Summer House‘s Kyle Cooke i Amand have officially separated after rumors of marital strife.
“After much consideration, we have mutually and amicably decided to separate as a couple,” Batula and Cooke began in an Instagram statement on Monday, January 19. “We share this with heavy hearts and kindly ask for your grace and support as we focus on our personal growth and healing.”
They continued: “It seems ironic to ask for privacy during this time as we have always tried to be open and honest about our relationship, but your kindness and respect will go a long way as we try to navigate our next chapter.”
Cooke and Batula’s relationship will show when Summer House returns for season 10 next month, with the two arguing his DJ career and more in the teaser.
Speculation about tensions between Cooke, 43, and Batula, 34, emerged in November 2025 when a report claimed the pair were living apart. However, a source close to the reality stars said Us Weekly at the time this was not true.
“They’re going through a tough time,” the source revealed, insisting that despite their struggles, Cooke and Batula were “both engaged to make the relationship work.”
days later, Summer House‘s Lindsay Hubbard he assured the fans the marriage of his companions was solid regardless of their problems.
“It’s like any relationship, there are ups and downs,” Hubbard, 39, said exclusively. we while attending BravoCon in November, reminding viewers that they had seen Cooke and Batula’s “10-year journey” amid all its ups and downs.

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Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images“I know they are very much in love with each other and very much together,” she shared, shutting down split speculation at the time. “Like, come on.”
Hubbard claimed it was “no big deal” Cooke and Batula were going through a rough patch.
That same weekend, Cooke and Batula sat next to each other during a panel at Bravo’s fan convention in Las Vegas, though they didn’t address their marital problems.
Summer House fans have had a front-row seat to Cooke and Batula’s relationship since Season 1 aired in 2017. The duo announced their engagement in September 2018 and tied the knot in September 2021.
Throughout their journey on reality TV, viewers saw Cooke and Batula face multiple challenges in their relationship, from their 2018 confession of infidelity to their disagreements over where to live and whether they had children.
“We’re just trying to find our way and navigate all of this with the show and an incredibly stressful business that I’m running. It’s a lot,” Cooke said. we in February 2024. “I feel like the dogs unintentionally slowed down our baby production… So we’re just taking it one day at a time.”
More than a year later, Batula revealed that starting a family was still a point of contention for her and Cooke.
“It’s going to have to be on my page. If I could grow the baby, it could be in her timeline. But it’s happening in this body,” she said. we in may “There was a lot in this (last) season that he wanted to be a father and, like, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, but he’s having this conversation with other people, and not with the person who’s supposed to be carrying his child. So if he was actively (saying), ‘Hey, I want to have kids. So we should start differently.” is not a conversation we’re having.”
Batula added that Cooke’s busy career made her question his sincerity, reasoning, “I know he wants to be a father one day, but I know he’s not ready.”
Amidst his marital struggles, Cooke teased his and Batula’s upcoming spin-off, In the City.
“I always have been an open book“, he said we in november “Lindsay, Amanda, we wear it on our sleeves. It’s not always easy, but we try to show anything and everything.”



