Teddi Mellencamp Denied GLP-1 Meds Amid Cancer Treatment

Teddi Mellencamp, the 44-year-old former star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," revealed on a recent episode of her podcast, "Two Ts in a Pod," that her doctor denied her request to take GLP-1 medications for weight loss amid her ongoing battle with stage 4 melanoma. The discussion, featuring guest co-host Dolores Catania from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," highlighted Mellencamp's frustration with the physical toll of her cancer treatments.

Mellencamp, a health and wellness coach, explained that steroids prescribed during her treatment caused significant weight gain, prompting her to ask her physician for GLP-1 drugs, which are commonly used for diabetes and weight management. "I am a health and wellness coach who's dying of cancer," she said with a laugh during the Wednesday episode. "And because I gained weight from the steroids from my treatment, because I'm getting bigger from the steroids, I asked my doctor if I could please have GLP-1s. And he was like, 'No!'"

Catania expressed sympathy and encouraged Mellencamp to pursue the medication independently. "I'm so sorry someone told you no, but I don't know that I'd listen," Catania said, noting she planned to...