Kristin Kehrberg and John Mellencamp.Photo:TheImageDirect.comJohn Mellencampis smitten.The rock star, 71, recentlyconfirmed he was in a new romantic relationshiponBill Maher’sClub Randompodcast— and the woman has since been identified as Kristin Kehrberg.The “Jack & Diane” singer and Kehrberg, 57, who is reportedly the widow of Shelter Island advertising guru Richard Tarlow, were spotted together earlier this month in Los Angeles at one of Mellencamp’s family events. They attended a fashion show at the art school The Unincorporated Life for Mellencamp’sgranddaughterSlate, 9, who is the daughter ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly HillsstarTeddi MellencampandEdwin Arroyave.TheNew York Post’s Page Six wasfirst to report the news. A rep for Mellencamp did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.Kristin Kehrberg and John Mellencamp in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2023.TheImageDirect.comThe couple kept it casual in matching white shirts, black pants and sneakers, but engaged in a bit of PDA outside of the event. They were seen comfortably embracing each other on the street.The “Hurts So Good” singer was also captured sweetly adjusting Kehrberg’s blonde hair.Kehrberg’s late husband died in May 2022 at age 81,per Ad Age. It is unclear where the socialite currently lives, butaccording to theNew York Post,she and her late husband purchased an apartment for $16.5 million in New York City’s Upper East Side in 2016.Kristin Kehrberg and John Mellencamp in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2023.TheImageDirect.comOnClub Random, when Maher, 67, asked Mellencamp how long ago he met his new partner, he said, “Seven months ago and she has not left my side in seven months.”He also explained how they first connected. Mellencamp shared, “She’s a beautiful 57-year-old woman who just walked into my apartment in New York unexpectedly. She was with a couple of friends. She walked in. She didn’t know I was going to be there. I didn’t know she was there. We met each other.”After the podcast host teased the Grammy winner about dating somebody, Mellencamp added, “It’s so hard to believe. I know. She has a really high threshold for tolerance.”The rock star in recent years waslinked tosupermodelChristie Brinkley, 69, who hedated for over a yearfrom 2015 to 2016. He also famously was in an on-again-off-again relationship with actressMeg Ryan, 61, who he dated for three years until 2014 and then got back together with from 2017 to 2019.The singeropened up about how he treated Ryan, to whom he was engaged in 2018 before calling things off, in a June interview withEsquire.He admitted he was a “s–ty boyfriend” and said, “I love Meg Ryan. I went with her for 10 years. She doesn’t love me so much.”“Meg Ryan had just come out of her shell; I had just come out of my shell. We started dating. And we decided to do things on our own instead of having people do stuff for us,” Mellencamp told the outlet. “We were so f—ing lost. We didn’t know how to do anything.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mellencamp has also been married three times. He and modelElaine Irwinsplit in 2010 after 18 years of marriage. Together they share two sons, Hud, 29, and Speck, 28.He was also married to actress Victoria Granucci, with whom he shares daughtersTeddi, 41, and Justice, 38.The “Small Town” singer’s first wife was Priscilla Esterline, with whom he welcomed daughter Michelle, 52.
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John Mellencampis smitten.The rock star, 71, recentlyconfirmed he was in a new romantic relationshiponBill Maher’sClub Randompodcast— and the woman has since been identified as Kristin Kehrberg.The “Jack & Diane” singer and Kehrberg, 57, who is reportedly the widow of Shelter Island advertising guru Richard Tarlow, were spotted together earlier this month in Los Angeles at one of Mellencamp’s family events. They attended a fashion show at the art school The Unincorporated Life for Mellencamp’sgranddaughterSlate, 9, who is the daughter ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly HillsstarTeddi MellencampandEdwin Arroyave.TheNew York Post’s Page Six wasfirst to report the news. A rep for Mellencamp did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.Kristin Kehrberg and John Mellencamp in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2023.TheImageDirect.comThe couple kept it casual in matching white shirts, black pants and sneakers, but engaged in a bit of PDA outside of the event. They were seen comfortably embracing each other on the street.The “Hurts So Good” singer was also captured sweetly adjusting Kehrberg’s blonde hair.Kehrberg’s late husband died in May 2022 at age 81,per Ad Age. It is unclear where the socialite currently lives, butaccording to theNew York Post,she and her late husband purchased an apartment for $16.5 million in New York City’s Upper East Side in 2016.Kristin Kehrberg and John Mellencamp in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2023.TheImageDirect.comOnClub Random, when Maher, 67, asked Mellencamp how long ago he met his new partner, he said, “Seven months ago and she has not left my side in seven months.”He also explained how they first connected. Mellencamp shared, “She’s a beautiful 57-year-old woman who just walked into my apartment in New York unexpectedly. She was with a couple of friends. She walked in. She didn’t know I was going to be there. I didn’t know she was there. We met each other.”After the podcast host teased the Grammy winner about dating somebody, Mellencamp added, “It’s so hard to believe. I know. She has a really high threshold for tolerance.”The rock star in recent years waslinked tosupermodelChristie Brinkley, 69, who hedated for over a yearfrom 2015 to 2016. He also famously was in an on-again-off-again relationship with actressMeg Ryan, 61, who he dated for three years until 2014 and then got back together with from 2017 to 2019.The singeropened up about how he treated Ryan, to whom he was engaged in 2018 before calling things off, in a June interview withEsquire.He admitted he was a “s–ty boyfriend” and said, “I love Meg Ryan. I went with her for 10 years. She doesn’t love me so much.”“Meg Ryan had just come out of her shell; I had just come out of my shell. We started dating. And we decided to do things on our own instead of having people do stuff for us,” Mellencamp told the outlet. “We were so f—ing lost. We didn’t know how to do anything.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mellencamp has also been married three times. He and modelElaine Irwinsplit in 2010 after 18 years of marriage. Together they share two sons, Hud, 29, and Speck, 28.He was also married to actress Victoria Granucci, with whom he shares daughtersTeddi, 41, and Justice, 38.The “Small Town” singer’s first wife was Priscilla Esterline, with whom he welcomed daughter Michelle, 52.
John Mellencampis smitten.
The rock star, 71, recentlyconfirmed he was in a new romantic relationshiponBill Maher’sClub Randompodcast— and the woman has since been identified as Kristin Kehrberg.
The “Jack & Diane” singer and Kehrberg, 57, who is reportedly the widow of Shelter Island advertising guru Richard Tarlow, were spotted together earlier this month in Los Angeles at one of Mellencamp’s family events. They attended a fashion show at the art school The Unincorporated Life for Mellencamp’sgranddaughterSlate, 9, who is the daughter ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly HillsstarTeddi MellencampandEdwin Arroyave.
TheNew York Post’s Page Six wasfirst to report the news. A rep for Mellencamp did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Kristin Kehrberg and John Mellencamp in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2023.TheImageDirect.com
The couple kept it casual in matching white shirts, black pants and sneakers, but engaged in a bit of PDA outside of the event. They were seen comfortably embracing each other on the street.
The “Hurts So Good” singer was also captured sweetly adjusting Kehrberg’s blonde hair.
Kehrberg’s late husband died in May 2022 at age 81,per Ad Age. It is unclear where the socialite currently lives, butaccording to theNew York Post,she and her late husband purchased an apartment for $16.5 million in New York City’s Upper East Side in 2016.
OnClub Random, when Maher, 67, asked Mellencamp how long ago he met his new partner, he said, “Seven months ago and she has not left my side in seven months.”
He also explained how they first connected. Mellencamp shared, “She’s a beautiful 57-year-old woman who just walked into my apartment in New York unexpectedly. She was with a couple of friends. She walked in. She didn’t know I was going to be there. I didn’t know she was there. We met each other.”
After the podcast host teased the Grammy winner about dating somebody, Mellencamp added, “It’s so hard to believe. I know. She has a really high threshold for tolerance.”
The rock star in recent years waslinked tosupermodelChristie Brinkley, 69, who hedated for over a yearfrom 2015 to 2016. He also famously was in an on-again-off-again relationship with actressMeg Ryan, 61, who he dated for three years until 2014 and then got back together with from 2017 to 2019.
The singeropened up about how he treated Ryan, to whom he was engaged in 2018 before calling things off, in a June interview withEsquire.
He admitted he was a “s–ty boyfriend” and said, “I love Meg Ryan. I went with her for 10 years. She doesn’t love me so much.”
“Meg Ryan had just come out of her shell; I had just come out of my shell. We started dating. And we decided to do things on our own instead of having people do stuff for us,” Mellencamp told the outlet. “We were so f—ing lost. We didn’t know how to do anything.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Mellencamp has also been married three times. He and modelElaine Irwinsplit in 2010 after 18 years of marriage. Together they share two sons, Hud, 29, and Speck, 28.
He was also married to actress Victoria Granucci, with whom he shares daughtersTeddi, 41, and Justice, 38.
The “Small Town” singer’s first wife was Priscilla Esterline, with whom he welcomed daughter Michelle, 52.
source: people.com
