Every so often, an element of Bravo drama achieves escape velocity and becomes the story everyone’s talking about. This spring, it's been the betrayal of Summer House vet Ciara Miller, whose best friend Amanda turned out to be secretly dating her ex, West. Beautiful, poised, and obviously wronged, Ciara is an instantly sympathetic character, and the fact that she’s a Black woman on a mostly white show set in the Hamptons added a layer of resonance. Below, she opens up to Tahirah Hairston about heartbreak under the reality TV spotlight and how she’s choosing to move on (or, in her words, how she's in her “don’t-f•ck-with-me era.”)
—Izzy Grinspan, digital director