Ciara Miller reveals what REALLY brought the girls of Summer House together after years of past drama - suong

   

If there's one thing fans of Bravo's Summer House are loving about season nine, it's women supporting women – especially after years of blowups, breakups and wine glass throwing.

This season, longtime cast members Ciara Miller, 29, Lindsay Hubbard, 38, Paige DeSorbo, 32, and Amanda Batula, 33, have hit their friendship stride.

Many viewers think it was Lindsay's breakup with fiancé and Summer House co-star Carl Radke that warmed the 'activated' OG of Summer House to the rest of the girls. 

But according to Ciara, who exclusively spoke to DailyMail.com, it wasn't exactly 'one thing' that sparked a change in their dynamic.

'At the end of the day, we're girls living the same experience in different bodies. I think the older that we get, the things that we used to fight about we just don't fight about anymore,' she said, while promoting her recent partnership with the European Wax Center.

Of course, some of the most iconic moments from the Bravo reality TV series – which follows a group of young adults living and working in New York City as they travel to the Hamptons each weekend during the summer – occurred when these fights ensued.

How can we forget the tense love triangle between Ciara, Lindsay and Southern Charm's Austen Kroll, or the numerous showdowns between Paige and Lindsay?

Those days are far behind the core four, as Ciara explained that the women of Summer House are now 'in such different stages of our life' compared to the early days of the series.

Ciara Miller, 29, tells DailyMail.com how her fellow female cast members on Bravo's Summer House came together after years of past blow-ups and tense fights
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Ciara Miller, 29, tells DailyMail.com how her fellow female cast members on Bravo's Summer House came together after years of past blow-ups and tense fights

Summer House cast season nine, pictured left to right: Ciara Miller, Amanda Batula, Carl Radke, Jesse Soloman, Paige DeSorbo, West Wilson, Kyle Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, Gabby Prescod, Imrul Hassan, Lexi Wood
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Summer House cast season nine, pictured left to right: Ciara Miller, Amanda Batula, Carl Radke, Jesse Soloman, Paige DeSorbo, West Wilson, Kyle Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, Gabby Prescod, Imrul Hassan, Lexi Wood

Ciara explained that the women of Summer House are now 'in such different stages of our life' compared to the early days of the series, which premiered on Bravo in 2017
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Ciara explained that the women of Summer House are now 'in such different stages of our life' compared to the early days of the series, which premiered on Bravo in 2017

'Maybe we thought we were competing against each other; we kind of just realized we're actually not,' the Traitors US star continued. 'We're all so different in the best way and very alike in certain ways.' 

For Ciara, she's currently focused on gearing up for another summer in the Hamptons – and that includes receiving some of her favorite beauty treatments from the European Wax Center (EWC), which she partnered with in February 2025. 

'I have to get into a set routine when it's cold outside so that way, when the summer rolls around, everything's good to go,' she said.

While her go-to service began with the 'classic' armpit wax, she's since graduated to a full-body waxing treatment. 

She's also grown fond of the brand's Brightening Ingrown Hair Serum, which she said helps treat her hyperpigmentation, and their Coconut Body Polish.

'I've shifted my mindset,' Ciara added. 'We're not focused on boys, we're focused on the girls [and] doing big girl grooming things.' 

Speaking of the boys, the model went on to admit that her time and energy on Summer House is far better spent bonding with her fellow female castmates... and ragging on their male co-stars.

'I'd rather fight the boys than fight the girls,' she quipped to DailyMail.com.

The model and registered nurse recently appeared on season three of Peacock's 'The Traitors'
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The model and registered nurse recently appeared on season three of Peacock's 'The Traitors'

'We're all so different in the best way and very alike in certain ways,' Ciara told DailyMail.com about her female co-stars
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'We're all so different in the best way and very alike in certain ways,' Ciara told DailyMail.com about her female co-stars

The Victoria's Secret Model partnered with the European Wax Center in February 2025. She professed her love for the brand's Brightening Ingrown Hair Serum and Coconut Body Polish
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The Victoria's Secret Model partnered with the European Wax Center in February 2025. She professed her love for the brand's Brightening Ingrown Hair Serum and Coconut Body Polish

Fighting with the male cast members of Summer House – including OGs Kyle and Carl, as well as newbies West Wilson, Jesse Solomon and Imrul Hassan – isn't quite so hard when the men seem to be the ones causing all the drama.

Last summer, Ciara had sparked a relationship with sports journalist West, which fizzled after cameras went down at the end of season eight. But that didn't stop him from giving several interviews about their whirlwind romance and why he decided to end things with the model.

Unsurprisingly, Ciara didn't appreciate West's so-called 'press tour' and confronted him at the start of this season's Summer House.

'People wanna be – try to be – nice, but then they put out a lot of press about s***,' Ciara said during the cast's first group dinner of the summer, staring directly at West. 

'But I think, like, keep the same energy as your articles and s***.

'What about sending a text of a warning that you're going to drop another New York Times article saying like, "Oh, actually, I didn't like her and I should've just said that at the reunion because that would've read better as opposed to what I said at the reunion." 

'I think that was such a beta a** move,' she added.

As for West, the single answer he could muster up was: 'Perfect.'

Summer House newbie West Wilson caused a stir for his onscreen romance with Ciara, which came to an end after season eight wrapped filming
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Summer House newbie West Wilson caused a stir for his onscreen romance with Ciara, which came to an end after season eight wrapped filming

Ciara quipped she would 'rather fight the boys than fight the girls' on Summer House, which airs Wednesdays at 9pm ET
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Ciara quipped she would 'rather fight the boys than fight the girls' on Summer House, which airs Wednesdays at 9pm ET

Meanwhile, the trailer for season nine showed Jesse dragging Ciara into the drama that is his ongoing romance with Summer House's new addition Lexi Wood, as Lexi accused Jesse of being flirty with Ciara.

However, fans still have to wait and see how the supposed love triangle unfolds throughout the rest of the season.

New episodes of Bravo's Summer House airs Wednesdays at 9pm ET. All episodes of The Traitors season three are streaming on Peacock.