Amanda Batula scoffed at Ciara Miller’s biting comment about her romance with ex West Wilson during Tuesday’s “Summer House” Season 10 reunion.
In the first few moments of the highly anticipated gathering, which was taped on April 23, Batula explained that she was looking forward to clearing up any confusion about her and Wilson.
“I’m prepared to own up to what I’ve done, take accountability, apologize, especially to Ciara and Kyle and just hopefully be able to explain to everyone’s face what went on and where I’m coming from,” Batula explained to moderator Andy Cohen.
Miller didn’t appear to take Batula’s words to heart, saying under her breath, “I’m glad you can say our name, right?”
The jab was referring to Batula’s joint statement with Wilson in which they admitted to having a secret romance behind their castmates’ backs. (The statement notably did not include an apology to Miller or Batula’s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke.)
Batula was clearly taken aback by Miller’s reaction and asked, “What?”
Miller bravely repeated her dig, saying, “I’m glad you can say our name this time,” before the reunion cut to a commercial.
Batula then looked away and scoffed.
Prior to the start of the reunion, Batula spoke with Cohen in her dressing room — which she was sharing with Wilson — about how she was feeling.
“There’s a lot of guilt,” she admitted to the Bravo honcho. “That’s my friend, and it kills me that I’m the one that caused her all that pain.”
Meanwhile, Miller told Cohen ahead of the taping that she felt “more betrayed” by Batula than West.
“I mean, I’m shocked by West but I’m really hurt by Amanda,” she said.
As previously shown in the explosive trailer for the special, Miller and Batula sat across from one another while being grilled by host Andy Cohen.
The trailer also showed the heated moment when the model claimed that her ex Wilson only started dating Batula to “spite” her.
Ever since Batula, 34, and Wilson, 31, revealed in March that they had struck up a secret romance behind their co-stars’ backs, fans have been waiting to see how the reunion would play out.
Miller had dated Wilson in 2023 and the two rekindled their romance while filming Season 10 last summer. She also supported Batula through the downfall of her marriage and separation from Kyle Cooke.
Miller initially stayed silent on the pair’s shocking statement, but later took subtle swipes at them on social media.
She finally broke her silence on the scandal in April, calling the whole situation a “mindf–k.”
“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,” she told Glamour.
“I have championed you,” the Bravolebrity said of Batula. “I have tried to be there in different ways for you and help you and get you to see your value in yourself. And so to be disregarded in such a disrespectful way is … I’m at a loss for words sometimes.”
In the interview, Miller also revealed that she had received a heads-up about their joint statement “about 45 minutes before” it was shared on Instagram.
Notably, Batula and Wilson avoided mentioning each other’s names — and Miller’s — as they confirmed their secret relationship.
“There’s something about the lack of being able to say each other’s names in the statement that I found very telling, but I don’t know,” Miller said.
Just days before part one of the reunion aired, Miller made it clear that she has no interest in reconciling with her former friend.
When asked in a recent interview with People if she and Batula were “dunzo,” Miller savagely replied, “Yeah, for sure … I couldn’t do this to my worst enemy.”
Part 2 of the “Summer House” Season 10 reunion airs June 2 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
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