Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave says leaving RHOBH is ‘like a breakup’ after ‘firing’

Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave has spoken out about her time on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after her contract was ‘not renewed’ following three seasons on the show.

The 39-year-old reality star announced on Tuesday that she would not be returning to the show but instead of ‘agreeing’ that it was a mutual decision with producers, she indicated that she had been ‘fired’ from the production.

The daughter of musician John Mellencamp, Teddi joined the cast for season 8, in 2017.

She shared the news of her leaving in a video that she posted to Instagram.

The mother-of-three said: “Hey guys, just here, hangin’ with baby Dove. I don’t want to bore you, but I figured I could give you a little update on what’s going on.

” I recently found out that my contract as a Housewife is not being renewed.”

“Of course I could give you the standard response of, ‘Oh we both came to the decision that it would be best.’ Nah, I’m not going to do that — that’s not who I am.”

Teddi went on to explain how she felt about the decision.

She continued: “Of course when I got the news I was sad. It feels like a breakup, almost, because you develop such strong relationships with the cast, with the crew.

“And you get to do incredible things that you probably never get to experience without the show.”

Teddi added: “That being said, I’m really looking forward to the future and being able to focus on my family, my friends, all in.

“I really feel like I have some exciting things ahead. And you know what? I’m pretty busy with this lil’ nuggs.”

Teddi then panned the camera to her six-month-old daughter Dove.

She concluded: “So, thanks for coming along on this journey with me and I’ll see you soon.”

The reality star captioned the post: “You heard it here last. Yes, it’s true, I am not coming back to #RHOBH. Thank you to @bravotv, @evolutionusa, @bravoandy and all of the amazing women for the support (and the shade) for the past three years. Back to the shadows I go.”

The decision to not renew Teddi’s contract comes amid a backlash over her weight loss and accountability program called All In by Teddi.

It had come under fire after social media influencer Emily Gellis Lande had exposed the program for restricting users to 500-1,000 calories a day when the recommendation is a minimum of 1,600 calories a day to keep the body healthy.

Teddi gave a passionate defence of her brand in a video last week: “For one, I wanted to say I love All In. I am so incredibly proud of the over 15,000 lives we have helped change.

“I 100 percent feel confident in the fact that we let you know before signing up exactly what the program entails.

“If it’s something that you want to do and you want us to hold you accountable to your goals, we are there to do that for you.

“If it’s not something you want to sign up for, you don’t.

“That’s why I love that we are very transparent from the beginning.”

“We believe in you. We will fight for you, and we know that the best is yet to come.”

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