{"id":141,"date":"2026-04-29T13:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lindsay-hubbard-amanda-batula-kissed-kyle-cooke-as-decoy-during-west-wilson-romance\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:18:41","slug":"lindsay-hubbard-amanda-batula-kissed-kyle-cooke-as-decoy-during-west-wilson-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lindsay-hubbard-amanda-batula-kissed-kyle-cooke-as-decoy-during-west-wilson-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Hubbard: Amanda Batula kissed Kyle Cooke as &#8216;decoy&#8217; during West Wilson romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/hubbard-89.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lindsay Hubbard cast doubt on <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/breaking-down-the-explosive-amanda-batula-west-wilson-ciara-miller-summer-house-drama\/\">Amanda Batula and West Wilson\u2019s romance<\/a> timeline \u2014 and called Batula\u2019s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, a \u201cdecoy\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olYneuY9WaQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during \u201cWatch What Happens Live\u201d<\/a> Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Her fellow guest \u2014 and \u201cSummer House\u201d co-star \u2014 Bailey Taylor told viewers Batula, 34, and Cooke, 43, were \u201cheavily kiss[ing]\u201d in front of their friends in February, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/19\/celebrity-news\/summer-house-stars-amanda-batula-kyle-cooke-split-after-4-years-of-marriage\/\">being separated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When Taylor, 29, asked Wilson, 31, why the exes were making out at the time, he allegedly replied, \u201cLet them do their thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lindsay Hubbard dubbed Kyle Cooke a \u201cdecoy\u201d for his estranged wife Amanda Batula\u2019s romance with West Wilson during \u201cWatch What Happens Live\u201d Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She said this after co-star Bailey Taylor recalled the duo \u201cheavily kissing\u201d in February. <span class=\"credit\">Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As Taylor recounted the story, Hubbard chimed in, \u201cImagine using your husband as a decoy for your boyfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>West, notably, claimed in a \u201cShow Me Something\u201d podcast episode earlier this month that his and Batula\u2019s romance began in February.<\/p>\n<p>When host Andy Cohen asked elsewhere in Tuesday\u2019s episode whether Hubbard \u201cbelieve[s] West\u2019s assertion,\u201d the former publicist widened her eyes and said, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At the time, Wilson allegedly said, \u201cLet them do their thing.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Ralph Bavaro\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hubbard also shed doubt on Amanda Batula and West Wilson\u2019s romance timeline during the Tuesday \u201cWatch What Happens Live\u201d appearance. <span class=\"credit\">Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She explained, \u201cI just think there is a difference between emotional and physical. Things in an emotional capacity could have happened before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After vehemently denying Batula and Wilson\u2019s bombshell relationship would stand the test of time, Hubbard teased a confrontation with Wilson, 31, at the upcoming reunion.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old said the sports journalist \u201creally pissed [her] off\u201d by posting a photo of her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/08\/parents\/summer-houses-lindsay-hubbard-welcomes-first-baby-with-boyfriend-turner-kufe\/\">daughter, Gemma<\/a>, with Ciara Miller when rumors were circulating about himself and Batula.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe used my child as a bait click to sort of cover up his relationship,\u201d Hubbard recalled. \u201cI didn\u2019t like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThere is a difference between emotional and physical,\u201d she said of her \u201cSummer House\u201d co-stars (pictured above). <span class=\"credit\">Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThings in an emotional capacity could have happened before,\u201d Hubbard added of the duo (pictured above in November 2025). <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/ West Wilson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As speculation swirled about Batula and Wilson March, Hubbard <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/30\/celebrity-news\/bravo-stars-fuel-west-wilson-amanda-batula-hookup-rumors-with-pointed-social-media-posts\/\">fueled rumors<\/a> with a pointed social media post.<\/p>\n<p>She shared an Instagram Story selfie with Miller \u2014 Wilson\u2019s ex and Batula\u2019s BFF \u2014 at the time, as well as a still from the series making a disgusted expression. <\/p>\n<p>Days later, Wilson and Batula <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/31\/celebrity-news\/summer-house-stars-amanda-batula-and-west-wilson-confirm-secret-romance-in-shocking-statement\/\">confirmed their \u201cconnection\u201d<\/a> in a joint statement they have since revealed was written by ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p>\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,\u201d the reality stars revealed at the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hubbard accused Batula of using husband Kyle Cooke (pictured above on April 23) as a \u201cdecoy.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Jesal \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hubbard made it clear she doesn\u2019t think Batula and Wilson will last. <span class=\"credit\">Charles Sykes\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Batula, the following week, told her followers she was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/10\/entertainment\/amanda-batula-apologizes-for-west-wilson-romance-but-wants-to-start-living-life-again\/\">ready to \u201cstart living life\u201d<\/a> again.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson, for his part, defended himself on an episode of his and Sophie Cunningham\u2019s podcast, saying he planned to \u201cclear up crazy s\u2013t\u201d during the reunion.<\/p>\n<p>He and Miller, notably, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/06\/07\/entertainment\/summer-house-stars-west-wilson-ciara-miller-clarify-relationship-status-after-reunion\/\">dated in 2023<\/a> but had reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/03\/entertainment\/summer-house-stars-ciara-miller-west-wilson-hooked-up-weeks-before-amanda-batula-romance\/\">hooked up earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Wilson, notably, is the ex-boyfriend of Batula\u2019s now-former BFF Ciara Miller (pictured above on Jan. 27). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Wilson and Batula (pictured above on April 23) have put on a united front since confirming their romance in March. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wilson, who has insisted \u201cthere was no overlap,\u201d has been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/11\/celebrity-news\/summer-house-stars-amanda-batula-and-west-wilson-spotted-making-out-on-double-date-in-nyc\/\">spotted on multiple PDA-filled dates<\/a> with Batula in recent weeks, from a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/17\/celebrity-news\/summer-house-stars-amanda-batula-west-wilson-hold-hands-at-yankees-game\/\">Yankees game<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/14\/photos\/amanda-batula-and-west-wilson-continue-to-put-romance-on-display-with-movie-date-night\/\">move night<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Batula has been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/19\/celebrity-news\/summer-house-stars-amanda-batula-kyle-cooke-split-after-4-years-of-marriage\/\">separated from Cooke<\/a> since late last year.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/24\/entertainment\/andy-cohen-slams-leaked-audio-of-ciara-miller-amanda-batula-at-summer-house-reunion\/\">leaked audio from the Season 10 reunion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/23\/entertainment\/west-wilson-amanda-batula-arrive-at-summer-house-season-10-reunion\/\">filmed last week<\/a>, Batula insisted \u201cyou can\u2019t help who you like and are attracted to\u201d \u2014 but Miller denied this, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/24\/entertainment\/ciara-miller-eviscerates-snake-amanda-batula-in-leaked-audio-from-summer-house-reunion\/\">dubbing her former pal a \u201csnake.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/entertainment\/lindsay-hubbard-amanda-batula-kissed-kyle-cooke-as-decoy-during-west-wilson-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsay Hubbard cast doubt on Amanda Batula and West Wilson\u2019s romance timeline \u2014 and 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