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Teddi Mellencamp and John Mellencamp will beryllium sharing a typical onstage infinitesimal astatine this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Page Six tin exclusively uncover that nan “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum will beryllium presenting her dada pinch nan prestigious 2026 iHeartRadio Icon Award astatine nan Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles connected Thursday.
The Grammy-winning singer, champion known for hits for illustration “Hurts So Good,” “Jack & Diane,” “Small Town” and “Pink Houses,” will besides deed nan shape to perform.
The infinitesimal will beryllium other typical for Teddi, arsenic her begetter has been one of her biggest supporters amid her ongoing crab recovery.
The TV personality, 44, revealed she was diagnosed pinch shape 2 melanoma successful October 2022, later sharing that nan crab had metastasized to her encephalon and lungs. She has undergone respective surgeries since then, including an emergency process to region tumors successful her brain, arsenic portion of her recovery.
Teddi shared a affirmative update astir nan crab being “gone” past October, but clarified it could return immoderate clip (possibly years) earlier doctors state that she’s officially successful remission.
Throughout her journey, nan “Two Ts In A Pod” big has been extremely unfastened and susceptible pinch fans astir her wellness struggles. She precocious addressed really each nan hardship she’s faced has brought her moreover person to her father.
“He was location pinch maine astatine nan infirmary each time … he’s seen nan good, nan bad and nan ugly. But I talk to him — I mean, he calls each time to cheque in,” she told Fox News Digital past week.
“This is simply a difficult journey, and particularly erstwhile you’re successful treatment. I thought nan room was going to beryllium nan hardest part, but it’s nan curen that’s really been weighing connected me.”
Teddi went connected to explicate that she’s “found ways to beryllium vulnerable” pinch John, 74, that she ne'er thought she “needed.”
“Having crab changes you, and I ne'er really believed that,” she explained. “And past now, it’s just…what’s important to maine has wholly shifted.”
In summation to John, nan 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards will besides observe “Ordinary” vocalist Alex Warren pinch nan Breakthrough Artist of nan Year Award.
Meanwhile, rapper Ludacris — who is hosting and performing Thursday nighttime — will beryllium honored pinch nan Landmark Award, while popular prima Miley Cyrus — caller disconnected her “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” property tour — will return location nan Innovator Award.
Other performers group to return nan shape see Alex Warren, Lainey Wilson, RAYE, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue.
Earlier this month, Page Six besides reported that Taylor Swift will beryllium making a typical in-person appearance astatine nan iHeartRadio Music Awards — her first awards show quality successful 2026.
Swift is this year’s most nominated artist with 9 full nods, including creator of nan year, popular creator of nan year, favourite circuit style (for nan Eras Tour) and opus of nan twelvemonth for “The Fate of Ophelia.”
The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards aerial Thursday astatine 8 p.m. ET/PT connected Fox, iHeartMedia power stations nationwide and nan iHeartRadio app.
