Jesse Solomon is spilling the alleged tea about Summer House costar West Wilson’s love life in the wake of his publicly confirmed relationship with Amanda Batula.
“West is always, like, sneaky linking on his phone,” Jesse claimed on the Tuesday, April 7, episode of the “Casual Chaos” podcast, after host Gia Guidice asked the reality star which of his Summer House costars is the “biggest drunk texter.”
“Probably West,” Jesse alleged.
While the two-part podcast episode was released this week, Jesse’s discussion with Gia was recorded prior to Amanda and West confirming their controversial romance. That didn’t stop Gia, of course, from asking Jesse about the endless dating rumors surrounding his castmates.
“Can you give us anything on West and Amanda?” Gia wondered.
“I’ve asked both of them, and they have told me that it’s not true, so I trust my friends,” Jesse stated, clearly unaware of his costars’ budding romance..
Amanda announced in January that she and husband Kyle Cooke were separating after four years of marriage. By March, rumors started swirling that she had moved on with West, who previously dated Amanda’s best friend Ciara Miller.
On March 31, Amanda and West addressed the speculation by confirming their romantic relationship via a joint Instagram statement.
“We’ve seen the growing online speculation, so while this is still very new, we wanted to provide some clarity,” they wrote, in part. “It 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.”
They added, “We’ve shown up for each other as friends over the years, through all the highs and lows, and what’s 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.”
Their statement concluded with an explanation about how their “feelings evolved” from a platonic relationship to a full-fledged romance.
“We wanted to take time to understand exactly what we were feeling,” they wrote. “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. We truly appreciate the understanding and respect as we navigate this.”
Because of Jesse’s close friendship to West, fans were convinced that he knew about the relationship.
“I heard the rumors, but they were denied to me multiple times,” Jesse wrote in an April 1 Instagram comment.
