Teddi Mellencamp has opened up about the impact of the death of Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock.

Brandon Blackstock’s death hit close to home for Teddi Mellencamp as she fights her own battle against stage 4 melanoma. On the Wednesday, August 13, installment of her Two T’s in a Pod podcast show,

Teddi Mellencamp reacted to Brandon Blackstock’s death and said it “really hit me hard” amid her own journey with melanoma. Blackstock’s death from melanoma comes four months after Mellencamp confirmed she had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.