West Wilson says his relationship with Amanda Batula is still on solid ground, even as the couple continues to face scrutiny from fans and castmates over how it began. Speaking on the May 25 episode of his Show Me Something podcast, Wilson said he and Batula are still together and doing their best.
Asked about the pressure of being public, Wilson said going out in public as a couple is “kind of scary.” The comment came as he discussed Batula with Sophie Cunningham, offering one of the clearest updates yet on a pairing that has been under a microscope since it became official in March 2026.
The relationship had been the subject of rumors for months before Batula and Wilson confirmed it in a joint social media statement on March 31. The attention only intensified because Batula was close friends with Ciara Miller, who previously dated Wilson, and because the pair’s timeline has been picked apart by viewers looking for signs of overlap with Batula’s marriage to Kyle Cooke.
Wilson has repeatedly pushed back on that version of events. On the April 20 episode of Show Me Something, he said he did not pursue anything with Batula until after she and Cooke announced their separation in January 2026, adding that “There was no overlap.” Batula also denied cheating accusations in the series premiere of In The City, telling Cooke that “nothing was happening” between her and Wilson while she was still committed to her marriage.
The latest public update arrived one day after the May 25 podcast episode, when Batula and Wilson were spotted traveling to Italy. Sources close to the couple said the trip was for Wilson’s cousin’s wedding, suggesting the outing was personal rather than a dramatic escape from the backlash that has followed them for months.
That backlash has remained a defining part of the story. The backlash from fans and castmates has been especially sharp because the romance involves people who were already linked through the same social circle, and because the questions around timing have never fully gone away. The upcoming Season 10 reunion is expected to address the Amanda, West and Ciara drama, while In The City has already opened the door to more discussion of whether the relationship amounted to an emotional affair.
For now, Wilson’s message is simple: the relationship is still intact, even if it remains difficult to live out loud. The Italy trip may have offered a quieter setting, but it did not change the central fact of the story — Batula and Wilson are staying together, and they are still trying to do it under a bright public glare.
