Teddi Mellencamp 45 hard launches new boyfriend PJ Conley 31 after calling herself a cougar

Teddi Mellencamp, 45, hard-launched her new boyfriend PJ Conley, 31, with a playful “cougar” caption on Instagram Tuesday.

The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum posted a slideshow from her dad John Mellencamp’s Hollywood Bowl concert.

“First he met a cougar. Then he met The Cougs,” she wrote on the Instagram post.

She tagged Conley as “#valleyguy” in the social media upload.

The Bravolebrity also plugged her “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast, where she has been teasing the romance for months.

“Thanks to everyone who came out to support @johnmellencamp last night,” Teddi concluded in her caption.

“It was incredible seeing everyone have the time of their lives.”

The carousel included a sweet selfie of the couple.

Shots of Teddi with her pals — including Kyle Richards — and her kids also appeared.

She shares Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 5, with estranged husband Edwin Arroyave, 49.

On her podcast the following day, Teddi spilled on introducing Conley to her friends and family.

“Isn’t he cute?” She asked guest co-host Dolores Catania.

“He’s a nice guy, and he’s funny. He got along effortlessly with the fam, my brother, my sisters.”

She added, “My dad met him but didn’t say anything straight away.”

“He was just like, ‘Hi, nice to meet you, blah, blah, blah.’ I kept it moving.”

The next day, the 74-year-old rocker asked his daughter, “You gonna try to tell me that wasn’t your guy you introduced me to?”

Teddi has been referencing Conley by his nickname on her podcast for months.

She clarified where “Valley Guy” comes from on Wednesday.

Teddi Mellencamp 45 hard launches new boyfriend PJ Conley 31 after calling herself a cougar

“He’s not from this valley, but his hometown has a valley in it, so it still counts,” she said of the financial analyst.

His LinkedIn states he graduated from Utah Valley University in 2020.

Conley has yet to make the romance Instagram-official on his own account.

Teddi is currently in remission from her stage 4 cancer fight.

She was last linked to producer Ricci Rea in 2025.

The “Masked Singer” alum vehemently defended her decision to date while battling a terminal illness.

She told haters last year that her doctor wanted her to be “having fun and trying to laugh.”

Before Rea, she allegedly had an affair with her married horse trainer, Simon Schroeder, in 2024.

That was the same year her separation from Arroyave went public.

Arroyave and Teddi wed in July 2011.

They have remained amicable while navigating their divorce.

The businessman supported his estranged wife during her health struggles.

He and Conley even planned to meet on Tuesday, Teddi told podcast listeners ahead of the event.

“I think they’re gonna be fine,” she predicted during last week’s episode.

“I think the fact that we’re all doing this is good.”

In the viral moment that preceded this hard launch, Teddi was spotted with a mystery man on a PDA-filled stroll in Encino, California earlier this year. Paparazzi captured the man wrapping his arms around her and kissing her cheek. At the time, she confirmed on her podcast that she was dating someone but kept his identity private, noting he was “very kind” and “taking good care of me.” She later revealed on “Diamonds in the Rough” that she had ended things with Rea before the press even identified him, explaining, “I don’t have the capacity for this right now.”

Teddi continues co-hosting “Two Ts in a Pod” with Tamra Judge.

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