{"id":50017,"date":"2026-04-01T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=50017"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:46:53","slug":"wait-did-west-and-amanda-start-dating-way-sooner-than-theyre-claiming-they-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/04\/01\/wait-did-west-and-amanda-start-dating-way-sooner-than-theyre-claiming-they-did\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait, did West and Amanda start dating way sooner than they&#8217;re claiming they did?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex h-svh w-screen flex-col\">\n<div class=\"relative z-0 flex min-h-0 w-full flex-1\">\n<div class=\"relative flex min-h-0 w-full flex-1\">\n<div class=\"@container\/main relative flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col -translate-y-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)\/2)] pt-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)\/2)]\">\n<div class=\"@w-sm\/main:[scrollbar-gutter:var(--stage-scroll-gutter)] touch:[scrollbar-width:none] group\/scroll-root relative flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col [scrollbar-gutter:stable] not-print:overflow-x-clip not-print:overflow-y-auto group-data-stream-active\/scroll-root:[overflow-anchor:none] scroll-pt-(--header-height) [--sticky-padding-top:var(--header-height)] [--sticky-padding-bottom:0px] [--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-top:calc(var(--sticky-padding-top)+env(safe-area-inset-top,0px))] [--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom:calc(var(--sticky-padding-bottom)+var(--screen-keyboard-height,0px)+env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px))] [--scroll-root-safe-area-height:calc(100lvh-var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-top)-var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom))] has-data-[fixed-header=less-than-xl]:@w-xl\/main:scroll-pt-0 has-data-[fixed-header=less-than-xl]:@w-xl\/main:[--sticky-padding-top:0px] has-data-[fixed-header=less-than-xxl]:@w-2xl\/main:scroll-pt-0 has-data-[fixed-header=less-than-xxl]:@w-2xl\/main:[--sticky-padding-top:0px]\" data-scroll-root=\"\" data-scroll-from-top=\"\">\n<p>Well. Bravo fans are absolutely doing what Bravo fans do best right now: building a relationship timeline like they&#8217;re the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Batula and West Wilson finally confirmed they\u2019re together in a joint statement on March 31, calling the romance \u201cvery new\u201d and saying it grew out of a long friendship.<\/p>\n<p>But because this is <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/04\/summer-houses-amanda-batula-just-revealed-when-she-and-kyle-cooke-stopped-living-together\/\">Summer House<\/a>, nobody is taking that at face value without a little side-eye.<\/p>\n<p>Between Amanda\u2019s January split, West\u2019s very public denial days ago, and those increasingly loud rumours, the timeline is looking\u2026 messier than they\u2019d probably like.<\/p>\n<div id=\"thread\" class=\"group\/thread flex flex-col min-h-full\">\n<div class=\"composer-parent flex flex-1 flex-col focus-visible:outline-0\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:06c9b425-c433-4416-b9ff-98376551574a-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"09fcfcf4-29ab-4c04-85f9-f0dca622e4ee\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-4-thinking\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<h2 data-section-id=\"17l9cjl\" data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"817\">January 2026: Amanda\u2019s marriage officially ends<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTtPyarDze-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTtPyarDze-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Best of Bravo (@bestofbravo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"1328\">The first big date in this saga is January 19, 2026, when Amanda and Kyle Cooke announced their separation after four years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"1328\">That matters because any Amanda-and-West timeline starts there: publicly, she was newly single only a little over two months before she and West confirmed the relationship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"1328\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/summer-house-amanda-batula-west-wilson-confirm-relationship-11937782\">PEOPLE<\/a> also reported that Amanda and West\u2019s reveal came two months after the split, which is exactly why the news landed with such a shockwave.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1nm4xd\" data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"215\">February 2026: the Super Bowl rumour<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWj-NoLEQ5q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWj-NoLEQ5q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"270\">And now\u2026 the detail that\u2019s really making some spiral.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"597\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/31\/entertainment\/dave-portnoy-claims-he-heard-about-amanda-batula-west-wilson-romance-at-super-bowl-2026\/\">Page Six<\/a> reports that, according to <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dave Portnoy<\/span><\/span>, this whole situation might go back way further than March. On March 31, he casually claimed on X that he\u2019d already heard about Amanda and West\u2019s romance during Super Bowl weekend in February, thanks to Brianna \u201cChickenfry\u201d LaPaglia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"1091\">It&#8217;s not backed up by evidnce. But, if that\u2019s true, it pushes the potential start of their relationship (or at least the rumors of it) back by weeks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"1091\">And it doesn\u2019t stop there. A TikTok from the game reportedly showed Amanda and West standing very close together, which only adds to the \u201csomething was already going on\u201d theory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1446\">Of course, this isn\u2019t hard confirmation, it\u2019s secondhand info via Portnoy, but in Bravo terms? That\u2019s basically a blinking neon sign.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1446\">Especially because, at the same Super Bowl, West was publicly seen with his ex <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ciara Miller<\/span><\/span>, which at the time had people thinking that was the storyline.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"2rl1cd\" data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1401\">Early March: Amanda is still saying \u201cabsolutely not\u201d to cast hookups<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amanda Batula: Summer House Star on Her Breakup, Choosing Herself &amp; Finding Happiness!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8FzbJo5txLA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1962\">Here\u2019s where the eyebrow raise begins.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1962\">On the March 9 episode of Jason Tartick\u2019s Trading Secrets podcast, Amanda said she was not interested in dating her castmates, with Bravo quoting her as saying, \u201cI\u2019m not touching any of my cast members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1962\">That doesn\u2019t automatically mean she and West were already secretly involved, of course, but it does make the eventual reveal feel extra jarring in hindsight.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1962\">At minimum, it suggests either things changed very fast, or she was already being careful with what she said publicly.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"xwegxv\" data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2007\">Mid-to-late March: The rumours get louder<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWgmvt1lPKD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWgmvt1lPKD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Page Six (@pagesix)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2597\">By mid-March, fan chatter had clearly moved beyond random guessing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2597\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/summer-house-hookup-rumors-swirl-bravo-star-posts-friends-exes-11937097\">PEOPLE<\/a> reported that speculation was already circulating earlier in the month, including a Deuxmoi item claiming Amanda and West were \u201copenly flirty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2597\">Then, on March 29, Austen Kroll tossed gasoline on the rumour fire with that now-infamous Instagram Story caption about \u201cf\u2014 your friends exes,\u201d which many took as a pointed reference to West dating Amanda, given his history with Ciara Miller.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1wr3tt4\" data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2635\">March 24: West flat-out denies it<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWkB9-NiSzp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWkB9-NiSzp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Bravotalktoomuch (@bravotalktoomuch)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"3243\">This is the date that really makes people question the \u201cvery new\u201d label.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"3243\">On Watch What Happens Live on March 24, West shut the rumours down and insisted Amanda was just his \u201chomegirl,\u201d saying they were simply hanging out in New York and that she was \u201ca very important person\u201d to him.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"3243\">A week later, he and Amanda released their joint statement confirming the romance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"3243\">That gap is why cast members reportedly feel blindsided: according to PEOPLE\u2019s source, Amanda and West were \u201copenly lying about it,\u201d and much of the group only pieced it together over the last few days.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"15rg1fi\" data-start=\"3245\" data-end=\"3310\">March 31: The statement drops<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height: 500px;\" data-embed-height=\"740\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/summerhousebravo\/comments\/1s8t9rk\/confirmed_amanda_and_west\/\">Confirmed Amanda and west<\/a><br \/>\nby<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/tibula234\/\">u\/tibula234<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/summerhousebravo\/\">summerhousebravo<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"4110\">In their statement, Amanda and West said the relationship is \u201cstill very new,\u201d that it was \u201cthe last thing either of us expected,\u201d and that it developed from a \u201cgenuine, long-standing friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"4110\">They also admitted they stayed quiet because of the \u201ccomplicated relationship dynamics involved,\u201d which feels like a major acknowledgement of the Kyle-and-Ciara factor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"4110\">Is there hard proof they started dating way earlier than they\u2019re claiming? 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