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Teddi Mellencamp Revealed as Calla Lily on The Masked Singer, Says Experience Lifted Her Mental Health

She credits the production for creating a sense of safety during ongoing treatment for metastatic melanoma.

Overview

  • The Feb. 4 episode identified the Calla Lily as the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member.
  • She performed Fight Song by Rachel Platten and later sang her father John Mellencamp’s Jack & Diane.
  • Judge Jenny McCarthy correctly guessed her identity before the reveal.
  • Mellencamp says the show pushed her out of her comfort zone during a stage 4 cancer journey that has included 17 surgeries and ongoing immunotherapy after metastasis to her brain and lungs in 2025.
  • She notes strong family support, including daily check-ins from her father.