TV star cries over 'death anxiety' as best friend details 'dark' cancer battle

Teddi Mellencamp, 43, first shared her skin cancer battle with fans two years ago. Since then, the former Real Housewives star has provided her fans with updates. Now, she explains some “very dark moments” she’s experienced while her podcast co-host and pal, Tamra Judge, reveals she often fears the worst for her loved ones.

As Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge, 57, take to their Two Ts In a Pod podcast this fall, Tamra explains she’s been diagnosed as “being on the spectrum.” Tamra details how she has started therapy in her fifties while adding how Teddi “came up” in one of her sessions.

Teddi Mellencamp’s cancer battle

Since 2022, Teddi Mellencamp has been enduring a melanoma battle.

The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star exclusively spoke to E! News this fall about her stage 2 skin cancer diagnosis.

Teddi has been through 16 surgeries after initially having a “small” symptom of the disease, including getting 800 stitches in her back at one point.

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Speaking to E!, Teddi explained the thoughts she has experienced during her cancer battle: “You have very dark moments where you think ‘What if I don’t make it? What does that mean for my children? What does that mean for my husband? What does that mean for my business?'”

The RHOBH alum also took to Instagram this September to explain she also deals with anxiety.

The reality TV star says she takes things “one step at a time,” as she navigates anxiety while also dealing with cancer.

Tamra cries speaking to Teddi

During Two Ts In a Pod’s October 15 episode, Tamra tells Teddi how she’s been in therapy lately.

The Real Housewives of Orange County star tells her bestie: “You were brought up.”

Teddi laughs: “Well, Teddi’s OCD diagnosed and she really hammers down on scheduling and…”

Tamra asserts: “No, it was about anxiety. I have really bad intrusive thoughts and I have scenarios play out in my head…”

The reality star breaks down in tears and says: “It’s always about death, and it’s always about people around me dying…”

Tamra explains how she told her therapist about Teddi: “My best friend has anxiety… she can’t drive but I admire her so much. I always think ‘Why am I the dumb one?’ that’s just my own insecurity.”

Teddi said she often thinks “insecure” thoughts herself, such as: “Why am I not the strong one?”

However, she details her way of “surviving” speaking to E! this fall.

Teddi, who is a wellness coach, tells the outlet how her “…go-to self-care is taking a walk, meditating or journaling.”

She explains that she also has days where she “lets herself crash.”

“I have these three hours to myself, I’m going to let myself have a little cry, feel these emotions… Then it’s easier to process than when you pretend that everything’s perfect all the time” she adds.

In the US, contact Cancer Care at 800‑813‑HOPE (4673) or visit this link. You can also call the American Cancer Society on 1-800-227-234 or visit their website.

In the UK you can call Breast Cancer Now free on 0808 800 6000 or visit Cancer Research UK , or Macmillan Cancer Support.

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