United Kingdom, April 10 -- Teddi Mellencamp is "taking it slow" with her new man after finding love during her cancer battle.

The 44-year-old reality TV star split from her husband Edwin Arroyave - the father of her kids Slate, 13, Cruz, 11, and Dove, six - shortly before she was diagnosed with stage two melanoma in 2022 which later progressed to stage four after spreading to her lungs and brain and she's now revealed she's dating again after striking up a romance with an "older" man.

During an appearance on her Two Ts in a Pod podcast, Teddi explained: "We're going to call him Derek. But that's the thing when you're dating and you're both parents. Like, how are you ever supposed to get past first base? I have kids in my house. He has ...