Former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi Mellencamp revealed Wednesday that multiple tumors had been discovered in her brain.
Mellencamp, 43, said she was suffering from serious headaches for weeks before finally going to the hospital on Tuesday and undergoing an MRI and CT scan.
“Doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least six months,” she wrote on Instagram Wednesday. “Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today. The remaining smaller tumors will be dealt with via radiation at a later date.”
She followed the post with an Instagram Story showing her head getting shaved, and another video from her hospital room with family and friends, including her “Beverly Hills” bestie Kyle Richards.
Multiple stars from various “Housewives” cities and across the Bravo universe responded to her Instagram post, sending prayers and best wishes. Mellencamp, the daughter of rocker John Mellencamp, starred on “Beverly Hills” during seasons 8-10 before she was let go in 2020 ahead of the 11th season.
Mellencamp previously chronicled her battle against skin cancer, estimating that she’d undergone about 20 operations to deal with various patches of melanoma. Just last week, she posted a photo of a gnarly scar on her back from one of those surgeries.
“It’s #WorldCancerDay so I’d like to remind you to get your skin checks scheduled,” she wrote. If this is your first time seeing this, I recently shared my full melanoma journey on [The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast].”
Mellencamp is the mother of three children — Slate, 12, Cruz, 10 and Dove, 4 — with her estranged husband, Edwin Arroyave.