After undergoing brain surgery, RHOBH alum Teddi Mellencamp revealed Dorit Kemsley hadn't immediately reached out.
Teddi Mellencamp says she and Dorit Kemsley are in a much better place as Teddi battles cancer.
Weeks after announcing her brain tumor diagnosis, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum expressed gratitude for all the love and support she received from her fellow Bravolebrities, including her longtime foe Vicki Gunvalson. Teddi admitted Vicki’s sweet gift and encouraging message left her “shocked,” but perhaps more shocking was that The Real Housewives of Orange County alum had “reached out” before her good friend Dorit.
“I was like, ‘I haven’t heard from Dorit, but I’ve heard from Vicki Gunvalson,’” Teddi claimed in the March 20 episode of Two Ts in a Pod. “Dorit was one of my best friends, and Vicki hates me with a burning passion.”
Teddi says she and Dorit connected through Erika Jayne
Dorit did not publicly respond to the comments but has since connected with Teddi through Erika Jayne.
“Dorit — since the pod — has reached out,” Teddi recently said to Us Weekly. “Erika kind of told me. She’s like, ‘Dorit does want to reach out to you now. Can she?’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t know how quick I’ll be to forgive, but sure.’”
Teddi didn’t provide details on her exchange with Dorit but expressed optimism for their friendship.
“I definitely told her I was disappointed, and I told her I filmed a pod this morning where I talked sh-t about you,” Teddi recalled with a laugh. “But then her message was so nice that I have to say we’ll probably be fine.”
Teddi met Dorit when she joined RHOBH in Season 8. The pair developed a strong bond that was seemingly still intact when Teddi exited the series after Season 10; however, Dorit later claimed she wasn’t as close to Teddi as many people assumed. She made the comments in RHOBH Season 14, Episode 4, when Kyle Richards called her out for not defending Teddi at BravoCon 2023.
“I’m not close with [Teddi],” Dorit told Kyle. “Her and I are friends; we’re not close.”
The Beverly Beach founder clarified her remarks on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills After Show.
“I wouldn’t categorize Teddi and I as good friends. I didn’t say that we weren’t friends,” Dorit explained. “In fact, I didn’t even know up until that point that Teddi was mad at me — until Kyle told me that she was sour about me not defending her at BravoCon. I had no idea, so, that was a shock to me.”
See Teddi’s initial response to Dorit’s claim about their friendship.
