Edwin Arroyave explains why he’ll always support Teddi Mellencamp in cancer battle despite divorce filing

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Edwin Arroyave says his focus remains on being there for Teddi Mellencamp as she faces stage 4 cancer.

Despite Mellencamp filing for divorce last November, Arroyave said it was instinctive for him to take care of her and help guide their family through the difficult time.

 Edwin Arroyave says he'll 'always love Teddi'

Edwin Arroyave opened up about his reaction to Teddi Mellencamp’s diagnosis during the Thursday, April 3, episode of 'The Eds' podcast.

He said that his first thoughts were focused on getting her to feel “confident” about her prognosis, making sure their relationship was in “a good place", and looking after their children.

"People think that's hard, but for me, that's just what I do,” Arroyave said.

He shared that being present for the 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star came naturally.

“Like it's no matter what, I will always love Teddi and she's been a big part of my life," he said.

Arroyave added, "...I like taking care of people, it's just what I do. So it wasn't even like, a question.”

Edwin Arroyave on supporting Teddi Mellencamp

Edwin Arroyave, 47, noted the importance of surrounding Teddi Mellencamp, 43, with strong emotional support, including her friends and family.

“I think her friends all stepped up, her family all stepped up and it helped me a lot,” he said, adding, “I wouldn’t have been able to do what I did if it weren’t for her friends and family.”

He said loved ones worked together to ensure Mellencamp never felt isolated. “At the end of the day, when stuff like that happens, you don’t want to feel alone," he added on an emotional note.

"You want to feel like you matter. You want to feel like there’s people rooting for you. And Teddi’s friends and family did that,” Arroyave said. He added that he felt “grateful” for their help.

The couple, who married in 2011, share three children — daughters Slate, 12, and Dove, 5, and son Cruz, 10. Mellencamp is also stepmother to Arroyave’s daughter Isabella, 16, per Page Six.

Teddi Mellencamp puts Edwin Arroyave divorce on hold amid cancer battle

In February, Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Mellencamp decided to put their divorce on hold after the Bravo celebrity revealed that doctors had removed four tumors from her brain.

The following month, she disclosed that five more tumors were found — three in her brain and two in her lungs.

Mellencamp was initially diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma in October 2022 and has since confirmed she has stage 4 cancer.

“I’m really lucky that Edwin, who I was in the middle of a divorce from, we put everything on hold,” Teddi Mellencamp told Us Weekly.

“[It] wasn’t really the time to be fighting over emails. He’s been extremely kind and helping with the kids. That’s made things a lot easier," she added.

Arroyave has been staying in the guest room while Mellencamp remains in the primary suite of their home.

“It’s fun. It’s all the things that I loved about our marriage but without all the problems,” she said.

While Mellencamp continues treatment, she recently shared with her Instagram followers that she had completed her last day of radiation, although she still has “five more rounds of immunotherapy to go".