United Kingdom, Sept. 17 -- Teddi Mellencamp suffered "extreme depression" after contracting COVID-19.

The 44-year-old TV star - who is also receiving treatment for stage 4 cancer - has revealed that the illness led her to feel "hopeless".

Speaking to Erika Jayne on the Two T's in a Pod podcast, Teddi shared: "I almost needed to call you for advice because this past week has been so brutal.

"I ended up getting sick, right? ... I got COVID, which, I'm good now. Then I started feeling like extreme, extreme depression."

Erika asked: "Like hopeless?"

And Teddi replied: "Hopeless. I haven't ever felt like that."

Despite this, Teddi is making a concerted effort to try to remain upbeat - even though she was crying "every single day".

She ...