Edwin Arroyave offered rare details into the romantic relationship he embarked on after splitting from Teddi Mellencamp.
The entrepreneur, 49, discussed his “girl” during the Tuesday, April 28, episode of his “The Eds” podcast, cohosted by Tamra Judge’s husband Eddie Judge, revealing when the romance began following his 2024 separation from Mellencamp, 44, after 13 years of marriage.
“It’s actually been going great, I can’t believe it’s been a year and … three, four months so it’s been good,” Arroyave told his cohost before commenting on how he had hoped to find new love soon after parting ways with the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum.
“I’m better in a relationship. I’m not good when I’m single, I think it just distracts me too much. It’s a lot of work, a lot of energy. That’s why I didn’t want to remain single for a long time,” he explained. (Arroyave shares three children, Slate, 12, Cruz, 11, and Dove, 6, with Mellencamp, as well as a daughter, Isabella, whom he shares with ex Christina Mecklenburg.)
Arroyave, who shared a photo of his girlfriend via Instagram in October 2025, also detailed how his family is blending with his girlfriend’s. “We just did Easter together. It was amazing. We started off at church, then had an amazing lunch, the kids were having fun. She’s got a daughter herself who is best friends with my daughter, so her daughter’s seven and mine is six [and] they’re, like, the best of friends,” he said. “Then we went to the park and celebrated with my siblings, my older sibling, and mom and all that. It was a fun time.”
The founder and CEO of Skyline Security Management then revealed how often he spends time with his girlfriend, who seemingly goes by the name of Elsa, however that has not been publicly confirmed by Arroyave. “We see each other not on the daily but at least three or four times a week,” Arroyave said on the episode. “She’s busy, she’s got her own little profession and I’m busy as well. We’ve got kids but we still spend a good amount of time. It’s been good, for sure.”
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Mellencamp announced that she had filed to divorce Arroyave in November 2024. “After a great deal of care and consideration, I have made the difficult decision to file for divorce,” the reality TV star wrote via Instagram at the time. “My priority is my children and ensuring that every care is taken with their privacy and wellbeing throughout this new chapter. Making a public statement is not something I wanted to do, but in an effort to protect my family from undue speculation and rumors, I felt being open, honest and vulnerable was the best path forward.”
Us Weekly exclusively reported in the days that followed that the former couple’s split was “a long time coming,” per a source who spoke to Us at the time. “They have been up and down for the last seven-plus years,” the insider revealed. “This isn’t the first time Teddi has wanted a divorce, and it has been an ongoing conversation between them for years.”
The following year, Arroyave said on “The Eds” that the pair were on good terms after the split. “We’re just, you know, we’re great friends, and you know, I want to make sure she’s taken care of, but we’ve maintained that great relationship,” he said on the podcast’s August 4, 2025 episode. “So even though we’re separated and we’re estranged, and we’re still planning on divorcing, like, we’re still friends. I still see her as a friend.”
