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Ben Waddell’s girlfriend is speaking out after he found himself in the hot seat during the Summer House Season 10 reunion.
Ben, who joined the Summer House cast this season after meeting Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke at a mutual friend’s wedding in 2024, has quickly become one of the more talked about newbies. While he has formed friendships with several of the men in the house, his dynamic with some of the women has raised eyebrows.
During the first part of the reunion, Bailey Taylor called Ben out for what she felt was a pattern of reprimanding the women while being much softer on the men.
Bailey made it clear that she had an issue with the way Ben handled certain conversations with the ladies in the house. However, she also had positive things to say about Ben’s girlfriend, Sabrina, while adding that she felt Sabrina deserved better.
Now, Sabrina is defending Ben.
Taking to Threads, Sabrina addressed the backlash and pushed back against claims about how Ben treats women.
“Considering I know him better than anyone…Ben worships his mom, treats me with so much love and care, and is deeply loved by his friends and family for the way he shows up for people,” Sabrina wrote.
She added, “Authenticity and kindness always shine brighter in the end.”
Sabrina’s post comes after fans reacted strongly to Bailey’s reunion comments. The first part of the reunion put several cast members on blast, with Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s relationship drama taking center stage, but Ben also faced criticism over his behavior in the house.
Bailey, however, later made it clear that she does not want fans piling on Ben or sending hate his way.
“Authenticity and kindness always shine brighter in the end,” Bailey posted on her Instagram Stories after the reunion aired.
She then clarified that although she said what she needed to say at the reunion, she does not support online hate.
“I need to say I don’t encourage hate towards ANYONE,” Bailey wrote. “The internet is a vast place, and if you are spreading hate, you have no clue the volume of anger/hate messages someone may be receiving. Everything is settled, no one is perfect, ESPECIALLY not me, and we don’t need to pile on. I said what I needed to say, and we can leave it there!!”
Bailey’s message shows that while she stood by calling out Ben’s behavior, she also recognizes how quickly reality TV criticism can turn into something much bigger online.
Ben’s first season on Summer House has been anything but quiet. As a newcomer, he entered a friend group that was already dealing with major fractures, including Kyle and Amanda’s separation, Amanda’s romance with West, and Ciara Miller’s fallout with both of them.
Now, with Sabrina publicly defending him and Bailey asking fans not to attack anyone, it seems the cast is trying to move past the reunion tension without turning it into a bigger social media pile on.
Still, Ben’s treatment of the women in the house has become a conversation, and if he returns next season, fans will likely be watching closely to see how he handles those relationships moving forward.
