West Wilson on Backlash, How He Could Have Handled Ciara Split

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Part two of the Summer House season eight finale is coming up, but fans can’t stop talking about the first part. Naturally, much of the discussion is over Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard. However, West Wilson has also been a hot topic as some fans have turned on him over how he fumbled his breakup with Ciara Miller.

Even before the reunion aired, West had expressed concerns over how he would come off. The Summer House newbie even stated that he would be turning his phone off to evade the online hate that he knew was coming.

Now, he has done an interview with the New York Times to discuss how fans of the show have treated him over how he handled the breakup with Ciara. In part one of the reunion, he said that he broke up with her because of “show-related reasons.”

However, he now says, “I don’t think it was right to place the end of the relationship on those things. I think I would’ve been more honest if I was just like, the relationship ran its course, I don’t think we were meant to be together, that’s it. I think me trying to deflect the actual relationship and name all these external things really made me sound like an idiot.”

He then goes on to say that the level of “vitriol” he’s been getting is even worse than he expected. West continues, “It’s so much worse. I thought people would be upset that we, like, didn’t work out. I had no clue that I would be getting the hate that I have gotten.”

Some Bravo fans have even gone as far as to compare the way West handled his breakup to Tom Sandoval cheating on Ariana Madix. However, even some of his castmates who rallied for Ciara at the reunion feel this is a stretch.

According to West, those comparisons are “shocking.” He then says, “I feel like I’ve been, like, blacked out for the last five days.”

He continues by saying he still believes breaking up with her was the right decision, “Ultimately, I think I handled the reunion horribly and was nervous and said the wrong things. But I still stand on the decision I made. I think our relationship ran its course. I hope that decision doesn’t haunt me forever, even though I still think it’s the right one.”

Despite being critical at the reunion, West says he has gotten support from his castmates, who have admitted to being hated by the public at one time or another.

Fans can watch the full Summer House reunion on Peacock and Bravo.