Kyle Cooke changed his tune moments after seemingly announcing he was stepping away from “Summer House” after 10 seasons on the hit reality show.
“EDIT! End of Season 10 and a decade of filming this show as I know it,” Cooke wrote on a previously published Instagram post on Thursday, which many interpreted as him leaving the reality series.
“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!”
Cooke previously captioned the Instagram post, “End of an era 😭,” alongside pics from the iconic Sag Harbor home the cast inhabits.
“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 on the way. And a heartbreaking way to end one helluva run.”
Cooke, 43, added that he was “tearing up” as he contemplating leaving the show that made him famous because “we truly become a family shooting this show and it was a gut wrenching way to leave this house for good.”
He continued in part, “I think we can finally close this chapter (but don’t blame me if I post some throwbacks that are a lot happier than me driving home all by myself as we filmed the cross over). Finally, thank you to the fans for believing in this show and for all of your support over the last decade. ❤️ 🙏🏻 xoxo”
In the comments thread, fans expressed shock and confusion.
“YOU WILL BE MISSED! We love you Cooke! ❤️” one person wrote, while another added, “Omg NOOOOOOO.”
A third remarked, “Can’t be summerhouse without Kyle Cooke,” while a fourth commented in disbelief, “Wait what does this mean tho???”
A rep for the show told Page Six that Cooke “meant it’s the end of a decade and being married on the show.”
Cooke began appearing on the show in 2017, and during its run, married co-star Amanda Batula, from whom he split earlier this year.
Batula and their co-star West Wilson released a bombshell statement in March revealing that they’d been secretly dating — an admission that rocked the cast, including Wilson’s ex and Batula’s former BFF, Ciara Miller.
The confusion came after news broke on Monday that Wilson “was not picked up” for Season 11 following the scandal surrounding his relationship with Amanda Batula, according to TMZ.
Sources connected to the reality series reportedly told the outlet that Wilson could still make a cameo in the upcoming season.
