CANNES — Amanda Batula bravely opened up about her depression battle on “Summer House,” and Page Six has exclusively learned how her husband, Kyle Cooke, was there for her during that time.
“I think sometimes people not only need support but they almost need a push in a certain direction,” the Loverboy founder told us exclusively from Stagwell’s Sport Beach studios at Cannes Lions 2025 Monday.
Cooke, 42, shared that he stepped up to help Batula, 33, get the proper treatment she needed.
“When she kind of opened up and then told me she had been trying to go on an app and do it in a way in which there’s little friction, we weren’t positive she was on the right medication,” he explained, “so I helped find another doctor.”
The Amanda Batula Swim designer recognized in the interview, “He’s been super helpful” before cheekily joking, “for the most part.”
Cooke further shared that part of the reason he had such insight as to what may be helpful for Batula was because he had been in a similar position to her growing up and went on anti-depressants in his youth.
“I remember it like yesterday,” the Bravo star recalled. “It was ninth grade and there was a period of time where I felt very lost, very depressed.”
Cooke did not divulge what exactly transpired that got him to a low point in his mental health, but said he learned at the time how medication “can really help reset and again remove that stigma.”
“As a kid, I would never talk about this. It was something that I was embarrassed about,” the DJ admitted.
Despite being in a much better place mentally than when she first shared her struggles on her show, Batula confessed Monday that she still has “good weeks” and “bad weeks.”
“I think that’s just what it will be forever, but I’m here, so that’s good,” she added.
The reality star concluded that despite her journey being a lifelong one, she has found that telling her story to the public has been “super rewarding.”
“I never thought twice about talking about my depression. I don’t know if I realized there was such a negative stigma about it,” Batula told us.
“I feel like being on the show for so long and sharing so much about myself, it just felt very natural for me to open up about my mental health struggles, too,” she explained. “But every day, literally every day, I get messages from men and women, just thanking me for being so open and vulnerable.”
The “Winter House” alum continued, “So many people have messaged me that it’s been changing their life and that’s why I share these things. … I will just continue talking about it with no shame because I don’t think there’s anything to be ashamed of!”
Batula and Cooke will continue to share more of their personal stories on Season 10 of “Summer House,” which the couple exclusively shared with Page Six Monday will be ramping up production in early July.
