Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp got real about the impact that her ongoing cancer battle has had on her mental health.
Teddi Mellencamp is getting real about her mental health.
While sharing an update on how she’s feeling amid her increasingly fraught cancer journey, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum—who is mom to kids Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 5, with estranged husband Edwin Arroyave—got candid about the toll that her health battle has taken on her.
“What a difference 4 months makes,” Teddi captioned an April 9 Instagram post containing side-by-side photos of her with long blonde hair before she started treatment and a close-up of her now-shaved head. “Sometimes I am so focused on ‘being strong’ that I forget I am allowed to be sad, cry it out, and feel very alone.”
“I love my kids, friends, and family so much and am forever grateful to them but dang today is one of those days,” she continued. “If you are having a day where you can’t wait for it to be bedtime so you can start over tomorrow leave me a [heart emoji]. We are not alone.”
The 43-year-old ended her post by asking her followers for TV and movie recommendations and added the hashtag #overyoucancer.
Teddi’s update comes after she confirmed that her cancer had progressed to stage 4 after doctors uncovered four more tumors and thanked her fans for their support through her heartbreaking ordeal.
“I woke up to so many kind messages,” the Two T’s in A Pod cohost said in an April 2 Instagram video. “I just want to say thank you guys so much. So many messages about how strong I am.”
“And I gotta tell you, some days I feel really, really strong and some days I feel really, really sad and alone,” Teddi continued. “And I think that’s a normal part of what any of us are going through, and that’s okay. Stage 4 cancer can be scary.”
Ultimately, the All In With Teddi founder still has a bit of time until she gets a more decisive prognosis from her doctors and, until then, she hopes to live life to the fullest with her children and loved ones.
“I find out for sure exactly where we stand on June 1,” Teddi told Us Weekly in an interview published April 2. “If you need to do another round, if there’s any other surgery, if it’s the end. It’s a hard pill to swallow.”
“I want to try new things, travel more with the kids,” she added, “keep building a life and doing the best that we can, and have fun together. That’s my goal.”
Keep reading for more stars who have been open about their cancer journeys…
Colin Egglesfield
The All My Children alum announced in January 2025 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his third cancer diagnosis throughout his life.
Despite the devastating news, he announced (for the third time) in February 2025 he was cancer-free following successful surgery and treatments.
“Remember, you’re not defined by any of your challenges,” he wrote in his February 2025 Instagram update. “You’re grander than it all. I’m not my fear, my anxiousness or my scars but I embrace it all because the only way to transform it is to own it.”
Gerry Turner
The former Golden Bachelor star shared in Dec. 2024 that he had been diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a bone cancer.
“Unfortunately, there’s no cure for it,” Gerry noted to People at the time. “So that weighs heavily in every decision I make. It was like 10 tons of concrete were just dropped on me. And I was a bit in denial for a while, I didn’t want to admit to it.”
The actor, known for roles in The Boys and Supernatural, shared on Feb. 3, 2023, that he had battled prostate cancer for years and was cancer free.
“I had to have a lil bit o’cancer removed from my body and lymph nodes biopsied,” the Vanderpump Rules star revealed to fans at the close of 2018. “(In the clear now!)”
The Desperate Housewives star revealed to fans in September 2018 that she survived anal cancer. “After posting a picture of myself here and uttering the words #cancer and #hairloss, I feel liberated, deliriously free and completely me,” she shared on Instagram.
The two-time Oscar winner underwent successful treatment for cancer, and his rep confirmed to E! News that doctors deemed Hoffman “surgically cured.”
The X-Men star was treated for his third basal cell carcinoma back in 2014, and after his third treatment, Jackman’s rep told E! News that he’s “all good” now.
In April 2023, Hugh had two biopsies for additional basal cell carcinoma. At the time, he told fans, “If I can just take this opportunity to remind you summer is coming for those of us in the northern hemisphere, please wear sunscreen.”
Camille Grammer
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star celebrated one year of being cancer-free in January. The mother of two was diagnosed with endometrial cancer back in 2013 and underwent a radical hysterectomy.
Then in 2017, Camille had surgery to remove Squamous Cell Carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.
The Avengers: Age of Ultron actress battled ovarian cancer at the age of 25 and overcome odds when she welcomed two children with husband Taran Killam.
TV host reveals he underwent surgery for prostate cancer in July 2013 and has since been given a clean bill of health.
The Dancing with the Stars cohost underwent successful surgery for thyroid cancer. The mother of four tweeted, “Thx for all the twitter love. I’m [home] recovering & resting.”
“MY DR CALLED ME ON A SAT. MORNING TO TELL ME I AM CANCER FREE!!!!! #wootothemotherf–kinhoo,” the actress tweeted after receiving the good news.
The Up All Night star was declared “100-percent clear” of breast cancer after treatment and a double mastectomy.
The Dexter star used a hiatus from his hit series to slay Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The Australian actress revealed in October 2011 that she had a cancerous mole removed from her calf after her hubby encouraged her to get the suspicious-looking mark checked out.
Ewan McGregor
The Scot is trainspotting just fine these days after having a cancerous mole removed from beneath his right eye.
The singer beat breast cancer in 2004 with a “minimally invasive” lumpectomy and radiation therapy.
The Oscar winner declared in early 2011 that his tumor was gone and he had throat cancer “beat.”
The Emmy winner whacked breast cancer in 2004.
Surely the CNN veteran wears his SPF when he’s braving the elements now after having a cancerous growth removed from under his left eye in 2008.
The Australian pop star underwent successful surgery for breast cancer in 2005.
The 7th Heaven star was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease when he was only 28. He’s 50 now and looking good!
The ER fave had to abandon her role in Parenthood to fight breast cancer in 2009—but her treatment was a success and she was back on the red carpet in no time.
The America’s Got Talent judge was diagnosed with colon cancer while shooting The Osbournes in 2002 and used the opportunity to stress the importance of regular screenings while attacking the #@%! with chemotherapy. She was declared cancer-free the following year.
The Oscar winner took prostate cancer down, down to Chinatown, in 2003, and has been in about 400 movies since then.
The Good Morning America cohost proudly flaunted her smooth scalp while undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast cancer in 2007.
The champion cyclist battled back from stage-four testicular cancer before winning seven straight Tour de France titles.
The Grammy and Oscar winner became an inspiring activist after a lumpectomy and chemotherapy cleared her of breast cancer in 2005.
The former Saturday Night Live standout mined her breast cancer battle for comedic material that turned into God Said Ha!, her successful one-woman show that eventually went to Broadway.
The Sex and the City star was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, and after surgery and radiation treatments, she was given the clear.
Source: www.eonline.com