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Teddi Mellencamp Says She’s Dating an Older Man, Taking It Slow During Cancer Treatment

She disclosed the relationship on her Two Ts in a Pod podcast.

Overview

  • The Real Housewives alum said she has gone on about 10 dates with a man she nicknamed “Derek” and is keeping his identity private.
  • She described him as supportive, calling him positive and logical and saying he makes her laugh.
  • Both are parents, which she said makes time alone hard and is one reason she is taking the relationship slowly.
  • She continues treatment for stage 4 melanoma with immunotherapy and recounted a dinner at Craig’s followed by a speakeasy that left her exhausted the next day.
  • She filed for divorce from Edwin Arroyave in 2024 and continues to co-parent three children as doctors track scans that showed no detectable cancer in October 2025.