a long time,” she said.
Meanwhile, Wilson defended his relationship with Batula, claiming on Monday’s episode of his podcast that there was “no overlap” between their romance.
“We realized in February that the situation might be a little serious, and that’s how it all started,” he explained of himself and Batura. “There’s nothing more to it than that.”
Wilson also promised to apologize for his actions at an upcoming “Summer House” reunion.
