Kyle Cooke subtly showed support for Ciara Miller the day before his estranged wife, Amanda Batula, and Miller’s ex, West Wilson, confirmed their secret romance.
Cooke shared two Instagram photos with Miller on Monday that were taken from his retirement home-themed birthday party, which aired during last week’s episode of “Summer House.”
The reality stars donned prosthetics and gray hair to look elderly in both pictures.
“Instagram vs Reality,” the LoverBoy creator captioned his post.
At the time that Cooke, 43, shared the pictures, there were rumors that Batula, 34, and Wilson, 30, had been secretly hooking up behind Miller’s back.
Cooke and Batula were married for four years before announcing their split in January, while Miller and Wilson previously dated in 2023.
On Tuesday, Batula and Wilson confirmed the speculation about their relationship and claimed it was “never [their] intention” to hide their romance.
“Given the complicated relationship dynamics involved and the scrutiny that comes with being on a reality show, we needed a little space to process things privately before speaking on it,” they said in a joint statement shared via their Instagram Stories.
Batula and Wilson explained that after they had “shown up for each other as friends over the years,” the development of their dynamic “was the last thing” either of them “expected.”
The Bravo stars also noted that they took time to go public with their relationship because they wanted to “approach this with care.”
“As our feelings evolved, we wanted to take time to understand exactly what we were feeling,” they added. “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.”
The speculation about Batula and Wilson started in March, when Deuxmoi reported that the duo was spotted being “openly flirty, allegedly even holding hands under the table” at an event in NYC.
Later that month, Wilson failed to outright deny the speculation during his appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.”
“She’s single now, and it’s happened with other people that she’s hung out with,” he said of the rumors.
“We’re just hanging out in New York. She’s single. I kinda gotta show her the streets, you know?”
Wilson also called Batula “a very important person to me” who he “cares about a lot.”
