Teddi Mellencamp's No-Makeup Selfie Looks Like Her Teenage Headshot

Jennifer Nied
Photo credit: Teddi Mellencamp / Instagram
Photo credit: Teddi Mellencamp / Instagram

From Women's Health

  • Teddi Mellencamp posted a no-makeup selfie to Instagram.

  • The RHOBH star shared her hectic overnight and morning schedule that's typical for her as a mom, saying she "wouldn’t have it any other way."

  • Teddi also encourages others to highlight "the real things in life which make us smile."

Teddi Mellencamp is getting real. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star is known for being super open about her weight loss, but now, she's revealing more about her hectic schedule as a mom.

Teddi shared a no-makeup selfie to Instagram on Tuesday, but no, she's not promoting a skin care regimen. Instead, the reality TV star is sharing the realities of her morning as a busy mom to Slate and Cruz Arroyave (who she had with husband Edwin Arroyave) and stepmom to Isabella Arroyave.

She starts off her caption: "Let’s get real. I know Instagram can feel like a utopian highlight reel. So this selfie— the selfie of someone whose son woke her up at 1AM to talk Power Rangers followed by a work call at 5AM (cause East Coast 🤦🏼♀️) and a daughter ready for breakfast at 6– a woman that is tired, with no makeup, no extensions, roots for days, red skin, still hasn’t showered from her workout."

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Let’s get real. I know Instagram can feel like a utopian highlight reel. So this selfie— the selfie of someone whose son woke her up at 1AM to talk Power Rangers followed by a work call at 5AM (cause East Coast 🤦🏼♀️) and a daughter ready for breakfast at 6– a woman that is tired, with no makeup, no extensions, roots for days, red skin, still hasn’t showered from her workout. This is what I call a typical Tuesday morning. And I’m still smiling, because I love it and wouldn’t have it any other way. So let’s highlight that— the real things in life which make us smile. Tell me in the comments below what that is for you. 💕

A post shared by Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave (@teddimellencamp) on Aug 20, 2019 at 12:42pm PDT

Teddi may be free of makeup and a wee bit behind on her hair appointments, but she is absolutely glowing in this post-workout snap. I couldn't help but compare her current selfie to a #FBF snap she shared last week. (The two images are conveniently stacked right on top of each other in her feed, too.)

The flashback photo is from 1999 when Teddi was a teen, and her new no-makeup selfie is at age 38. Take a look at the vintage image and see for yourself.

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I moved to Los Angeles right after high school. I was 17-years-old. I had big dreams of becoming an actress (original, I know). During the day I worked in the CAA mailroom; the evenings as a restaurant hostess. I shared a studio apartment with a girl I met in acting class. After about a year meeting anyone I could, I finally signed with a manager and started auditioning. When I got a callback for a pilot, I thought my life was about to change. And while yes, this moment did change my life forever, it wasn’t in the way I expected. Because when casting called my manager to tell them they loved me but wanted to talk about me losing 20lbs... I was angry. Heart broken. Embarrassed. I carried that chip on my shoulder until I learned how to turn it into positivity. So if anybody has put you down, made you feel less-than, or has you questioning your self-worth, I’m here to tell you: You are beautiful. You are smart. And you are worth feeling your very best. #fbf #1999

A post shared by Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave (@teddimellencamp) on Aug 16, 2019 at 9:18am PDT

So while Teddi may be tired (and rightfully so), she looks as fresh-faced as ever.

Teddi continued her post with a sweet message to all her followers: "This is what I call a typical Tuesday morning. And I’m still smiling, because I love it and wouldn’t have it any other way. So let’s highlight that— the real things in life which make us smile."

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