Following Teddi Mellencamp's firing from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the show's executive producer Andy Cohen is speaking out. Teddi's termination came right on the heels of backlash she faced over her All In by Teddi diet accountability program. However, according to Cohen, her termination was not a result of the diet plan criticism.
Last season followed the mother of three throughout her third pregnancy. She previously acknowledged to fans how rough the season was for her. She didn't involve herself with much of the onscreen drama. But could that have led to her removal from the show? It was announced last week that Teddi had been fired from RHOBH over claims she had a "boring and stale" storyline. News of her exit came one week after she was called out online by alleged users of her diet program. Former members accused her business of promoting unsafe health practices. Teddi became emotional when addressing the allegations on her podcast last week and took the opportunity to defend her program.
It was only a few days after her statement on the diet program scandal that she was hit with news of her firing. She took to Instagram to let her fans know that she would not be returning to the show. Some fans wondered if her termination was a result of the serious claims against her business, which had been featured on RHOBH. However, according to Cohen, All In by Teddi had nothing to do with why she was given the boot, Celebrity Insider reports. "‘There’s a whole controversy online about her business that’s going on [and] I do want to say, people are speculating that the online chatter about her business led to her dismissal," Cohen told listeners on his morning radio show. "And I just want to say, because I think it’s important, that one had absolutely nothing to do with the other." In fact, Cohen says he "would have liked to see her respond to her critics on the show."
The Watch What Happens Live host went on to commend Teddi for her video response to the firing. ‘Teddi Mellencamp released what I thought was one of the most, no BS, ‘I’m leaving’ announcements on record. I thought that was really good," he said. He went on to acknowledge her work and how it possibly helped her release such a strong statement. "She’s an accountability coach. So she checked herself." Cohen added how Teddi had "been through it health-wise with her kids [and] now this."
In addition to Cohen's words of support, Teddi's friend Kyle Richards also sent her warm wishes amid rumors her sister Kathy Hilton could be joining the show.
Source: Celebrity Insider