Teddi Mellencamp is getting candid about her dating life, amid her cancer battle and divorce from Edwin Arroyave.
The 43-year-old former star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills candidly discussed the new man in her life on the latest episode of her Two Ts In a Pod podcast, which she co-hosts alongside Tamra Judge.
In the latest show, she confirmed her budding romance after DailyMail exclusively cozy photos of her and her beau.
‘I’m seeing someone,’ she revealed to her audience. ‘He’s incredibly kind to me and is very attentive. He’s a good person, unmarried, and has no children. However, he values his privacy.’
The mother of three chose not to disclose her new partner’s name, stating, ‘I asked him whether I should mention his name, and his response was, “It’s up to you; I understand you live a public life.”‘
Teddi initially revealed that she was seeing a special someone back in March. It’s unclear if the man she spoke about on Tuesday is that same person.
Speaking with fellow Bravo celebrity Erika Jayne on her Diamonds in the Rough podcast, she teased, ‘I went on a second date.’
She added, ‘So I went on a first date, pre-the [cancer] thing, and then I went on a second date yesterday actually. He’s really cute and nice.’
Erika asked Teddi if her doctors gave her the okay to date as she pointed out, ‘I know that they told you that you could ride horses.’
Mellencamp enthusiastically replied, ‘Yes!’ before showing the Chicago actress photos of her love interest.
Taking on a protective tone, Jayne then said, ‘Wait a second, okay. What are his intentions? Do I need to get on the phone with this fool?’
Mellencamp then noted that the guy didn’t know about her time on Real Housewives ahead of their meeting.
‘He doesn’t know s***,’ she laughed, adding, ‘But it’s weird. He’s like, so nice then I get panicked. But I have been on two dates.’
She shared with podcast listeners that the two dates went ‘really well’ and noted that the person is 35 and ‘works in events.’
Teddi announced her split from her husband of 13 years, Edwin, in November.
The exes share daughters Slate, 12, Dove, five, and son Cruz, 10.
While Arroyave stepped up to help care for and support her amid her health crisis, the couple have maintained their intention to move forward with their divorce.
‘Their divorce was on hold as Edwin was taking care of Teddi,’ a source close to the couple told DailyMail.com in May.
It was added, ‘She was staying at the home that they share together past several months. While Edwin is dedicated to continuing to help Teddi however he can in her recovery, they have decided to progress with their divorce.
‘Their marriage is over and they want to put an end to this and finalize it amicably and with much respect.’
