Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp has revealed that her doctor refused her request for weight loss drugs after she gained weight during cancer treatment. The 44-year-old, who has stage four melanoma, discussed the issue on her podcast 'Two Ts in a Pod'.
Mellencamp said she asked for GLP-1 medications, commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, but her doctor said no. She claimed she could obtain the drugs through friends. Co-host Tamara Judge and guest Dolores Catania, of Real Housewives of New Jersey, expressed surprise at the denial, with Catania suggesting the doctor might have approved if Mellencamp were truly dying.
Mellencamp was diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, which advanced to stage four in 2025 and spread to her lungs and brain. She underwent brain surgery to remove four tumours. In October, she announced on her podcast that she had 'no detectable cancer', but she remains on immunotherapy for another year and is not yet considered in remission.
Last month, Mellencamp presented her father, singer John Mellencamp, with the iHeartRadio Music Icon Award. She credited him with helping save her life after her diagnosis.
