Overview
- On Watch What Happens Live, Batula said she and Cooke began living apart in October or November, months before their Jan. 19 announcement, and described no single “final straw.”
- Batula noted they still speak multiple times a week, are co‑parenting their dogs, and that Cooke gave her a sentimental shout‑out at the premiere party, underscoring a cooperative split.
- Season 10’s opener shows friction over Cooke’s DJing and late nights as Batula recounts becoming “numb” to cheating rumors, including one a publication dropped after he denied it.
- Cooke told Us Weekly he didn’t know Batula discussed him staying at a fan’s house and argued trailers lacked context for an incident from the previous February.
- Castmates voiced support for both, with Carl Radke saying he’d seen the couple drifting and expressing concern about Cooke’s nightlife pivot, and Ciara Miller urging respect and privacy.