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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amber Raiken

Teddi Mellencamp thanks dad John for ‘stepping up’ and ‘taking control’ amid her cancer diagnosis

Teddi Mellencamp has applauded her father, John Mellencamp, for being her support system and ‘changing’ her life after she was diagnosed with cancer.

The 44-year-old former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star — who was diagnosed with melanoma in 2022 and revealed in 2025 it had become stage four cancer — took the stage Thursday night at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards to present the iHeart Radio Music Icon Award to her rockstar father, 74.

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