Famed singer John Mellencamp has revealed that his daughter, “The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi, remains to be “actually sick” and “struggling proper now” amid her stage 4 most cancers battle—three months after she revealed that there have been “no detectable indicators” of the illness in her physique.
The “Hurts So Good” hitmaker, 74, opened up about his daughter’s devastating analysis whereas showing on the newest episode of Joe Rogan‘s hit podcast.
Whereas Teddi, 44, shared a optimistic replace along with her followers and followers in October 2025—three years after she was recognized with most cancers—Mellencamp stated that his daughter’s struggle has not ceased, explaining that she is within the midst of a very tough patch in her ongoing remedy.
“It’s not f—ing enjoyable. She’s received most cancers within the mind, and he or she’s struggling proper now,” he instructed Rogan on the present.
In October, Teddi stunned followers when she revealed that her most cancers was “gone” throughout her personal podcast, “Two T’s in a Pod,” revealing that her newest scans had proven very encouraging outcomes.
“Simply to offer slightly life replace to you guys, I had my immunotherapy yesterday and I did my scans and at this level there isn’t any detectable most cancers. Once they instructed me, I used to be in such shock. I used to be like, numb,” she stated on the time.
“The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” star famous that the outcomes didn’t hail the top of her battle, nonetheless, including: “I am nonetheless going to be having days once I’m feeling sick and stuff as a result of I nonetheless am in immunotherapy, so I am nonetheless preventing as a result of you must be.
“I’m not thought-about in remission or something like that. The way in which the [doctors] stated it really works, it is like one yr, then two years, then at three years you are allowed to be thought-about … in remission. So, however that was large information yesterday.”
The Bravo star initially revealed that she had been recognized with stage 2 melanoma in 2022—nonetheless, in February 2025, she shared that the melanoma had metastasized and that medical doctors had discovered a number of tumors in her mind.
Mellencamp’s surprising well being revelation got here simply over a yr after she underwent surgical procedure to deal with her stage 2 melanoma.
In December 2023, Mellencamp revealed she was recovering from a “vast excision melanoma” and “tender tissue defect reconstruction,” which is a process that eliminated the affected pores and skin from her shoulder and “changed it with a flap of pores and skin from beneath on my again.”
She defined that she acquired the analysis after going to the hospital to get remedy for “extreme and debilitating complications” that had been plaguing her for “a number of weeks.”
“After a CT scan and MRI, medical doctors discovered a number of tumors on my mind, which they consider have been rising for not less than six months,” she wrote, including that medical doctors would try and take away the 2 largest tumors in an preliminary process, earlier than tackling the remaining “through radiation at a later date.
“I’m blessed to be surrounded by my kids, household, associates, medical doctors, nurses and surgeons who’re doing all the things doable to get me again into higher assist,” she added.
The analysis marked the newest bump in what had been a tough few years for Mellencamp; she shared the stage 4 most cancers replace simply three months after she introduced that she was divorcing Edwin Arroyave, her husband of 13 years, revealing on the time that she was briefly shifting into her shut pal Kyle Richards‘ dwelling for just a few nights every week.
She defined that she could be dwelling with Kyle on and off in order that her kids may proceed dwelling of their household dwelling whereas she and Arroyave labored out their co-parenting association. On the nights when she was caring for the youngsters, she would reside at dwelling, however when her former partner was parenting, he could be there.
Nonetheless, the separation didn’t cease Arroyave, 47, from speeding to his estranged spouse’s bedside, posting a picture of himself posing with Teddi and sharing prayers for a swift restoration.
Teddi, who shares three kids with Arroyave—Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 4—was additionally joined in hospital by Kyle, 56.
The fact star first revealed that she was “dwelling at Kyle’s” in a Dec. 5 episode of her “Diamonds within the Tough” podcast with fellow Bravo star Erika Jayne, saying on the time: “Fortunately, Kyle has let me try this.”
She added that, as a result of her and Arroyave’s marital dwelling—which they bought in 2020 for $6.5 million—is so near Kyle’s personal Encino property, she will “simply zip on over” every time she must, noting that the dwelling association “works out rather well for the youngsters.”
