There are “still some unknowns” about Summer House season 11, according to Kyle Cooke.
“We haven’t picked up cameras, despite being in the Hamptons last weekend,” Kyle, 43, confirmed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Wednesday, July 8. “I said it in a post, and I kind of said it accidentally and it set off a bit of an avalanche; I said it was the end of an era.”
He added, “I think for people that use that term, I think they probably would’ve preferred I say ‘chapter.’ But to me it feels like the end of 10 chapters. I call it an era, but I think what’s exciting is that season 11 has the potential to have a completely different look and feel.”
Summer House reached an all-time high during its milestone 10th season, which wrapped up last month, when Kyle’s estranged wife Amanda Batula and costar West Wilson announced that they were dating. The romance news came months after Kyle and Amanda, 34, announced their plans to separate after four years of marriage.
Fans were outraged at the budding romance, especially since West, 31, previously dated Amanda’s best friend Ciara Miller. The season 10 reunion focused mainly on Summer House cast members attempting to get to the bottom of Amanda and West’s timeline. Us Weekly has confirmed that both Amanda and West will not be returning for Summer House season 11.
“I feel like a lot of shows that reach a pinnacle, sometimes it’s a little unclear where to go from there,” Kyle continued on Wednesday. “The beauty of Summer House is, you [can] throw whatever cast is on season 11 into a house in the Hamptons, and you kind of let it do its thing.”
He continued, “I think [Summer House is] going to have, like I said, the potential for a whole new chapter, a whole new look and feel and can avoid getting stuck in certain storylines.”
Fans were convinced that Kyle announced his Summer House departure last month with a cryptic Instagram post.
“End of an era,” he captioned the original post. “I can’t tell how hard it was to muster up a smile in this photo with my producers. Per usual I was the last to leave the house when we wrapped because I lug so much gear out. But this year was different. 10 seasons in the books. A new show [In the City] on the way. And a heartbreaking way to end one helluva run.”
Kyle wrote that he was “tearing up” when writing the caption, telling followers that “we can finally close this chapter.” The Bravo star later edited his caption, clarifying that the post wasn’t an announcement about his departure.
“End of Season 10 and a decade of filming this show as I know it,” he clarified. “The show isn’t cancelled and this is not me announcing I won’t return. I was feeling emo and always planned sharing the cover photo because it DID feel like the end of an era, which is why everyone else was so emotional saying their goodbyes on the finale. Sorry everyone!”
