<p id=”par-1_84″>Teddi Mellencamp, the 44‑year‑old former <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/”>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills</a></em> star, continues her fight against <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/rhobh-teddi-mellencamp-shows-unfiltered-cancer-scars-says-felt-peace.html/”>stage 4 metastatic melanoma</a> with a spirit that’s both candid and hopeful. Since her initial stage 2 diagnosis in 2022, the disease sadly spread to her brain and lungs, prompting multiple surgeries and aggressive <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/teddi-mellencamp-stage-iv-melanoma-treatment-immunotherapy.html/”>immunotherapy and radiation treatments</a>. Recently, her <em>Real Housewives of Orange County </em>friend, Tamra Judge, spoke about her friendship with Mellencamp. Here’s what Judge said about feeling “guilty” for complaining to Mellencamp during Mellencamp’s cancer fight.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-real-housewives-of-orange-county-star-tamra-judge-commented-on-teddi-mellencamp-s-cancer”>‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ star Tamra Judge commented on Teddi Mellencamp’s cancer</h2>
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<p id=”par-2_67″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/rhobhs-teddi-mellencamp-says-tumors-significantly-shrunk-doctors-believe-will-cancer-free.html/”><em>Real Housewives</em> star Teddi Mellencamp</a> keeps fans apprised of her <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/teddi-mellencamp-real-housewives-health.html/”>ongoing battle with stage 4 melanoma</a>. As of April 2025, doctors received encouraging news. All of her remaining tumors have either shrunk or disappeared, and she’s continuing immunotherapy every four weeks for the next two years. Physically, she’s showing signs of recovery. Emotionally, Mellencamp has opened up about grappling with denial and the challenges of “hard conversations.”</p>
<p id=”par-3_25″>Her fellow <em>Real Housewives</em> friend Tamra Judge spoke on <em><a href=”https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/tamra-judge-addresses-teddi-mellencamp-cancer-journey?amp” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Daily Dish</a></em> about Mellencamp’s cancer. Judge noted that she felt inspired by Mellencamp’s resilience. </p>
<p id=”par-4_77″>“It’s hard,” Judge said. “[Teddi is] dealing with it, and she’s dealing with it with such positivity and such strength. And it’s just inspiring. I just look at her, and she’s going through treatment. Here she is, her head is shaved, she’s tired all the time, and she will get up and get on the treadmill. She says, ‘Even if it’s five minutes, I got to move my body. I gotta keep going.’ Just always so positive.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_14″>Judge added that she feels “guilty” for complaining to Mellencamp about mundane melodrama. </p>
<p id=”par-6_57″>“I feel guilty because during filming, she’ll be like, ‘How are you?’” Judge said. “I’m like, ‘I’m crying. It’s horrible. The girls (Judge’s <em>Housewives</em> castmates) are horrible to me.’ And she’s like, ‘Honey, you got this.’ And I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, I should be saying this to you, you know?’ But she’s an inspiration for sure.”</p>
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<p id=”par-7_23″>While speaking to Tamra Judge on their<em> <a href=”https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hes-no-andy-slomw-reunion/id1477524410?i=1000716262277&r=474″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Two Ts In A Pod</a> </em>podcast, Teddi Mellencamp admitted to feeling “in denial” of her cancer.</p>
<p id=”par-8_34″>“I think it’s really hard being in a place where I kind of am in denial of where I am physically,” she told Judge. “And when other people are not in denial, it’s hard.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_37″>“My family wants to have like the hard conversations, and I don’t,” she continued. “They want to talk about things like the future, or medically, exactly how I’m doing, and I don’t want to talk about it.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_17″>Mellencamp joked that she also doesn’t want to talk about it with Judge on the podcast. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-real-housewives-of-orange-county-star-thinks-her-friend-is-going-to-beat-the-disease”>‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ star thinks her friend is going to ‘beat’ the disease</h2>
<p id=”par-11_40″>Tamra Judge has full faith that Teddi Mellencamp is going to beat cancer. While on <em>Watch What Happens Live</em> with her husband, Judge said she believes her friend’s “strong mind and positive attitude” will get her through her treatment. </p>
<p id=”par-12_52″>“Teddi is the strongest person I know,” Judge said, according to <a href=”https://entertainmentnow.com/real-housewives/tamra-judge-hopeful-teddi-mellencamp-update/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>EntertainmentNow</a>. “She’s dealing with a lot. She’s really fighting for her life. I love her so much, and I think she’s going to beat it. I think her strong mind and her positive attitude will beat it, and she inspires me.”</p>
<p id=”par-13_34″>Judge added that Mellencamp’s doctor says she’s in the “1%” of people whose tumors shrink from immunotherapy, giving her hope. “I just want her better,” Judge said, “and I just love her so much.”</p>
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