Amanda Batula's relationship with her husband, Kyle Cooke, has been under a microscope in Season 8 of Summer House, as the couple has had different opinions about moving out of New York City and having photos of each other on their phones.
Since then, some viewers have shifted their focus to Amanda's friendship with fellow cast member, Jesse Solomon. Jesse has been outspoken about his admiration for her, saying during his appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on May 9 that "Amanda is amazing" while seemingly flirting with her in the comments of her Instagram posts (more on that later).
Amanda, however, has responded to all of this in a video on TikTok, noting that the speculation has gotten "out of control."
Amanda Batula says Jesse Solomon and her are "never gonna happen"
Amanda took to her TikTok account on Tuesday, May 14, where she filmed herself lip-synching along to the sound, "call me dumb, call me a stupid, dumb wh-re. That's it." But, one commenter noted that the trending search associated with the video was "Jesse Solomon."
Amanda responded to this comment, in a video posted to TikTok two hours later. "You guys are out of control," she said, while pointing to the comment. "Enough! It's never gonna happen."
@amandabatula Replying to @britt 🍒 ♬ original sound - Amanda Batula
Inside Amanda Batula and Jesse Solomon's friendship
Jesse took to his own TikTok account on Friday, May 10, where he shared a behind-the-scenes look of Summer House Season 8, Episode 12. In the video, while their cast members got their astrology charts read, Jesse and Amanda can be seen laughing together. In another clip, Amanda rests her head on Jesse's shoulder while they make funny faces into the camera.
This comes weeks after Jesse left flirtatious comments on Amanda's Instagram feed. In early April, Jesse took to the comments of one of Amanda's Instagram posts, as seen down below, where he left a pretty spicy comment. "I hope your future kid doesn't get bullied for having the hottest mom," Jesse wrote.
"Jesse stop flirting with me," Amanda replied. "Prints out and frames comment."
Weeks later, Amanda posted another Instagram carousel, which included photos of her, scenes from a wedding she attended, and a picture of Kyle's butt. "Holy f-ckamole," Jesse commented, which was then liked by Amanda.
Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke's latest relationship update
Although the couple has had disagreements on this season of Summer House, they are in a good place. In a recent interview with The Daily Dish, Amanda admitted that she has taken a "step back" from working at Kyle's beverage company, Loverboy, to prioritize their relationship.
"I'm just not as involved in the day-to-day. So we can sort of heal our relationship, but I'm still very much so a part of it — all the decision-making and the big aspects of the brand," she said.
During Summer House Season 8 Episode 4, Kyle spoke about the strength of their relationship, but noted that there are things that they could work on. "We love each other," he said during the episode. "But we're really good at procrastinating and not dealing with our issues. I actually really respect how much effort Carl [Radke] and Lindsay [Hubbard] are putting in to improve their communication. I want to make sure we're putting in the work."
