Teddi Mellencamp and her husband, Edwin Arroyave, have break up and the Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills alum determined to file for divorce after 13 years of marriage.
“After an excessive amount of care and consideration, I’ve made the troublesome choice to file for divorce,” Mellencamp, 43, wrote by way of Instagram on Saturday, November 2. “My precedence is my youngsters and making certain that each care is taken with their privateness and wellbeing all through this new chapter.”
She added, “Making a public assertion isn’t one thing I needed to do, however in an effort to guard my household from undue hypothesis and rumors, I felt being open, trustworthy and weak was the very best path ahead.”
Mellencamp and 47-year-old Arroyave, who has not but publicly addressed the breakup, have been married since 2011. They share three youngsters: Slate, Dove and Cruz. (Arroyave can be father to daughter Isabella from a earlier relationship.)
The couple have confronted ups and downs via the years, even almost separating throughout Mellencamp’s early stint on RHOBH. (John Mellencamp’s daughter held a diamond from seasons 8 to 10.)
“After we first began, I bear in mind my first day actually it was like ‘F—, at what level do I inform everyone that I’m getting a divorce? Like when do I do that?’” Teddi mentioned throughout a March 2023 episode of her “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast. “We’re at our worst absolute part, as a result of honestly, for us, it was actually a few energy wrestle.”
She added, “We had been at all times type of equals after we had been collectively. I rode horses, I used to be aggressive and I used to be all this stuff. Then I couldn’t get pregnant naturally, I did all these IVFs. Then, swiftly, he was in control of our funds, and I had by no means been that. I by no means not had my very own cash, I had been working since I used to be 17. Then I simply began hating him.”
Teddi and the businessman had been finally capable of overcome their points as soon as she rediscovered self-love.
Years later in 2022, Teddi was recognized with pores and skin most cancers and Arroyave stood by her facet.
“I at all times say life and ache are inseparable and to see @teddimellencamp embrace her ache and use it for the larger good once more final night time as she emceed the @curemelanoma gala, was a fantastic reminder of what she is able to,” he wrote by way of Instagram on October 27, one week earlier than Teddi confirmed her divorce plans. “Her story has already saved lives. And I couldn’t be prouder that she’s going to proceed to avoid wasting extra. Love you, Teds.”
Teddi’s podcast cohost, Tamra Choose, replied, “Mother and pop look wonderful.”