Meija Moreno has never been on reality TV, but in March 2026 she found herself at the center of Summer House’s West Wilson and Amanda Batula’s relationship scandal.
Meija’s name was first mentioned in relation to West in March 2026 when he appeared on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen wearing one of her custom horse hair ties. At the time, he told host Andy Cohen that his “friend” made it.
A few weeks later, Amanda and West released a statement confirming their platonic friendship had turned romantic.
While West later claimed that there was no “overlap” between his relationship with ex-girlfriend and Amanda’s former BFF Ciara Miller — or that he and Amanda hooked up when she was still married to Kyle Cooke — rumors quickly spread that West was dating someone at the time that he and Amanda got together.
Eagle-eyed fans later confirmed it was Meija, with the Summer House cast claiming that she was “exclusive” with West when he went public with Amanda.
Amanda, meanwhile, revealed during part 1 of the Summer House reunion in May 2026 that she did know about Meija when she first started seeing West.
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Where Does Meija Moreno Live?
Meija grew up in Northern Idaho before moving to a suburb of Chicago for one year as a kid. She told Billy Penn in April 2026 that she moved to Montana “right before seventh grade” and that’s where she lived through the end of college.
Meija currently resides in Philadelphia after moving there “about a year ago.”
Meija Moreno Is the Creator of Snarl Studios
Meija is an artist who created Snarl Studios after making a “kiss lock purse” with an embroidered cougar “growling, snarling on the front of it,” she told Billy Penn in April 2026. “I wanted the brand to be something that’s animalistic and kind of bold, but not overly aggressive. Then I found myself looking back at that bag that I had originally made, and she’s just, like, snarling on the bag. I was like, ‘Oh, that’s perfect.’”
The brand has since started to produce custom ties made of horsehair. West infamously wore one of her creations on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in March 2026, just weeks before he went public with his and Amanda’s relationship.
Summer House star Lindsay Hubbard also rocked one of Meija’s ties on WWHL in April 2026, supporting the designer after West and Amanda’s romance scandal shook up the Bravo universe.
How Does Meija Moreno Know West Wilson?
Meija and West both went to school at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. However, according to Meija, she “didn’t hang out with him much in college” because West is older than her.
“Montana’s small, so we had a bunch of mutual friends and whatnot. I definitely knew of him,” Meija recalled to Billy Penn in April 2026. “And we actually met for the first time at a destination wedding in 2023 that we were going to. We kind of lived together for a week, and that was the first time we ever met, and then we kept in touch afterwards.”
Meija documented her and West’s first official hang via social media in June 2023, sharing a video of the pair taking tequila shots at their friend’s wedding.
When Did Meija Moreno Start Dating West Wilson?
Meija was reportedly linked to West in summer 2024 while he was filming season 9 of Summer House. During one of the episodes, Jesse Solomon hinted that West was dating someone new, but he denied the allegations during a confessional.
“The girl he’s talking about lives in Montana,” West explained, claiming he wasn’t seeing anyone serious at the moment. “And if I was seeing anyone seriously, he’d probably be the first to know.”
While West claimed on WWHL in March 2026 that he and Meija were “friends,” Page Six reported the following month that the pair had been “exclusive” beginning in fall/winter 2025.
Kyle — who was married to Amanda for four years before their January 2026 split — claimed during a preview for the Summer House reunion released in May 2026 that the outlet’s timeline was correct.
“We know that he had a full-blown, exclusive relationship since February of 2025,” Kyle alleged in the clip, revealing that he spoke with Meija. “We actually have receipts.”
What Has West Wilson Said About His Romance With Meija Moreno?
During part 1 of the Summer House season 10 reunion, which aired in May 2026, Ciara claimed that his hookup with Amanda was “so confusing because you had a girlfriend.”
“Not a girlfriend but I was seeing someone,” West responded, denying he and Meija were an official item when he started seeing Amanda in early 2026.
Lindsay claimed that she spoke with Meija, who claimed they were “exclusive” leading up to the night before he appeared on WWHL in March 2026. West then acknowledged that he was with Meija the night before that TV appearance.
What Has Meija Moreno Said About the West Wilson and Amanda Batula Scandal?
Meija has remained somewhat quiet about the scandal — but she will appear via FaceTime during part 2 of the Summer House reunion in June 2026.
After West and Amanda released their joint statement in March 2026, Meija hinted at the drama via TikTok.
“I’m so sorry but I still just can’t get over the fact all my products ran out this week, I was an unwilling participant in a public humiliation ritual, got my period, and had to read a f***ing joint statement,” she wrote in April 2026.
She also jokingly asked, “Can I use my 15 minutes to get some PR??,” and, “Would you guys hate me if I milked my public humiliation for some free products?,” in a caption.
