Teddi Mellencamp’s estranged husband Edwin Arroyave has a new lady in his camp.
Nearly one year after the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum filed for divorce, her ex hard launched his new romance on social media.
In a photo shared on his Instagram Stories Oct. 27, Edwin, 48, posed in an all-black formal ensemble as he wrapped his arm around his female companion, who matched him in a black floor-length gown with revealing cutouts. The entrepreneur tagged his date—who appears to be named Elsa—writing, “About last night.”
Meanwhile, Teddi, 44—mom to kids Slate, 13, Cruz, 11, and Dove, 5, with Edwin—has also dipped her feet back in the dating pool in recent months. Back in June, she revealed she’d started dating a new man who was “taking good care” of her amid her battle with stage 4 cancer.
“He’s nice,” she said on an episode of her and Tamra Judge’s Two Ts In a Pod podcast. “He’s not married, he doesn’t have any kids.”
While the reality star never revealed her mystery man’s identity, the relationship didn’t last long. She shared that they broke up just one month after going public, citing her health struggles as a main reason for the split. (Teddi has since shared that she now has “no detectable cancer” in her body.)
“It started getting to the point where it was starting to get a little bit more serious, and I was like, ‘I don’t have the capacity for this right now,’” she told cohost Erika Jayne on their Diamonds in the Rough podcast in July. “I don’t feel my best, so when I have downtime, I want to rest.”
Teddi announced her separation from Edwin in November after 13 years of marriage, explaining that she made her decision “after a great deal of care and consideration.”
“My priority is my children,” she wrote in a post on Instagram at the time, “and ensuring that every care is taken with their privacy and wellbeing throughout this new chapter.”
Keep scrolling to see more stars who hard launched their relationships on social media…
Zara McDermott & Louis Tomlinson
The Love Island alum and the One Direction singer took the major milestone in their relationship in August 2025, nearly six months after they first sparked romance rumors. Zara shared the sweet PDA-filled selfie to her page alongside a heart emoji, while Louis commented, "I love you x."
Luke Newton & Antonia Roumelioti
Luke Newton confirmed his romance with Antonia Roumelioti in a May 9 Instagram post with a snap of him giving him a loving kiss on the cheek. The two, who first sparked romance rumors in June 2024, attended British Vogue and Netflix’s pre-BAFTA TV Awards party together, showing her off as his diamond of the season.
Gigi Hadid & Bradley Cooper
Posting a photo of the two kissing at her 30th birthday party on May 3, Gigi Hadid hard launched her relationship with boyfriend Bradley Cooper a week after the star-studded celebrations.
"I feel so lucky to be 30!" the supermodel captioned the Instagram post. "I feel so lucky for every high and low- for all the lessons and gifts both have brought me. To get to feel it all! I’m so lucky to be a mom, friend, partner, sister, daughter, colleague to some of the most unbelievable humans!!"
The couple first started dating in 2023, but they only recently went public with it when Gigi told Vogue in a March 11 interview that their relationship is “very romantic and happy.”
Ice Spice & Sauce Gardner
Ice Spice gave fans a taste of her and Sauce Gardner’s new relationship in a mirror selfie included in a April 29 photo dump.
Relationship rumors between the “Barbie World” rapper and New York Jets player began swirling when Ice Spice attended a Jets game in September. The couple have been spotted out together since then, including at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars Party.
Lucas Bravo & Shailene Woodley
Lucas Bravo and Shailene Woodley are popping the champère as they celebrate hard launching. The Emily in Paris actor shared a carousel of photos in April 2025 from their trip to Slab City, California, including shots of them holding hands in the desert, posing for a selfie with cowboy hats and smiling for the camera with Sofi Tukker member Sophie Hawley-Weld.
Their getaway comes one month after Lucas confirmed their relationship, telling People that, “I’m really happy.”
The Big Little Lies actress was first suspected to be dating Lucas when photographed on a romantic stroll in Paris, France, his arms wrapped around her while holding hands.
Channing Tatum & Inka Williams
Two months after confirming their relationship at an after-party for the 2025 Oscars, Inka Williams made her and Channing Tatum’s relationship Instagram official. The Magic Mike star planted a kiss on her forehead as she wished him happy birthday in the caption of the April 2025 post.
“Happy life to the handsomest, kindest, funniest, stoopidest most gorgeous human ever,” she captioned the Instagram story. “Merci for making life more beautiful.”
Madelaine Petsch & Tyga
Madelaine Petsch and Tyga went Instagram official in an April 21 photo dump from the Riverdale alum. She shared a look into their romance, posting a picture of her and the “Faded” rapper together at Coachella as she rests her head on Tyga’s shoulder as well as another of the duo hugging while staring into the night sky.
The duo first sparked romance rumors in February when they sat courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Charlotte Hornets basketball game on Feb. 19. Later that month, they also attended Vanity Fair’s Instagram Young Hollywood party together.
Nicola Coughlan & Jake Dunn
In true Lady Whistledown fashion, Nicola Coughlan confirmed romance rumors between her and Jake Dunn circling the town in an Instagram post in February. Wishing the Renegade Nell actor a “Happy Birthday,” she shared a photo of him to her Instagram Stories.
The duo sparked romance rumors during the All Points East music festival last summer, with speculating fueling months later following an outing in London.
Sam Asghari & Brooke Irvine
One month after he was legally separated from ex-wife Britney Spears, Sam Asghari made his relationship with Brooke Irvine official, sharing a sweet series of photos to ring in the new year.
Katie Maloney & Nick Martin
The Vanderpump Rules alum went Instagram official with Nick Martin with a sweet birthday tribute in December, alongside a snap of her looking into his eyes. The rocker reposted the photo, writing “Our Casa Vega Xmas Card.”
Despite keeping his identity hidden before the celebratory Instagram story, she previously shared with fans that she was in love.
“I have a boyfriend,” Katie revealed in an October episode of her costar Dana Kathan’s podcast Disrespectfully. “He just makes me feel really special, and he’s really special.”
Joe Manganiello & Caitlin O’Connor
The Magic Mike actor made his relationship with Caitlin O’Connor official in February 2024 after making their red carpet debut two months prior. The hard launch came seven months after Joe and Sofia Vergara announced their divorce after seven years married.
In a photo dump captioned his “week in review,” Joe shared some photos from his celebration with the Winning Time actress, including a sweet selfie of her standing in front of flowers and a heart-shaped box of candy.
Halsey & Avan Jogia
Halsey and Avan Jogia spooked fans with a Halloween post in 2023, confirming rumors of their romance. In the photo carousel, Halsey is seen holding the Victorious alum’s hand while her back is turned away from the camera.
The two were first spotted kissing on a date one month earlier in Hollywood, and now, the two are engaged. She confirmed as much in September by responding to a post on X that read, “Halsey says she hopes to marry boyfriend Avan Jogia.”
As for her edits, she simply wrote, “***fiancé Avan Jogia.”
Jana Kramer & Allan Russell
Hard launching on Instagram, Jana Kramer shared a photo of her laughing with her soccer star Allan Russell as he wrapped his arms around her. She captioned the January 2023 post, “Back where is all started.”
More than a year later, the duo, who share son Roman Russell, tied the knot in a July 2024 ceremony in Scotland, though she later revealed they had legally married earlier that year in January.
“Just to have that little something for us,” Jana, mom to Jolie Caussin and Jace Caussin with ex Mike Caussin, explained in a March 2025 episode of her Whine Down podcast, “that was special to us, that we didn't announce to everybody.”
Charlie Puth & Brooke Sansone
Charlie Puth announced in October 2022 he was dating someone on The Howard Stern Show, revealing he was “definitely” in love. However, it was not until one month later in December when he shared who that special someone was in an Instagram post.
The ”We Don’t Talk Anymore” singer posted a picture with Brooke Sansone for his 31st birthday. “Ohhhhh I’m NOT a loser… ‘cause I didn’t lose her!!!”, he wrote under the pictures of the duo kissing in a photobooth. “(Happy birthday to me.)”
The duo went on to tie the knot in September 2024.