Teddi Mellencamp has been an open ebook about her private life these days, however there’s one subject she nonetheless has not touched: her “Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” wage.

Mellencamp, 44, first joined the forged of the present in 2017 earlier than departing three years later in 2020.

And whereas she probably earned a considerable quantity over these three years, on a brand new episode of “The Jamie Kern Lima Present,” the fact star revealed that she’s contractually prohibited from discussing the precise numbers.

Whereas talking with Lima, Mellencamp started discussing the evolving dynamics of filming the favored actuality collection, explaining that because the present progresses, so do issues behind the scenes.

Because the dialog continued, Mellencamp and Lima additionally touched on the subject of cash. In response to Mellencamp, the longer you are on the collection, the more cash you herald.

“You already know that there’s a normal. You hit 5 years, you hit six years, you hit no matter it might be. I feel there’s that side to it, too,” she mentioned.

Nevertheless, when Mellencamp was pressed about how a lot she’s really earned, the “Celeb Huge Brother” star mentioned she’s “not allowed” to say.

One factor she might reveal, although, is that every one first-season forged members make the identical sum of money throughout the board, later slamming those that may’ve alleged they have been provided a unique contract.

“The those that say, ‘Oh, I received provided $10 million to be on season 1 of the Actual Housewives.’ I’m like, ‘No, you didn’t. You didn’t. Nobody did.’ Season 1 Housewives, we have been all paid the identical,” she mentioned.

Former “Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis” star Bethenny Frankel shared one thing comparable in a earlier Instagram video, revealing that when she filmed season 1 in 2007, it was “favored nations.” When the present returned for seasons 2 and three, nonetheless, Frankel defined that the forged members started advocating for themselves.

And they don’t seem to be the one “Actual Housewives” stars who’ve spoken up about how a lot it pays to be on one of the in style actuality TV franchises identified to man.

Stephanie Hollman, who starred within the Dallas iteration till it was canceled in 2021, shed extra mild on the pay construction in a social media video, explaining that in her first season, she felt as if she was paying to be featured on the present fairly than the opposite means round.

“Like, I positively spent greater than I made,” Hollman mentioned earlier than revealing that in her later seasons, she started making “nice cash.”

She added, “… and that I feel is why after season 3, you see a number of Housewives that depart after which they maintain a smaller share. It’s as a result of they get costly [to pay]. I imply, season 5, it was very costly.”

Elsewhere within the interview, Mellencamp addressed whether or not she’d return to “RHOBH,” explaining that her well being, not cash, is the first motive she’s hesitant to step again in entrance of the cameras.

“I really feel like my phrases are somewhat stuttery generally, and it does not imply I am telling a lie,” she mentioned. “Some folks must relearn to speak after having these surgical procedures that I had. The truth that I can do as a lot as I can do, I am so blessed for. However it nonetheless occurs to me, and a few days are very dangerous.”