Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave explains why she vows to never act like Camille Grammer on Twitter following her exit from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
“I don’t want to be the ex-Housewife that is tweeting on the show years after I have been on the show about other people’s problems,” Mellencamp said on the Thursday, October 1, episode of her “Teddi Tea Pod” podcast, according to Us Weekly.
“I never want to be that person. I never want to be the person shading somebody years after … Camille Grammer makes it her sole mission in life to try and put me down on Twitter.”
Mellencamp added that her “biggest goal” is not to act like Grammer.
Camille has been active on the social media platform where she has called out Brandi Glanville, Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Teddi, and Erika Girardi in her defense of Denise Richards. Most recently, Grammer called attention to speculation about Mellencamp’s All in by Teddi accountability program via the social media platform. Kyle Richards subsequently came to her defense.
“Camille, you really need to move on and get a life,” Richards tweeted on September 15. “Teddi has helped so many people and changed their lives. What are you doing everyday? Tweeting about RHOBH? You befriend whoever you think will get you a [diamond]. Talk about a mean girl.”
Last month, Mellencamp confirmed Bravo didn’t renew her contract ahead of season 11 amid reports that she was fired for being “boring.” Teddi admitted that she initially learned about her departure through the Daily Mail.
“The craziest part about it was, I think it was last Monday, I woke up, I was on the Peloton, and my non-television show girlfriends started texting me … it’s all over the Daily Mail that you’re no longer a Housewife,” Teddi said, according to Us Weekly. “I think for the last couple of months, I was preparing myself. I filmed so many amazing things that were never shown on the show…it should have been the writing on the wall. All the things that make me a likable, redeeming human being were not shown on the season. So if you only see a certain part of somebody, it’s really hard to connect with them.”
Teddi then explained why she wasn’t surprised by the decision. “I’m still on a group text with Erika [Jayne], Kyle, and [Lisa] Rinna, and there are days when I’m like ‘why do I feel sad today’. It really does feel like a breakup,” she said. “I reached out to Dorit [Kemsley]. … We’ve had extreme highs and lows on the show, but [I told her] I wanted to let you know that I just want to wish you the best. Dorit has a good heart.”
Teddi added that she heard from Andy Cohen, who praised her for being honest about her exit.
“I did hear from Andy,” she said. “He said [my] post was the most authentic departure post he’s ever seen.”
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