Ben Waddell and his girlfriend, Sabrina Belle, will not be returning to Summer House after 1 season on the show.
A source confirmed to Us that The Bachelor Australia alum Ben, 39, and Sabrina, 29, are departing the Bravo show as part of a larger cast overhaul. (Deadline was the first to report the news.)
“Ben and Sabrina had the greatest time last summer. There’s so much love that exists between the friend group, and the entire Bravo family,” a spokesperson for the couple confirmed to Us on Monday, June 29. “As for the future, time will tell. They’re looking forward to what’s ahead.”
Us has reached out to representatives for Ben and Bravo for comment.
Ben rose to fame on The Bachelor Australia in 2023, and later joined Summer House in 2025 alongside fellow newcomers Mia Calabrese, KJ Dillard, Dara Levitan, Levi Sebree and Bailey Taylor. Sabrina recurred in the latter half of season 10.
News of Ben’s Summer House exit comes on the same day as Us confirmed that Amanda Batula was “not invited back to season 11,” per a source. The insider indicated that producers want season 11 to focus on “organic relationships with the rest of the cast” and with Amanda, 34, on the outs with the majority of the cast due to her relationship with West Wilson, both sides agreed that a change was needed. (Amanda appeared on Summer House in season 1 before officially joining the following year.)
“Amanda seems to agree it’s not a good fit,” the source told Us.
Us reported on June 15 that West, 31, would also not be returning to Summer House. (Per a separate insider, it was a “mutual decision between the network and West” that he leave the show because he was “already feeling like his time on the show was coming to an end.”)
A third source confirmed to Us on Monday that Amanda now “wants to focus on her mental health” following a tense Summer House season 10 reunion, where she and West, 31, were peppered with tough questions about the timeline of their relationship.
“Amanda doesn’t feel those are her genuine friendships anymore and wants to focus on her next chapter and what that looks like,” the source says. “[She] and West are at ease that they will not be on the show. They are both OK with moving on.”
Amanda and West went public as a couple in March, just two months after she’d announced her separation from estranged husband Kyle Cooke. (West previously dated Amanda’s former bestie Ciara Miller.)
As for Amanda’s future on spinoff show In the City, the first source hinted to Us that her status for season 2 is “up in the air.” (The first season is airing now and is chronicling the events surrounding Amanda’s split from Kyle.)
OG Summer House stars Lindsay Hubbard, Carl Radke and Amanda’s estranged husband, Kyle, are all in contract negotiations to return for season 11, according to a third insider.
Summer House airs on Bravo. Old episodes can be streamed on Peacock.
