Amanda Batula to exit ‘Summer House’ after nine seasons
Amanda Batula attends the ‘Summer House’ season 10 reunion. (Clifton Prescod/Bravo)
Amanda Batula is saying goodbye to Summer House.
The reality TV star is exiting the Bravo series and will not appear in its upcoming season 11 after nine seasons as a full-time cast member, according to Deadline.
ABC Audio has reached out to Bravo for confirmation.
The 10th season of Summer House captured the zeitgeist due to a scandal that has been given the colloquial name “Scamanda.”
After months of rumors, Batula and West Wilson confirmed they are in a relationship in posts made to Instagram on March 31. Batula is married to Summer House cast member Kyle Cooke, although they are divorcing. Wilson is fellow Summer House star Ciara Miller’s ex-boyfriend, and Batula was considered one of Miller’s close friends.
Wilson will also not return to Summer House for season 11, according to the outlet.
Although Batula is exiting Summer House, that doesn’t mean she’s fully out of the Bravo-verse quite yet. She currently stars in the Summer House spinoff series In the City. That show has yet to be picked up for a season 2.
Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in ‘Toy Story 5.’ (Walt Disney Pictures)
Toy Story 5, the latest chapter in the classic fun-filled toy-adventure franchise, is coming to streaming next month, and Taylor Swift is dropping a surprise to celebrate the news.
The billion-dollar box office franchise’s fifth edition will hit Disney+ on Sept. 23, 2026, Good Morning America announced exclusively on Thursday morning.
The film opened in theaters in June and is still in theaters, as well as now being available for purchase on digital.
In order to celebrate the occasion, Taylor Swift, whose single “I Knew It, I Knew You” headlines the soundtrack, shared a first-look sneak peek at the animated new music video for her piano version of the song.
An earlier music video for the new song, featuring the Toy Story 5 characters, was released in June.
In an interview aired on Good Morning America earlier this summer, the Grammy-winning singer said an early screening of the film sparked the idea for the track, which was inspired by Jessie, the beloved cowgirl first introduced in 1999’s Toy Story 2.
“We’ve seen her have her heart broken. Like, we’ve watched, you know, the car pull away,” Swift said. “I get really emotional talking about this.”
The full video is available on Disney+, Spotify and Apple Music, ahead of the film’s release to streaming next month.
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Daniel Radcliffe, Luke Evans, Nathan Lane and Rose Byrne are among the nominees for the 79th Tony Awards.
Nominations were announced Tuesday, with the awards ceremony set to take place Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Radcliffe and Lane are nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play, along with John Lithgow, Mark Strong and Will Harrison.
Evans is nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical alongside Nicholas Christopher, Joshua Henry, Sam Tutty and Brandon Uranowitz.
Byrne, who was also an Oscar nominee this year for her role in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, was nominated for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play alongside her Fallen Angels costar Kelli O’Hara, who is now a nine-time Tony nominee.
Other nominees in the category include Carrie Coon, Susannah Flood and Lesley Manville.
Everything Everywhere All at Once star Stephanie Hsu, meanwhile, is nominated for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical along with Sara Chase, Caissie Levy, Marla Mindelle and Christiani Pitts.
Music superstar Pink will host the 2026 Tony Awards for the first time on June 7.
Here are the nominees in the major categories:
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical Nicholas Christopher, Chess Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show Joshua Henry, Ragtime Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical Sarah Chase, Schmigadoon! Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show Caissie Levy, Ragtime Marla Mindelle, Titaníque Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play Will Harrison, Punch Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman John Lithgow, Giant Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing Mark Strong, Oedipus
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels Carrie Coon, Bug Susannah Flood, Liberation Lesley Manville, Oedipus Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels
Best play The Balusters Giant Liberation Little Bear Ridge Road
Best musical The Lost Boys Schmigadoon! Titaníque Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best revival of a play Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Becky Shaw Every Brilliant Thing Fallen Angels Oedipus
Best revival of a musical Cats: The Jellicle Ball Ragtime Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
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