{"id":80043,"date":"2026-04-19T13:01:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T13:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/summer-houses-lexi-wood-weighs-in-on-amanda-and-west\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T13:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T13:01:57","slug":"summer-houses-lexi-wood-weighs-in-on-amanda-and-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/summer-houses-lexi-wood-weighs-in-on-amanda-and-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer House\u2019s Lexi Wood Weighs In on Amanda and West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Summer House<\/em> alum <strong>Lexi Wood<\/strong> thinks both <strong>Amanda Batula<\/strong> and <strong>Ciara Miller<\/strong> are out of <strong>West Wilson\u2019s<\/strong> league.<\/p>\n<p>Approached by <em>TMZ<\/em> in Los Angeles on Friday, April 17, Lexi, 28, was asked to weigh in on Amanda and West\u2019s controversial relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, my unsolicited advice would be dating outside that Summer House \u2014\u00a0 [it\u2019s] much better!\u201d she told the outlet, emphasizing it was just \u201cmy opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lexi added that she thought West, 31, was punching above his weight by striking up a romance with Amanda, 34, \u2014 and that Ciara has better dating prospects now that she\u2019s left him behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the girls are better than the guys in that house, I think we all know that,\u201d she said, before doubling down on her advice to the women to start \u201cdating not in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amid all the drama caused by Amanda and West\u2019s blossoming romance, Lexi said that she hoped their relationship goes the distance to make all the pain for the people around them worth it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, one part of me hopes that they do last if they\u2019re going to cause all of this chaos in the friendship and ruin friendships and longstanding relationships,\u201d she told <em>TMZ.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lexi continued, \u201cA part of me kind of does hope that they take it the long haul, but look I think Amanda should find a really great guy, not another party boy and I think Ciara knows she\u2019s going to be better off anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4313838\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4313838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Summer-House-Lexi-Thinks-Both-Amanda-And-Ciara-Can-Do-Better-Than-West.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Summer-House-Lexi-Thinks-Both-Amanda-And-Ciara-Can-Do-Better-Than-West.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Summer-House-Lexi-Thinks-Both-Amanda-And-Ciara-Can-Do-Better-Than-West.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 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https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Summer-House-Lexi-Thinks-Both-Amanda-And-Ciara-Can-Do-Better-Than-West.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Summer-House-Lexi-Thinks-Both-Amanda-And-Ciara-Can-Do-Better-Than-West.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Summer-House-Lexi-Thinks-Both-Amanda-And-Ciara-Can-Do-Better-Than-West.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Summer-House-Lexi-Thinks-Both-Amanda-And-Ciara-Can-Do-Better-Than-West.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Amanda Batula, West Wilson and Ciara Miller.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">(Photo by: Charles Sykes\/Bravo via Getty Images and by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images for SiriusXM and Bryan Bedder\/Bravo via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In March, Amanda and West addressed speculation surrounding their relationship after Amanda\u2019s split from <strong>Kyle Cooke.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen the growing online speculation, so while this is still very new, we wanted to provide some clarity,\u201d they wrote via a joint Instagram statement posted on March 31. \u201cIt was never our intention to purposely hide anything. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Amanda-Batula-Said-West-Wilson-Wasnt-Marriage-Material-for-Ciara-Miller-Yet-Months-Before-Romance.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Amanda Batula Said West Wilson Wasnt Marriage Material for Ciara Miller Yet Months Before Romance\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Amanda-Batula-Said-West-Wilson-Wasnt-Marriage-Material-for-Ciara-Miller-Yet-Months-Before-Romance.jpg?quality=78&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Amanda Batula Said West Wasn&#8217;t &#8216;Marriage Material&#8217; for Ciara Before Romance<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAmanda Batula appeared to be adhering to \u201cgirl code\u201d after Ciara Miller split from West Wilson \u2014 just months before Amanda confirmed she was dating West. Amanda, 34, exclusively told Us Weekly in January that she didn\u2019t think West, 31, was \u201cmarriage material\u201d \u2014 at least not for Ciara, 30. When asked whether West or [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The statement continued: \u201cWe\u2019ve shown up for each other as friends over the years, through all the highs and lows, and what\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Ciara, who was friends with Amanda and dated West in 2023, broke her silence on the relationship via an interview with <em>Glamour.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to experience hurt behind closed doors,\u201d Ciara, 30, told the outlet on Friday. \u201cTo 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\u2019s a major mindf***.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Amanda and West were spotted packing on the PDA on a Kiss Cam at a Yankees game in New York on the same day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer House alum Lexi Wood thinks both Amanda Batula and Ciara Miller are out of West Wilson\u2019s league. Approached by TMZ in Los Angeles on Friday, April 17, Lexi, 28, was asked to weigh in on Amanda and West\u2019s controversial relationship. \u201cLook, my unsolicited advice would be dating outside that Summer House \u2014\u00a0 [it\u2019s] much [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-trends-and-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2191609037Summer-Houses-Lexi-Wood-Weighs-In-on-Amanda-and-West.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}