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Teddi Mellencamp part ways with new boyfriend amid cancer battle

Teddi Mellencamp was last spotted with her now ex-boyfriend Ricci Rea in early June

By TCP News Desk July 12, 2025
Teddi Mellencamp part ways with new boyfriend amid cancer battle
Teddi Mellencamp part ways with new boyfriend amid cancer battle

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp and her new boyfriend Ricci Rea called it quits.

Just a month after being photographed with her beau, the American television personality revealed in a recent podcast episode that she is no longer in a relationship with Rea.

On the Friday, July 11, in the latest episode of iHeartRadio’s Diamonds in the Rough podcast, the Next Level star discusses how her new romance ended before it went public.

"You guys, [the] press needs to get on it a little bit faster because by the time they figured out who my mystery man was, we’re already done. I had to call things off," the 44-year-old actress explained to her co-host Erika Girardi.

She continued, "All of a sudden, I open up the freaking worldwide web. I’m like, ‘The mystery man.’ Oh, now you guys figured it out."

“Right now, it started getting to the point where it’s starting to get a little bit more serious. I was like, ‘I don’t have the capacity for this right now. He’s a really nice guy, couldn’t be a nicer guy," the daughter of famous singer John Mellencamp responded when her co-host asked about the reason for the ex-pair's breakup.

For the unversed, Mellencamp is currently battling from a type of skin cancer called melanoma, that progressed from her skin to her lungs and brain.

What stage melanoma does Teddi Mellencamp have?

Teddi Mellencamp is suffering from stage four skin cancer called melanoma. Previously, in 2022 she learned that she is battling with melanoma.

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