For better or worse, West Wilson surely made a name for himself on the most recent season of Summer House . After starting Season 8 as everyone’s favorite quirky new guy, he ended up getting hit with backlash for the way he ended things with Ciara Miller . Luckily for Wilson, the heat has finally died down — and while Bravo has not officially confirmed whether he’s returning for Summer House Season 9, he was recently photographed with the rest of the cast (Miller, included) at an event where Kyle Cooke was DJing.

The sports journalist — who sat down for a Zoom interview with DECIDER to promote his new partnership with Captain Morgan Sliced — said reconnecting with his castmates after the tense Season 8 reunion felt “pretty natural.” “What I learned about reunions is it’s kind of a good way to air things out and then start fresh — just like in real life,” he said. “Once you finally get things off your chest, you feel a lot better and can kind of move forward easier.

I’m not really good at holding onto stuff and good at confrontation so I think it was always going to be open arms for me.” While he was chastised by both Miller and Paige DeSorbo at the reunion, Wilson could always count on co-star Jesse Solomon to be there for him. For those who don’t know, the duo joined Summer House in the same season and quickly struck up a bromance.

“We have the best time together. I’m seeing him today for beer. He’s a goofy guy and we just giggle all the t.