Teddi Mellencamp, who starred as a main cast member on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” from 2017 to 2020, announced in October 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stage II melanoma. Since that announcement, she has bravely shared her health journey on social media with her fans, sharing that the cancer has spread to her lungs and brain.
The week of January 16, 2026, Teddi’s father, John Mellencamp, spoke about his daughter’s health struggles on “3rd Hour of Today,” saying the reality star is “really sick” and “suffering right now.”
Now, Teddi’s ex-husband Edwin Arroyave has weighed in on her condition, describing what he sees as “the hardest part.” Edwin shared his thoughts on his podcast “The Eds,” which he co-hosts with Eddie Judge, the husband of “Real Housewives of Orange County” personality Tamra Judge.
Edwin Arroyave Says Teddi Mellencamp ‘Can’t Work Out’
Edwin said on his podcast that he sympathizes with Teddi because she hasn’t been able to exercise much. He explained he uses workouts as a major coping mechanism before saying, “You know, I think one of the hardest things for her she really can’t work out. She’s just starting to kind of move her body. But I think that’s what’s been really tough for her is that obviously she’s going through the immunotherapy, which that alone causes some side effects. Yeah, so that’s been really hard on her mental health, I think. And the good news though, is that those tumors are gone from what we can see. You know, the chances of that happening were point zero zero one.”
Edwin also talked about how much he admires Teddi’s bravey. He shared, “It’s been inspiring. It’s been inspiring to watch and uh, but yeah, what a such a tough battle that she’s had to go through, and you know, it sucks because you’re in a position where there’s not much you can do, right because there’s also the what she’s feeling in the inside that you know nobody really sees. But yeah, it’s a lot. But the good news is, you know, I got to remind you all the time, you got to focus on the positives. I mean, eight months, nine months, and that these tumors are gone, Like that’s a positive in that is just huge.”
Teddi Mellencamp Shares 3 Children With Edwin Arroyave
Teddi and Edwin, who is a security management company founder and CEO per his LinkedIn, got married in 2011. Teddi filed for divorce in 2024. The exes share two daughters and a son, and Arroyave has one more daughter from a previous relationship.
Even after their split, Teddi said she was grateful for the night she met Edwin and celebrated their children together. She captioned a December 2024 Instagram post, “I will forever be grateful for that night at Coco Deville. I would never have known I wanted kids until meeting my amazing stepdaughter, Isabella. My love for her changed my life and 5 years later came Slate, then Cruz, and then our miracle baby Dove in 2020. I may be far from perfect but being a mother has been the greatest gift you could have given me. Thank you always and forever.”
