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Effectively, it’s important to hand it to the forged of Summer time Home — they at all times discover new and distinctive methods to shock us.

First, there was Paige Desorbo’s breakup with Craig Conover.

Now, earlier than the mud has even settled from that catastrophe, we now have a love triangle so messy that it may solely come to us from the world of Bravo.

For weeks now, we’ve been listening to rumors that Amanda Batula and West Wilson are an merchandise.

Some followers thought the rumors had been too messy to be true.

In any case, Amanda and boyfriend Kyle Cooke simply introduced their cut up in January after 4 years of marriage.

And West beforehand dated Amanda’s greatest good friend Ciara Miller.

However the coronary heart needs what it needs, and in equivalent statements posted to their Instagram Tales, Amanda and West confirmed that they’re certainly doin’ it.

“We’ve seen the rising on-line hypothesis, so whereas that is nonetheless very new, we needed to supply some readability,” the couple wrote on Tuesday, including:

“It was by no means our intention to purposely disguise something. Given the sophisticated relationship dynamics concerned and the scrutiny that comes with being on a actuality present, we wanted just a little area to course of issues privately earlier than talking on it.

“We’ve proven up for one another as associates over time, by way of all of the highs and lows, and what’s developed just lately was the very last thing both of us anticipated.”

Amanda and West went on to notice that they began out as associates, and solely just lately did their relationship become something extra (which is nice, what with Amanda having been married like three months in the past).

“Our connection grew out of a real, long-standing friendship, which made it particularly essential for us to strategy this with care,” the lovebirds wrote, including:

“As our emotions advanced, we needed to take time to know precisely what we had been feeling.

“We additionally acknowledge that this has had an impression past simply us and by no means needed our actions to trigger any damage or be perceived as careless. We really admire the understanding and respect as we navigate this.”

These two had been reaching the purpose the place they actually had no alternative however to return clear. Over the weekend, gossip web site Deuxmoi reported that Amanda and West had been noticed being “brazenly flirty, allegedly even holding arms beneath the desk” at an occasion in NYC (per Individuals).

And this previous Sunday, Southern Allure star Austen Kroll added gasoline to the hearth when he tweeted, “Pasta and f–okay your mates exes are apparently so again,” seemingly referencing Amanda and West.

Ciara has not responded to the information publicly, however as many have famous, she has unfollowed each West and Amanda.

We’re certain the sparks will fly on the Summer time Home Season 10 reunion present.