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Teddi Mellencamp sparked rumors of a romantic reconciliation with her ex-boyfriend, Ricci Rea, over the weekend. But are they back together?
After the 44-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum confirmed to listeners of her Two Ts in a Pod podcast that there was “no detectable cancer” in her body and stepped out with the producer in Encino, California, over the weekend, Teddi took to her Instagram Story to set the record straight.
“It’s just lunch,” she told her fans and followers on October 8, seemingly confirming that she and Ricci have not decided to rekindle their relationship amid a separate outing.
In photos obtained by Page Six on October 7, Teddi and Ricci held hands as they walked together down a street in Los Angeles, with the former RHOBH cast member wearing a patterned jumpsuit, tennis shoes, and a black baseball hat, and Ricci in a white T-shirt and black shorts with a tablet in his hand.
Teddi Mellencamp steps out with ex-boyfriend after sharing major health update amid cancer battle https://t.co/ZgxdKNH5Yw
— Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) October 7, 2025
As fans will recall, Teddi, who split from husband Edwin Arroyave, 48, last November, first confirmed their romance back in June, but she revealed their breakup just one month later, in July.
“It started getting to the point where it was starting to get a little bit more serious, and I was like, ‘I don’t have the capacity for this right now,’” she explained on her Diamonds in the Rough podcast. “He couldn’t be a nicer guy, but the timing sucks.”
She then admitted that when it came to a possible reunion, they might “take a pause and … come back in the future.”
Teddi Mellencamp was featured in a full-time role on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from season eight through season 10.