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Mia Calabrese is sharing her honest reaction to Amanda Batula’s side of the Summer House drama.
After watching Summer House: The Aftermath, Mia says Amanda’s explanation about her romance with West Wilson did not land the way she may have hoped.
While speaking exclusively with Us Weekly while promoting her partnership with Walgreens to share her “Ultimate Summer Must-Haves,” Mia opened up about finally seeing more pieces of Amanda and West’s relationship timeline come together.
“It was interesting to see all of the pieces of the puzzle come together,” Mia said.
The Summer House star explained that she was especially interested in hearing Amanda’s point of view after the Season 10 reunion left viewers and cast members with lingering questions about what really happened between Amanda and West.
Mia said “hearing Amanda’s perspective” was one of the things she was waiting to see play out.
Amanda and West’s relationship has been one of the biggest Bravo scandals of the season. The two confirmed their romance earlier this year after Amanda’s split from Kyle Cooke, but the relationship caused major fallout because West previously dated Amanda’s former close friend, Ciara Miller.
Ciara made it clear throughout the reunion that she felt betrayed by both Amanda and West. She accused Amanda of not being honest with her and later said their friendship had “no reciprocity.”
Mia, who is close with Ciara, admitted that after watching The Aftermath special on Tuesday, June 16, she did not walk away feeling sympathy for Amanda.
“Unfortunately, no, sympathy is not the first word that comes to mind,” Mia told Us.
Mia explained that Amanda had a chance to explain herself, but it did not emotionally connect with her.
“I think Amanda had an opportunity to share her experience and her thoughts, and it just didn’t connect with me,” Mia said.
Mia also acknowledged that viewers may have had different reactions, but for her, Amanda’s explanation did not change much.
“I don’t know if the audience felt the same way. Obviously, everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, but it didn’t connect with me in the way that I was hoping for,” Mia added.
The comments come after fans debated whether Amanda took enough accountability during the reunion and Aftermath special. Amanda previously admitted she had stopped watching the season because the online backlash had become too difficult to deal with.
“I’ve stopped watching the episodes because I cannot handle the idea of thinking about all the nasty s*** people are going to say [online] about me afterwards. I had to stop watching them,” Amanda said during the reunion.
That confession frustrated several cast members, including Kyle, who later said he was upset that both Amanda and West had not watched the episodes.
For Mia, however, the bigger issue seems to be whether Amanda’s explanation actually showed growth, accountability or understanding of how deeply Ciara was hurt.
Amanda has said she never meant to hurt Ciara, but Ciara has made it clear that she does not see a path forward in their friendship.
