Amanda Batula is embracing being back on the market following her split from Kyle Cooke.
Batula, 34, got candid about her single life while chatting with Marie Claire in an interview published on Tuesday, March 3. “Honestly, I feel like I’m on cloud nine. Unstoppable,” she gushed. “The past two weeks, I’ve never been happier.”
When it comes to finding love again, the Summer House star shared that she’s open to another relationship.
“I am manifesting a boyfriend, but just a boyfriend. No one who’s looking for anything serious,” Batula shared, noting that she wants to “have fun” with someone her “age or younger,” since she’s “always dated older.” (Cooke, 43, is about nine years older than Batula.)
Batula added, “For now, while I heal, I just want to flirt and make out.” She shared that she’s looking forward to going on dates and being “hot and happy.”
“I’ll find a husband later down the road — or maybe not,” she said.
Batula also opened up about wanting to have kids, which was something she worried about when leaving her marriage.
“I was so scared about starting over and having to find someone again. I’m 34. I’m not getting younger,” Batula said. “Women have an unfortunate timeline when it comes to having children, and that freaked me out.”
Now, she’s not “afraid” anymore and is planning to freeze her eggs.
“There are many things I can do to hopefully give myself a shot at having kids later,” she explained. “I’m trying not to do any of that math, of, like, if I had a kid by 40, then I’ll be 60 when they’re in college, or plan too much in the future.”
Batula also noted that she’s not “ready” to get pregnant right now. “I got another swimsuit shoot coming up, so I can’t be having any buns in the oven,” she quipped.
Elsewhere in the interview, Batula praised her newfound independence and celebrated feeling “comfortable” living alone for the first time. “I don’t have a couch yet, so the dogs and I spend most of our time in bed, which is what we would be doing anyway,” she said.
She also broke down the timeline of her breakup with Cooke, sharing that she moved out of their apartment in November 2025. (Us Weekly previously reported that the reality stars were already separated while attending BravoCon last fall.)
“We were separated but agreed not to see other people,” she explained. “The plan was to date each other, work on our relationship, and take some space. But that space made us realize, well, maybe we want more space; that the separation should be permanent.”
In January 2026, Batula and Cooke announced via Instagram that they were parting “ways as a couple” ahead of season 10 of Summer House.
“We share this with a heavy heart and kindly ask for your grace and support while we focus on our personal growth and healing,” their message read. “It feels ironic to ask for privacy during this time. Since we’ve 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.”
