Teddi Mellencamp’s Boyfriend’s View on Her Stage 4 Cancer Fight Amid Dating Criticism

Teddi Mellencamp gushed over her new boyfriend after pushing back at trolls who have criticized her for dating while undergoing cancer treatment. 

During an appearance on iHeart Radio’s Diamond in the Rough podcast on Friday, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum spoke about the boundaries she has set while still undergoing treatment for her Stage 4 cancer.

‘I’ve had to make it clear to people I’ve dated [that] this is where I am. This is what I’ve got,’ she explained about her limitations of time and energy. 

‘If it’s enough for you, great. If it’s not enough, I won’t be upset. I mean, yes, my feelings will probably be hurting, but this is all I got to give. And if that’s enough, great.” 

The influencer, 43,  shares three children, Slate, 12, Cruz, 10 and Dove, five, with her estranged husband Edwin Arroyave, 48. 

As for her current guy, with whom she has been seen, but has not publicly identified, she revealed, ‘I haven’t had to say any of those things, but he is really sweet and kind.’

Teddi Mellencamp, 43, has opened up about her relationship with her new boyfriend amid her stage 4 cancer battle,  calling him ‘really sweet and kind’;  Pictured in Beverly Hills in April 

Referencing a recent date, she said, ‘He came and picked us up this week from the [horse] show, and he could tell that I was down. He sat and watched, like, one million hours of horse show rounds. He’s just a good guy, she said.

‘I know I deserve it, and it’s really nice,’ Mellencamp added. 

However, if the new guy decides it’s all too much for him, the social media star said she would understand. 

‘If for some reason you realize you need somebody that doesn’t have three kids, 1 million activities to do, 87 podcasts, you want more time than I’m able to give? I understand,” she told her cohost Erika Jayne.

Mellencamp said if that were the case she told him, ‘I would not be mad at you for not even a second.’

However, it seems her new friend is in for the long haul. ‘He’s like, ‘I am willing to do anything to be able to spend time with you.”‘

When it comes to her cancer battle, the influencer had some hopeful news and some disappointing news to share on her own Two Ts in a Pod podcast with her friend and co-host Tamara Judge. 

Following her most recent MRI, doctors found  ‘the tumors have not grown at all, if anything they’re shrinking, I’m in the one-percent range of improvement.’

‘I’ve had to make it clear to people I’ve dated [that] this is where I am. This is what I’ve got,’ she explained about her limitations of time and energy on the Diamond in the Rough podcast Friday;  Pictured in Huntington Beach, CA in May

Mellencamp has been undergoing immunotherapy to treat her cancer, which is still stage 4, although her doctors have reported some improvement

‘If for some reason you realize you need somebody that doesn’t have three kids, 1 million activities to do, 87 podcasts, you want more time than I’m able to give? I understand,” she told her cohost Erika Jayne

The RHOBH alum shares her three kids Slate, 12, Cruz, 10 and Dove, five, and stepdaughter Isabella, 14,  with her estranged husband Edwin Arroyave, 48

The Certified Wellness coach has been undergoing immunotherapy to treat her cancer which she has revealed often leave her felling tired and run down, following a series of radiation treatments. 

Doctors removed four tumors from her brain in February, but others remained in her brain and lungs. 

In spite of the improvements, Mellencamp said the doctors told her that she still has stage 4 cancer. 

All though she took the news with grace, the personal trainer said she was hoping they would tell her something else. ‘I think I believe I’m going to go in and they’re gonna say “wow, it’s a miracle and you no longer have any cancer.”‘