Teddi Mellencamp is moving on from Ricci Rea already.
âYou guys, [the] press needs to get on it a little bit faster because by the time they figured out who my mystery man was, weâre already done,â Mellencamp, 44, said during the Friday, July 11, episode of iHeartRadioâs âDiamonds in the Roughâ podcast. âI had to call things off.â
Cohost Erika Jayne said she âwasnât expectingâ Mellencamp to say that.
âAll of a sudden, I open up the freaking worldwide web,â Mellencamp continued. âIâm like, âThe mystery man.â Oh, now you guys figured it out.â
When Jayne, 54, asked what happened, Mellencamp explained that sheâs currently unable to be in a long-term relationship â which is where she saw this heading.
âRight now, it started getting to the point where itâs starting to get a little bit more serious. I was like, âI donât have the capacity for this right now,ââ Mellencamp explained. âHeâs a really nice guy, couldnât be a nicer guy.â
Mellencamp agreed with Jayneâs assessment that the âtiming sucksâ for a new romance.
âI donât feel my best. So, when I have downtime, I want to rest,â Mellencamp continued. âItâs not even, like, about a need right now, and I think thatâs the crazy thing about this.â
Mellencamp sparked romance rumors with Rea last month when Page Six published photos of them as Mellencamp continues to undergo treatment for stage IV cancer. The former Bravo star was initially diagnosed with melanoma, but in February revealed that the cancer had metastasized to her brain and lungs. In April, Mellencamp shared an Instagram video, revealing that all of her tumors have âsignificantly shrunkâ since starting treatment. She continues to offer frequent updates on her health journey to her social media followers
Mellencampâs recent romance with Rea marked her first public relationship since her November 2024 split from Edwin Arroyave after 13 years of marriage. The former couple share kids Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 5.
âWho knows? âThree months from now, something else may be happening. I donât know,â she said. âBut in the way Iâm feeling right this moment, the second Iâm done working with my kids and doing all the stuff that I need to do, I want to lay.â
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum confirmed there was ânothingâ that Rea did wrong in their relationship.
âNothing dramatic happened, other than the press being a little slow on it,â Mellencamp concluded.