Teddi Mellencamp Shows Hair Regrowth and Picks Wigs Amid Stage IV Cancer

Reality‑TV personality Teddi Mellencamp, 45, has been public about her battle with stage IV melanoma diagnosed in 2022, which spread to her brain and lungs by 2025. After multiple surgeries and ongoing monthly immunotherapy, doctors reported no detectable cancer in October 2025, though she is not considered in remission.

On August 6, 2025, Mellencamp posted Instagram Stories displaying four wig options from Los Angeles shop The Wig Fairy, labeling one “Old Faithful” and trying it on under a Dodgers baseball cap. She then removed the wig to reveal her own hair, now grown to her ears, and spoke about the emotional impact of her treatment and the anxiety caused by extended intervals between scans.