“I’ve never talked about it at all ― just because of the kids,” Mellencamp said during the interview, which was released Tuesday. Mellencamp, who was married at the time, shares three children with her now-ex-husband, Edwin Arroyave.

On a March 2025 episode of Sirius XM’s Julia Cunningham Show, Richards shared the real reason she walked away from her full-time role on Housewives five years ago. She cited her falling out with Lisa Rinna as the primary reason for her departure.