United Kingdom, July 11 -- Teddi Mellencamp is ignoring "hard conversations" about the future.

The 44-year-old reality star was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer earlier this year after she was found to have multiple tumours on her brain and lungs, and though she has successfully undergone immunotherapy, which has seen the growths "significantly" shrink, Teddi is "in denial" of her physical condition and doesn't want to speak to her family about the reality of her situation.

Speaking on her Two Ts in a Pod podcast, she said: "I think it's really hard being in a place where, I kind of am in denial of where I am physically. And when other people are not in denial, it's hard.

"My family wants to have like the hard conversations, and I don't.....