Hi, if you haven’t noticed, things are going pretty well for Ciara Miller following all that West Wilson/Amanda Batula Summer House drama. In the past few months, she’s landed a Glamour cover, served as an E! News red carpet correspondent at the Met Gala, attended the amfAR gala, joined the cast of Dancing With the Stars season 35, and even got named cohost of Aftersun alongside Tefi Pessoa for Love Island USA season 8. And of course, fans are now wondering: Between all her new gigs, will Ciara still have time to film Summer House season 11?
According to Us Weekly: It’s possible! “Ciara is thinking about coming back to the house,” a source claimed, adding, “Likely for one last season to prove a point.” Per the insider, she “hasn’t made a final decision yet” since “going to be busy with Dancing With the Stars and Love Island,” but “leaning toward going back for one more season.” Interesting!
This comes a few weeks after TMZ reported that there was “no overlap in her upcoming summer plans” and that Ciara still planned on “keeping one foot firmly planted in the Bravo universe.”
Ciara later weighed in on the rumors herself, writing in a series of Threads posts that her “team would N E V E R give TMZ an ‘exclusive’ unlike some people’s teams….” and that “TMZ doesn’t know shit” about whether or not she’ll return. So, there’s that!
Production on Summer House typically kicks off around the Fourth of July weekend and continues through Labor Day. Season 8 of Love Island USA, meanwhile, premieres on June 2 and generally runs for six weeks, which means Ciara won’t be free until mid-July, since both Love Island USA and its companion show, Aftersun, are filmed in near real time in Fiji. And while the premiere date for DWTS season 35 hasn’t been announced yet, it’s expected to kick off in fall 2026, so…juggling all three shows will be a lot!! But if anyone can do it, it’s Ciara.
Even if Ciara missed the first few weekends of filming Summer House, it’s possible that she could still be a full-time cast member. (As a reminder: Lindsay Hubbard missed the annual Fourth of July party during the season 10 premiere in order to spend more time with her daughter, Gemma.) But the bigger question is: Would Ciara even want to come back?
Earlier this month, Andy Cohen hinted at the possibility that Ciara would depart during a recent interview with Vulture. When asked whether the show would survive without Ciara, Andy said, “It’s not something you like to think about…but it’s also an opportunity to keep shows fresh.”
Meanwhile, a source told Us Weekly last month that fans can expect major shake-ups for season 11. “The next season of Summer House will not be in the original house,” the insider claimed. “The producers are exploring new options…[and have] talked about a different location, making it a spinoff show and possibly a new cast.”
They added, “It is unclear whether Ciara will return to Summer House in any capacity. She has to make a decision and has discussed exiting and focusing on other projects (like former costar and close friend Paige DeSorbo).”
As for West’s future on the series? According to the latest report from Us Weekly: “Producers may not even ask West to come back because he was lying to them about other women he was dating and producers are not happy that he’s been lying to everyone.” Oop!
