Tamra Judge Reconnects with Teddi Mellencamp During Uncertain Times After RHOC Departure
Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp are back together on “Two Ts in a Pod”!
On Wednesday, March 12, Judge, 57, reunited with her longtime podcast cohost and shared the moment on X.
“Back with my Teddi Jo, and suddenly, everything makes sense again. ❤️,” she captioned a photo of her and Mellencamp, 43, who sported a short buzzcut following recent surgery for multiple brain tumors.
Judge has recently made headlines after suggesting she quit The Real Housewives of Orange County while filming a cast trip in New Orleans over the weekend.
In an Instagram Story on Sunday, March 9, she stated: “It was a long run! When life gives you real problems this reality s— doesn’t make sense. Peace out … I’m out.” When asked in an Instagram comment if she was leaving the show, Judge replied, “Yes!!!”
On the March 12 episode of the “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast, which featured The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Dolores Catania as a guest cohost filling in for Mellencamp during her recovery, Judge discussed her RHOC future.
“I think I just hit a wall. There’s so much going on in my life and it’s just I don’t know,” Judge said, admitting that she has been attending therapy as she faces some “personal things.”
She continued: “I just hit a wall, and I feel like I’m gonna be in a full depressed mode.”
Judge revealed that the start of this year has been tough for her and despite seeking professional help, she feels trapped in her current emotional state.
“I’m just so mad at myself because I feel like I just can’t pull myself out of the funk. Well, I’m usually pretty good at just pulling myself out, and I’ve been saying it for a while now,” she explained. “I just can’t pull myself out of this. 2025 has been a real doozy. It’s just been one thing after another.”
Judge noted that she began filming this season of RHOC while grappling with her personal challenges, but eventually, everything became overwhelming.
“I went into the season feeling uncertain, very anxious, and dealing with some stuff through therapy, which really breaks you down to your lowest point,” she confessed. “I’m like, ‘Should I just quit? Because it feels like it’s breaking me down.’”
Judge also shared that Mellencamp’s health struggles have weighed heavily on her, but her podcast cohost has been a source of support during this difficult time.
“Teddi gave me a pep talk, and that was the first time I’ve laughed in so long. We laughed, and she just yelled at me and said, ‘Listen to me, I have to be bald and fat right now and going through this. You get your ass back over there,’” Judge recalled. “I just started laughing. So I think I’m going to see her today. I think that’s gonna pull a little bit of spark back into me.”
Mellencamp revealed in February that she was undergoing surgery to remove multiple brain tumors. Earlier this month, the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star announced that doctors had discovered five additional tumors—three in her brain and two in her lungs.
