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The Daily Dish Southern Charm

Would Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave Ever Become Shep Rose's Accountability Coach?

The RHOBH expert offered up her take on the Southern Charm pal's life.

By Jocelyn Vena
Here Are the Six Degrees of Shep Rose

Somehow Shep Rose is oddly connected in one way or another to a number of other Bravolebs (which he breaks down in the video above). Among those connections is The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave. In fact, they grew up together, went their seperate ways, and yet their life journeys landed them both on Bravo all these years later.

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And while they both may have gone from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to our airwaves, their lives do look a little different. Teddi lives on the West Coast, is a mom, wife, and accountability couch. Shep stayed on the East Coast and headed to Charleston, is a bit of a self-proclaimed "bon vivant," business owner, and is a member of the Southern Charm crew. Though, Shep's journey is hardly suprising to Teddi. "He's always kind of been his same funny, goofy, honest self, and everybody loves Shep for it. So that's really all I know of him ever since he was a kid," Teddi told The Daily Dish back in March. "He's just Shep. Now the fact that there's a TV show showing about him, it's not shocking to me."

That being said, one fan wanted to then know if Teddi feels like Shep needs her assistance. And the exchange between the old pals was totally great:

That explanation seemed to satisfy the fan:

Below, Teddi opens up more about her old friend.

Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave on Growing Up with Shep Rose in South Carolina
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