Teddi Mellencamp recently addressed the criticism she’s faced over her personal life amid her stage 4 cancer battle.
Teddi Mellencamp is defending her love life.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum recently addressed the criticism she’s received for dating amid her battle with stage 4 cancer.
“People have been coming for me for fostering a dog and dating,” Teddi, 43, revealed in the June 11 episode of her and Tamra Judge’s Two T’s in a Pod podcast. “Like, ‘The only thing she should be worrying about right now are her kids and staying alive. How in the world could she be dating?’”
And true to their close friendship, Tamra chimed in and told critics to “f-ck off,” as they have no clue about Teddi’s “situation” behind the scenes.
“There’s not a day that you’re not worried about your health, getting better, doing everything that you can do and spending time constantly with your children,” the 54-year-old explained. “Like, shut the f--k up, honestly. If you wanna date, life doesn’t stop because you have cancer.”
Teddi—who shares kids Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 5, with ex Edwin Arroyave—agreed, noting that meeting new people keeps her “busy” and distracts her mind from going to dark places.
And as she continues to ignore the comments, other people in her life are also encouraging her to drown out the noise.
“My doctor said, ‘Now that I follow you on Instagram, I see some of the stuff that people write,’” she recalled of their conversation. “‘I really don’t want you to think about your cancer as terminal. Just because that happened to somebody’s friend, aunt, brother, or cousin doesn’t mean that’s what’s happening to you. You should be having fun and trying to laugh.’”
Indeed, the All In founder has been open about finding love in recent months, with her recently confirming her new romance.
Instagram/Teddi MellencampBut despite the criticism, Teddi is looking towards the future as she continues her cancer treatment. Earlier in the episode, she revealed her tumors—which appeared in her brain before spreading to her lungs—have “not grown” and that she’s in the “one percent range of improvement.”
“I’m doing better,” she continued. “I’m at least feeling better, in the way that I’m working out four or five times a week. Fostering this new puppy has been really nice and it’s given the kids a new source of happiness.”
