The pair were caught in an intimate moment weeks after Cooke’s ex-wife announced she’s in a relationship with their “Summer House” co-star.

Summer House star Kyle Cooke spotted kissing Real Housewives of Orange County alum Meghan King

The pair were caught in an intimate moment weeks after Cooke's ex-wife announced she's in a relationship with their "Summer House" co-star.

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- *Summer House* star Kyle Cooke and *Real Housewives of Orange County* alum Meghan King were spotted kissing while walking the streets of NYC on Thursday.

- Page Six reported that the pair were seen "flirting, chatting and sipping on cocktails" while attending an event earlier that night.

- Cooke's new romance comes weeks after his estranged-wife, Amanda Batula, confirmed her rumored romance with their co-star West Wilson.

It looks like a new reality TV romance may be brewing between *Summer House* star Kyle Cooke and *Real Housewives of Orange County* alum Meghan King.

The pair were spotted looking cozy together in New York City after attending an event on Thursday. In photos and videos obtained by *Page Six*, the duo can be see kissing outside a bar called the Library in Manhattan. In the footage, Cooke, 43, places his hands on King's, 41, shoulders and briefly locks lips with the former Housewife.

The outlet reported that Cooke and King were seen "flirting, chatting and sipping on cocktails" while attending the "Love Letter to '90s New York: Revisited" event, where the latter was reportedly by the Loverboy founder's side all night. They also posed for a photo together. ** has reached out to Cooke and King for comment.

Kyle Cooke; Meghan King.

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Cooke's potential burgeoning romance comes weeks after his estranged wife Amanda Batula confirmed her rumored romance with their co-star West Wilson.

Batula and West posted a statement announcing their new relationship on March 31, after gossip blog Deuxmoi first reported they were hooking up. The rumor created ripples throughout the *Summer House *fandom and cast, since Batula was best friends with Wilson's ex Ciara Miller, and Wilson was close with Cooke, to whom Batula had been married for four years before they announced their split in January.

When opening up about his reaction to the news in an interview with "street journalist" Adam Glyn, Cooke shared that he doesn't "understand the timeline just yet" of the relationship between Batula and Wilson, which makes watching the still-airing current season a "mental mindf---."

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"It definitely makes me second guess a lot of things last summer," he added. "At a minimum, just kind of how checked out she was. I've had DMs that say it dates back to June ... I don't know what to believe. It's just a lot to take in. It's not just me, Amanda, West, Ciara. It's, like, our whole friend group. I mean, Carl is a mess. It really does put into jeopardy what the show's about because you can't shoot *Summer House* if the vibes are off. We're not actors."

Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke on 'Summer House'.

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But Cooke also took the opportunity to defend his ex-wife, saying that he was "more concerned" about his ex than his own feelings. "I'm obviously frustrated, I mean, we have a new show coming out, and there's so much that gets unpacked there," Cooke said. "I'm obviously disappointed in her... but just hearing her and hearing how unwell she is, and [her] dark thoughts, I just ask people to just, maybe, pull off the gas a little on the cyberbullying and hate."

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Batula, 34, and Cooke had their entire relationship captured on the Bravo reality series since their introduction in the first season in 2017. The couple got engaged in 2018, and fans got a front-row seat to the hardships in their journey down the aisle — which the couple never shied from sharing on screen.

One of the more memorable moments between the two was the reveal of Cooke's infidelity during the premiere of season 3, which aired in March 2019. At the time, Cooke claimed he "blacked out" during a "guys' trip" and "woke up with a girl in [his] bed." Batula struggled with trusting her partner for several years after the confession, even after the pair tied the knot in the season 8 finale.

Kyle Cooke arrives at Caesars Forum on Nov. 14, 2025.

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As for King, she was married to lawyer Brad McDill from 2007 to 2011 and retired MLB star Jim Edmonds from October 2014 to May 2021. She and Edmonds share three kids: daughter Aspen and twin sons Hart and Hayes.

More recently, the reality star tied the knot with former President Joe Biden's nephew Cuffe Biden Owens in May 2021. However, the pair ultimately annulled their marriage in July 2022.

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